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INSIDE Complied from news wires MichelleMichelle Krys Krys Cohen Cohen St. Petersburg Senior Placement Advisor Advisor Placement Placement Senior Senior Petersburg Petersburg St. St. JERUSALEM — Israel closed its embassy in Para- to The move comes as Paraguay joins the effort Tel Shortly after the announcement of the return to “Israel views with great severity the unusual decision Paraguay opened its new embassy in Jerusalem in An Israeli man heading to Florida for a police training Alon Felman, 50, was charged Sept. 4 with creating a C at Terminal temporarily closed the third level of TSA for the training Feldman was headed to Panama City, Just a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. a nosh.. 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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled Aviv, and then ordered ambassador to Paraguay his country’s the Israeli embassy closed. Netanyahu also holds the foreign minister’s portfolio. relations,” the For- which will cloud bilateral of Paraguay, eign Ministry said in a statement. moved its embassy a week after the United States May, and days after Guatemala Aviv Tel to the capital from moved its embassy. Israeli on way to explosives detection seminar arrested for fake bomb at airport seminar on X-ray detection of explosives was arrested at fake Airport for carrying a realistic-looking Newark Liberty homemade bomb. false public alarm and interfering with transportation after Administration officer at the Security Transportation a airport saw the item in his carry-on and alerted a supervi- according to local media reports. sor, the busy international airport while it confirmed that the local bomb squad was A device was not a working bomb. called to the scene. conference. He could face a civil fine of up to $13,000 for the incident. Ezra Singer THEATER continued on PAGE 14 continued on PAGE THEATER NEW BOARD continued on PAGE 13 NEW BOARD continued on PAGE Catcher in the Rye and some 727-512-0909 in an effort to connect with as many to connect with in an effort Contact me today at Contact me today NO NEED TO DO IT ALONE DO IT NO NEED TO FREE PLACEMENT SERVICE The Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Counties Counties and Pasco of Pinellas Federation The Jewish with the list it shares the mailing expanded recently Jewish Press as possible. If you the Jewish community members of contact the paper, to continue to receive do not wish 530-3223. or call (727) [email protected] ADVERTISEMENT J.D. 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The Last Goodbye features sur- wearing VR Viewers, headsets, setting film on Sunday, Sept. 16. is exhibit engagement limited The expected to remain at the Florida Holocaust Museum through mid- January. vivor Pinchas visit Gutter’s to the site of the Nazi death camp Maj- the is 86, Gutter, Poland. in danek four of family his of member only to have survived the Holocaust. will get a fully immersive experi- ence, visiting the site with Gutter as he travels in life-sized projec- tions through the railway car, gas chamber, shower room and bar- racks of Majdanek seven decades later.

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I love Israel Perspective Column writer Aliza Norstein, her hus- Aliza Norstein band, Keith Norstein and Jordyn Schw- Federation Fellow ersky, all of Pinellas County, attended the national Young Leadership summer mission to Israel, sponsored by the Jew- ish Federations of North America. The three earned their trip by serving for the past year as Federation Fellows volunteering their time for various projects of the Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Counties.

I love Israel. I always have. Maybe it’s because much of my family lives there. Maybe it’s because I feel comfortable surrounded by other Jews. Maybe it’s because I’m not the minority with the odd name Aliza and Keith Norstein in Jaffa overlooking Tel Aviv and even odder eating habits. Maybe it’s because I feel a spiritual connection to the Jew- ish ancestral homeland. I can’t nail down one reason why I love Israel so much because there are too many reasons to love such a magical and historic place. Zionism is part of the fabric of who I am as a person. Israel provided a home to my father and his family af- ter fleeing Morocco. My parents met and fell in love in Israel. I asked my parents to make me an Israeli citizen when I was in elementary school. I wanted the comfort of knowing that I’d have a home if the US ever failed to protect me as a Jew. The trauma of (L-R) Luy Teitelroit, representing the Tampa Jewish Federation; and Pinellas- what our people have experienced is Pasco Fed Fellows Keith Norstein, Jordyn Schwersky and Aliza Norstein like a ghost, an ever-lurking presence enjoying a glass of wine in Jerusalem overlooking the Western Wall. reminding you of your “otherness.” It was hard on me to have such an were sharing. Keith and I made friends with other understanding of that hate at a young age but I also young Jewish professionals from as far away as New Early Dinner Special think it led me down the path I’m on today, working California to as close as Tampa. for Israel Bonds and being an active member of our While exploring Jerusalem one day we witnessed $15 per person 4 pm - 5:30 pm everyday Jewish community. such a perfect rebuttal to the BS we’re always hear- includes soup or salad, choice of entree, and dessert. Being selected as Federation Fellows for the Jew- ings about Israel in the news. We were standing on a House wine, beer, well drinks – all $3.50 ish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Counties was bus that was completely full when a young Muslim a dream come true for me and my husband, Keith. woman in a hijab walked on with a squirming infant Open: Mon- Thurs 11 am - 10 pm Fri - Sat 11 am - 11 pm Sun 4 pm - 10 pm We’d get to see family. I’d get to show Keith some in her arms. Immediately an older religious Jewish 211 2nd St. S. • St. Pete • gratzzigrille.com of the places I didn’t get to show him on his first man wearing a yarmulke and tzitzits stood up and visit. We’d have some amazing experiences with offered his seat to her. She looked at him gratefully Call now to reserve: 727.623.9037 the new friends we would meet. While all of those and said Shukran which means “Thank You” in Ara- things happened and were amazing, what I didn’t bic (thanks to Fauda for teaching me basic Arabic.). realize was how much this trip would affect us. I wish I had captured it on film because it was such Seeing Israel through eyes of the Jewish Federa- a perfect representation of the Israel that I know and tions of North America (JFNA) was a revelation. love. Steven Spielberg himself wouldn’t be able to capture Watching my husband fall in love with Israel was the magnitude of the JFNA’s impact on the lives of my favorite part of the trip. He’s always loved my people in Israel. We picked apples for the hungry passion for all things Israel and Jewish but I know with Project Leket. Keith almost passed out from the that he never quite understood it. Keith and I have heat and I was picking cactus needles out of my legs visited 20 different countries together so he couldn’t for days but it felt good to get our hands dirty to help grasp why Israel was always my favorite. The first others. We visited Independence Hall where the state time he went to Israel he was terrified because of of Israel was established in 1948. We rafted down the way Israel is reported in the news. At the time the Jordan River. Jerusalem was dirty and there was garbage and graf- We learned about iRep, Israel’s Religious Expres- fiti everywhere. We later found out that necessary sion Platform, a new JFNA initiative that encourages funding was going toward preparations for the 2008 respect for diverse expressions of Judaism in Israel Gaza war later that year. Seeing people walk around such as in the area of marriage and divorce, which with large automatic weapons was jarring to him, is currently controlled by Israel’s Orthodox rabbin- understandably so. The National Young Leadership ate. IRep is trying to change the laws to reflect the JFNA Summer Mission was his second time in Israel desires of 75 percent of Israel’s population to expand and I could tell right away that things were different. the legally recognized options for marriage and di- He started to learn basic Hebrew phrases. He got vorce. comfortable. He took thousands of photos. He knew We played wheelchair basketball with the Ameri- where we were more often than I did. He asked me can Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and to take a photo of him with every shawarma he ate. did a blind exercise to better understand the needs of He immersed himself into Israeli life as if he had people living with disabilities. We learned about the been doing it for years. I left the US with a pro-Israel Youth Futures Program where troubled kids get men- husband; I came home with a Zionist. tors to help them through rough times. I am grateful and proud to have represented our We learned about Israel’s Operation Good Neigh- communities at this year’s Summer Mission to Israel bor from Lt. Col. Moreno and how Israel has been as a Federation Fellow. It was an experience Keith providing humanitarian aid to Syrians fleeing the and I will never forget. Just this past week Keith said Syrian civil war. 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Second Chances: Congregations Shabbat and Teshuvah and Rabbinically Yom Tov Speaking Cong. Beth Shalom Candle Amendment 4 Clearwater Sukkot services: Yom Tov Lighting By RABBI MICHAEL TOROP community, working in construction. One day services for Sukkot will be held on Temple Beth-El, St Petersburg the manager of the treatment center called Avi Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 24 and Times We are in the season of second chances. After and asked him to pick up a piece of furniture 25 at 9 a.m. and include waving of the all, that is what teshuvah, returning to the path, being donated from an estate. When he went to lulav and etrog, followed by a kiddush Sept 18 • 7:13 pm is all about. Consider what is, perhaps, the pick it up, he saw that it wasn’t worth saving, luncheon in the sukkah. Sept 21 • 7:10 pm Israelites’ greatest sin, creating the Golden Calf but not wanting to insult the family, he hauled Suds in the Sukkah: Enjoy a at the foot of Mount Sinai. Afterwards, Moses it anyway. While Avi was laboring to carry the beer in the Sukkah, sponsored by the Sept 23 • 7:08 pm goes up the mountain to receive the second shabby sofa up the stairs to the halfway house, Brotherhood, on Thursday, Sept. 27 Sept 24 • 8:00 pm set of tablets. When Moses asks to see God’s an envelope fell from the cushions, in which at 6 p.m. face, what happens? He stands in the cleft of he found five thousand shekels (about $1,700). Shabbat unplugged: Bring in Sept 28 • 7:02 pm the rock, and God’s glory passes before him, Avi called the manager and told her about the the Sabbath with music, song and com- and he proclaims, “Adonai! Adonai! el rachum envelope, who said it must be reported to the munity on Friday, Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Sept 30 • 6:59 pm v’chanun … (Exodus 34:6), “Adonai, Adonai, family. After the service, enjoy a Shabbat meal Oct 1 • 7:52 pm you are merciful and gracious, endlessly patient, The family was so gratified by their honesty in the Sukkah. The cost is $18 for adults true and loving…” God is that they told them to keep the money for the and $10 for those 12 and younger. Call forever ready to forgive halfway house. As a result, the halfway house the synagogue office at (727) 531-1418 The congregational Havdalah and our failures, always was able to buy one more bed and provide room to save your seat at the table. Tashlich at Sand Key Park (North End) Bagel talk: eager to meet our sincere for one more guest, creating another opportunity Come to the syna- begins at 6 p.m. Bring food or let the gogue on Sunday, Sept. 16 at 10:30 attempts at teshuvah for recovery. And Avi wasn’t a thief anymore. At temple cater your picnic dinner and a.m. to hear Dr. Eric Steckler talk (repentance and return) the halfway house a sign hangs above the entry. join together to cast our sins into the about “The History of the Bagel: The with an unconditional It reads: “Diamonds Polished Here.” Gulf. Services begin at 7 p.m. If the ‘Hole’ Story.” weather does not cooperate, report to pardon. In Judaism, God In the coming months each of us has a Talmud classes: On Mondays Shelter 2. To RSVP for the dinner, call is the supreme giver of chance to polish diamonds. Each of us has an and most Wednesdays, explore ancient second (and, sometimes, opportunity to be “God-like” in our attitudes (727) 531-5829. legal tradition with Dr. Priscilla Na- Sukkot program: Bring a picnic third and fourth) chances. and actions toward those who deserve a second thanson. The class is open to all levels Judaism says we are chance. Florida remains one of only four states dinner to eat in the Sukkah on Sunday of knowledge. The Monday class is Sept. 23 at 6 p.m., followed by a Sukkot accepted for who we are, given credit for our in the country where felons who have served held after minyan from 10 - 11:15 a.m. efforts, and forgiven out of love, not entitlement. their time in prison, been released on parole and eve service. and the Wednesday class is at 7 p.m. Sukkot discussion: The tem- We don’t like to see who we are in the eyes probation, have been rehabilitated in the eyes of Lox & Learn: Explore the trea- porary nature and fragility of life and of others. In fact, we often don’t like what we the state, but can never reclaim their citizenship sures of the weekly Torah portion, how it relates to the Festival of Sukkot see when we look honestly at ourselves. No right to vote in any election. Having done the led by Rabbi David Weizman, every is the topic of an informal discussion matter how hard we have tried, our deeds are equivalent of teshuvah, our state does not give Thursday. Come for breakfast at 9:45 from the Book of Ecclesiastes on Mon- insufficient to truly and completely live up to them a second chance. As Jews who are right a.m., minyan at 10 a.m., then discus- day Sept. 24 at 10:30 a.m. the person that God created us to be. We have no now getting a second chance through the rituals sion with the rabbi. Simchat Torah service: Cel- Torah study: reason to think that we warrant the forgiveness and prayers of the High Holy Days, we cannot Take part in an ebrate the completion of the cycle of that we seek. ethically or morally deny that same second interactive conversation with Jason Torah readings on Sunday, Sept. 30 It is not that we cannot make a sincere effort chance to others. Palmer about the weekly Torah por- at 6 p.m. to change and to grow – of course we can. On the ballot in November is Amendment tion, incorporating both historical and Sunday Cinema Café: The But in the end, we cannot rely on ourselves 4 for Restoration of Voting Rights. With the contemporary reference material. The movie The Wisdom of the Pretzel, an alone. In spite of our failings, Judaism teaches exception of those who committed murder or next session will be Saturday, Sept. 22 Israeli comedy, will be shown on Sun- us that God does not want to exact a penalty sexual offenses, this Amendment (if passed) at noon. Everyone is welcome. day, Sept. 16 at 1 p.m. Popcorn and for our misdeeds. Rather, on Yom Kippur, we would restore the right of other ex-felons to non-alcoholic drinks will be provided. are comforted by the affirmation that, out of a once again vote. 1.4 million citizens would get Chabad of Clearwater There is no charge for members and Torah and tea: sense of chesed (kindness), God will forgive us back this essential democratic right. It would Rebbetzin Mir- friends. because God loves us, unconditionally. If we be the fourth largest voter enfranchisement iam Hodakov leads a “Torah and Tea” Playtime: The temple invites exclusively for women on Wednesdays accept that God’s grace is bestowed upon us in the history of the United States, after the preschoolers and their parents to at 11:15 a.m. There is no charge to in this way, if we affirm that God is gracious Reconstruction Amendments that established gather with other families with young attend. RSVP to MiriamHodakov@ and merciful and loving and true, how will that equal voting rights to freed (male) slaves after children on Sunday, Sept. 23 from 10 gmail.com or (727) 265-2770. impact our lives? The logical consequence of the Civil War; Women’s Suffrage of 1920; and a.m. to noon. This is an opportunity for experiencing God’s love, of knowing God’s the Voting Rights Act of 1965. We have the Temple B’nai Israel families to engage in fun activities with grace, is to then act graciously toward others. historic opportunity to restore civil rights to their tots. Non-members are welcome. Speaking to a group of ex-convicts in Florida’s disenfranchised voters – the largest Clearwater Call the temple office for schedule and recovery who were coming into an Israeli such group in the entire country. New members Brunch: Mix pricing information at (727) 531-5829. rehabilitation program, the counselor began to Synagogues across Florida are working in and mingle with members, old and new, Adult play time: Join active speak of self-esteem. Avi interrupted saying, coalition with the Jewish community and other on Sunday Sept. 23 at 10:30 a.m., then seniors and play mah jongg, Mexican enjoy a brunch catered by the Brother- “How can you talk to us of this? I’ve been in community partners to bring Amendment 4 to train dominoes or bridge on Thursdays hood. The Women of Temple B’nai and out of jail for half of my 34 years. I’ve been the attention of the electorate. Please research at 1 p.m. Coffee and cake is served. Israel will follow that up with “Just For more information, contact a thief since I was 8. When I’m out of prison I the issue and consider if you will be one who is Desserts.” The Temple affiliate orga- Linda White at linda33217@gmail. can’t find work and my family doesn’t want to willing to be like God, and with kindness and nizations will be there with information com or (727) 688-0626. see me.” The group leader responded: “Consider compassion and a sense of justice, give a second on all of their programs and events. Gun violence discussion: the diamonds in the window of a jewelry store. chance to those who need it. Race to the beach & Shannon Watts, founder of Moms When they come out of the mine, as lumps of Tashlich: Enjoy a family, Amazing Demand Action, will discuss the dirty ore, it takes a person who understands the The Rabbinically Speaking column is pro- Race style game on Saturday, Sept.15, Second Amendment and how people diamond to take the shapeless mound and bring vided as a public service by the Jewish Press beginning at 4 p.m., as you follow can protect their children from gun out its intrinsic beauty. That’s what we do here, in cooperation with the Pinellas County Board clues and race around town, ending at violence on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. we look for the diamond in everyone; we help of Rabbis. Columns are assigned on a rotating Sand Key Park for a picnic dinner and Tickets are on sale now for $40. For the soul’s beauty come to the surface, we polish basis by the board. The views expressed in the Tashlich with the congregation. For sponsorships contact Katie Blaxberg it until it gleams.” column are those of the rabbi and do not neces- reservations, contact Dani Gamson at [email protected] or (727) Two years passed. Avi graduated from the sarily reflect the views of the Jewish Press or the at [email protected] or (561) 417-0964. treatment center, and was integrated into the Board of Rabbis. 789-8442. • CONTINUED on NEXT PAGE Religious Directory PINELLAS COUNTY Congregation BETH SHOLOM — 1844 54th St. S., Gulfport 33707 • Evan PASCO COUNTY Reform Cohen, lay leader • Services: Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. • Telephone: (727) Conservative 321-3380 • Website: sholomgulfport.org • Unaffiliated. Temple AHAVAT SHALOM — 1575 Curlew Rd., Palm Harbor, 34683 • Rabbi BETH TEfILLAH/JCC Of WEST PASCO — 9841 Scenic Drive, Port Richey, Gary Klein • Cantorial soloist, Allison Rosoff • Services: Friday: 7:30 p.m., Congregation B’NAI ISRAEL — 300 58th St. N., St. Petersburg 33710 • 34668 • Ron Becker and Elliot Shapiro, spiritual leaders • Services: Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 9:30 a.m. • Telephone: (727) 847-3814 • First Friday: 6 p.m., Saturday: traditional service third week of the month. Rabbi Philip Weintraub • Cantor Jonathan Schultz • Services: Friday website: jewishcommunitycenterofwestpasco.com • Email at: Eileenhoch- 9 a.m., call for other service times • Telephone: (727) 785-8811 • Website: 6:00 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., Mon. - Fri. 7:45 a.m., Sun. 9 a.m.; evening [email protected] • Unaffiliated www. ahavatshalom.org • Affiliated with Union for Reform Judaism minyan, 6:30 p.m. • Telephone: (727) 381-4900 • Website: www.cbistpete. org.• Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Orthodox Temple BETH-EL — 400 S. Pasadena Ave., St. Petersburg 33707 • Rabbi CHABAD Of WEST PASCO —Rabbi Yossi Eber • 10733 Maple Creek Dr., Michael Torop • Services: Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday, service and Torah Orthodox Suite 101, Trinity, FL 34655 • Services: Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; class: 10 study, 10 a.m. • Telephone: (727) 347-6136 • Website: www.templebeth-el. CHABAD of CLEARWATER — 2280 Belleair Road, Clearwater, 33764 • Rabbi a.m., • Telephone: (727) 376-3366 • Website:www.ChabadWP.org • email: com • Affiliated with Union for Reform Judaism Levi Hodakov • Services: Call for information on Friday service times, [email protected] Sunday, 9:30 a.m., men only • Telephone: (727) 265-2770 • Website: www. Temple B’NAI ISRAEL — 1685 S. Belcher Road, Clearwater, 33764 • canto- JewishClearwater.com • email: [email protected]. HERNANDO COUNTY rial soloist, Laura Berkson • Services: Friday, 7:00 p.m. • Telephone: (727) Reform 531-5829 • Website: www.TBIclearwater.org • Affiliated with Union for CHABAD JEWISH CENTER Of GREATER ST. PETERSBURG — 4010 Park St. N., Temple BETH DAVID — 13158 Antelope St., Spring Hill • Rabbi Paul Reform Judaism St. Petersburg 33709 • Rabbi Alter Korf • Services: Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Schreiber • Shabbat Serivces: Friday, 7:30 p.m., third Friday traditional ser- Conservative Shacharit, Mon.-Thurs., 7:15 a.m., Torah study at 10:30 a.m. on Sturday, vice, 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, 10 a.m. • Telephone: (352) 686-7034 • Website: Sun., 8 a.m.; • Telephone: (727) 344-4900 • Website: www.chabadsp.com. Congregation BETH SHALOM — 1325 S. Belcher Road, Clearwater 33764 www.tbdfl.org. • Rabbi David Weizman • Rabbi Danielle Upbin, associate • Services: CHABAD of PINELLAS COUNTY — 3696 Fisher Road, Palm Harbor, 34683 Orthodox Friday: 6:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Mon. & Thurs 8:30 a.m. • Rabbi Pinchas Adler • Services: Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. CHABAD SPRING HILL — 13576 Hunters Point St, Spring Hill, 34609 • Rabbi • Telephone: (727) 531-1418 • Website: www.cbsclearwater.org • Affiliated and 5:30 p.m • Sunday, 8:30 a.m. • Telephone: (727) 789-0408 • Website: Chaim Lipszyc • Services: Monthly First Friday call for times Telephone: with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Yichabad.com. (352) 600-2779 • Website: chabadspringhill.com SEPTEMBER 7 - 20, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY A PAGE 5

Oct. 1 at 6:45 p.m. followed by Congregations Maariv and dance shtick from 7:30 • CONTINUED from PREVIOUS PAGE Gulf Coast JFCS announces new p.m. through the night. The dinner is free. For tickets, go to www.event- Bill Israel for any questions at wis- officers and board members On Tuesday, Oct. 2 , Simchat brite.com/e/communities-rising- [email protected]. Gulf Coast Jewish Klavans is the immedi- Torah services are at 10 a.m. and for-action-tickets-47905477573. Family & Commu- ate past chair. 1:51 p.m. Temple Ahavat Shalom nity Services recently The following are Chabad of St. Petersburg selected new board new board members Sukkot spectacular: Palm Harbor Chabad of West Pasco Take Men’s Night Out: Meet up Classes with the rabbi: members and officers. who will serve a three- in a free family event featuring at Frenchy’s Outpost Bar and Grill, Rabbi Yossi Eber teaches weekly Judy Benjamin was year term ending in barbecue in the Sukkah, music, 466 Causeway Blvd., Dunedin, for classes, alternating between Torah selected as board chair. 2021: Jeff Baker, Duke bungee jumping, rock climbing, fun and food with the guys of the study and the Tanya, on Mondays A member of the Gulf Energy government cotton candy and Sukkot crafts Brotherhood on Wednesday, Sept. at 7 p.m. Coast board since and community rela- on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 5:30 26 at 7 p.m. Pray, eat, watch video: 2012, she brings health Judy Benjamin tions manager; Kar- p.m. Although there is no charge, board chair Tot Shabbat: Join in a Sukkot On Sundays from 9-10 a.m., feed care administration cre- en Raymund Marder, RSVPs are requested for planning Shabbat on Friday, Sept. 28 at 6 your body and soul with a bagel and purposes. Email Info@ChabadSP. dentials and a strong be- nurse practitioner and, p.m. Visit the temple Sukkah and lox plus tefillin. Afterward there com or call (727) 344-4900. lief in philanthropy to the agency. Elizabeth Samuelson, a physical make fun holiday crafts to hang will be a short video presentation. Simchat Torah: On Mon- A native of St. Petersburg and therapist. in the Sukkah. Pizza and salad are There is no charge, and everyone day, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. there will third generation Floridian, she is “We are pleased to have a great free. Bring your favorite family is welcome. be a Simchat Torah celebration currently president of Benjamin group of volunteer leaders who dessert to share. Tanya class: A weekly Tanya featuring a dinner, open bar, danc- Healthcare Consulting, LLC, and have made a commitment to sup- Lunch ‘n’ Learn: A Torah class, A Tale of Two Souls, meets on ing and singing, and treats for the previously worked with several port our work and drive the strate- study class led by Susan Segal Saturdays from 10:15-11 a.m. The kids. This is a free event. RSVP to regional and national healthcare gic direction of the agency and its meets on Thursdays from noon Tanya offers a roadmap for emo- [email protected] or call (727) systems. Benjamin also serves on programs which serve more than to 1:15 p.m. and will resume on tional healthy living. The in-depth 344-4900. Thursday, Sept. 20. Bring your study will ask such questions as: the board of the Philip Benjamin 30,000 Floridians annually,” noted lunch and your opinions. No prior What is a soul? What is our purpose Tower Foundation, which sup- Gulf Coast President and CEO Dr. Cong. B’nai Israel knowledge or attendance is re- here on earth? The class is free. ports serivces and Jewish pro- Sandra Braham. St. Petersburg quired. We will use the book The gramming for the St. Petersburg Headquartered in Clearwater, Coffee talk: Join Rabbi Phil- Torah: A Woman’s Commentary. Temple Beth David independent living facility for low Gulf Coast offers Jewish family ip Weintraub on Chol HaMoed Hebrew for Adults: Two income seniors that was named in services including emergency as- Sukkot on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 9 classes, a beginners and inter- Spring Hill honor of her late father. sistance, a Holocaust survivor pro- Oy Vay Cabaret: A caba- a.m. in the Sukkah at the synagogue mediate Hebrew class, starts on ret style show, hosted by Carla Serving as vice president is Eric gram and Yad B’Yad (Jewish Big for conversation and coffee. Monday, Oct. 8. The beginners Becker, will be performed at the Feder, retired hospital executive Brother type program) in the local Beer and barbecue: Cel- class, which meets from 6:30-7:30 temple on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 7 who served as interim CEO of community as well as provides a ebrate the mitzvah of dwelling in p.m., will teach participants to p.m. Enjoy the magic of music Gulf Coast in 2015-16. Treasurer wide range of non-sectarian social the Sukkah as the Mitzvah Men’s recognize the Hebrew aleph-bet and great memories with a variety is Frank “Skip” Tylman, attorney services to the broader community Club hosts its annual Suds in the and basic prayers. For those who of song selections from country to at Baby Boomers’ Barrister, and in 40 counties across the state. Sukkah community dinner on can read Hebrew, the intermediate Sinatra. There will also be a tribute secretary is David Delrahim, an Learn more about Gulf Coast at Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. Cost class will concentrate on learning honoring our veterans. Tickets will attorney at Englander Fischer. Julie www.gcjfcs.org. is $4 for adults; $2 for children. the Shabbat morning service and go on sale Sept. 20 for $18. They RSVP at www.cbistpete.org by the customs/ rituals associated can be purchased online at www. Friday, Sept. 21. with becoming a Bat/Bar Mitzvah. tbfl.org or by calling (352) 428- • Critically acclaimed chef Sukkot dinner and ser- This class, which meets from 7:30 9946. Tickets will not be sold at • Creative new American cuisine with a vice: The congregation will hold – 8:30 p.m., is for those that have time of performance. Mediterranean flair a Sukkot dinner following services never had a Bar or Bat Mitzvah and Religious school: The tem- on Friday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. Cost would like to do so. Register with • Casually elegant ambiance ple’s religious school will begin is $20 for adults and free for those the temple office for either class. • Extensive selection of fine wines & spirits classes on Sunday, Sept. 16 for the 17 and younger. RSVP by Friday, The fee for each course is $100 for new school year for children ages • Outdoor sidewalk café dining Sept. 21 to [email protected] the year (October through May) 4-13. Classes meet on Sunday from • “O to Go” gourmet carryout or (727) 381-4900. plus the cost of books. • Upscale martini bar Simchat Torah & Sun- 9 a.m. to noon. Using a multi-media approach, the children learn about daes: Join the congregation to • Champagne Sunday brunch Young Israel Chabad Jewish holidays, Torah, customs, dance with the Torah during Erev • Wine dinners & monthly Chef table of Pinellas County ethics, prayer and Hebrew are Your Neighborhood Restaurant Simchat Torah services on Mon- • Private dining room available (seats 50) Sukkot & Simchat To- taught, and kids also are exposed & Martini Bar day, Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m., then stay rah: Sukkot evening services will to music, arts and crafts, games and for an ice cream sundae. be held on Sunday, Monday and participation in services. T he Experience makes you say “O” Cong. Beth Shalom Tuesday, Sept. 23-25 at 7 p.m. and Torah study: Rabbi Paul Sukkot morning services will he Schreiber conducts Torah study • 6661 Central Avenue • Gulfport held on Mondays and Tuesdays, classes on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Israel trip: The congregation Sept. 24 and 25 at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Free for members and $5 • 727.381.1212 • is planning a trip to Israel next A Sukkot community dinner is per class for non-members. year. For more information, call planned on Wednesday, Sept. 26 the synagogue at (727) 321-3380. at 5 p.m. The cost is $12 for adults Chabad of Spring Hill Curing hunger...one meal at a time for 30+ years and $8 for children. Torah studies: The com- Temple Beth-El Additional services include: munity is invited to attend Torah Best wishes for a SWEET St. Petersburg Sunday, Sept. 30, Hoshana Rabbah study classes on Wednesdays from New Year Jewish genealogy: A Jewish Shacharit at 8:30 a.m. and Shemini noon to 1 p.m. The classes, taught s (with pickles and potato salad on the side) genealogy course continues on Atzeret evening service at 7 p.m.; by Rabbi Chaim Lipszyc, are not Lenny’ Tuesdays, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, and Dec. On Monday, Oct. 1, Shemini sequential, so drop-ins are wel- Best Breakfast 4, at 6 p.m. in BEEFY Lounge. Atzeret Shacharit at 9:30 a.m.; Yiz- come. Brunch and coffee will be These sessions will introduce tools kor at 11:15 a.m., Shemini Atzeret served. The first class is free then in Clearwater! Minchah at 6:30 p.m. and techniques in researching your $7 per class. Home of the almighty A Simchat Torah Grand Kiddush For more information, call (352) genealogy and encourage partici- danish basket! pants to “show and tell.” Contact Dinner will be held on Monday, 600-2779. 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As a director, Rus- on screen time. ton turned the camera on her own family and To better understand the issues involved, others – revealing stories of conflicts over the Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Counties and the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County will present the movie, Screenagers: Growing up in the Digital Age. Congregation Beth Shalom’s Rabbi Danielle Upbin, a mother of four, will lead a discus- sion following the movie. The free program will be held on Sunday, Oct. 14 at the mid-Pinellas location of Em- path Health’s Gathering Place, 5771 Roos- evelt Blvd., Clearwater, beginning at 3 p.m. Middle school and high school students From the film, “Screenagers: Growing up in Digital and their parents are urged to attend. Attend- World.” ees will enjoy a complimentary pizza dinner. social media, video games, academics and Screenagers has been screened more than internet addiction. The stories include Han- 6,000 times to two million people in more nah, a 14-year old victim of social media bul- than 50 countries around the world. Last year, lying who tried to hide her social media use the movie was shown at the Hillel Academy from her mom, and Andrew, whose love of in Tampa. video games, turned into an addiction taking It is the first feature documentary to explore him from earning straight As to flunking out the impact of screen technology on kids and of college. offer families proven solutions that work to Registration for the Oct. 14 program is get teens to cutback on their screen time. required. For more information, or to register Some of the movie’s surprising – or may for this event, contact Maxine Kaufman, be not so surprising – statistics show that kids Federation’s director of arts, culture, and spend on average 6.5 hours a day on screens education, at [email protected]. not including classroom or homework and For more information about the movie boys spend on average the equivalent of 1.5 and educational programming, go to www. days on video games every week. screenagersmovie.com. Save dates for Festival of Jewish Books & Conversations Tampa’s 13th Festival of Jewish Books & ics of interest,” said Gold. “Come out, enjoy Conversations, hosted by the Tampa JCCs, and support our Jewish community, while will begin Thursday, Nov. 1 and will run learning, listening, engaging in stimulating through Sunday, Nov. 18, during the National conversations while having lots of fun.” Jewish Book Month. All programs are open to the entire com- More than a dozen authors will be featured, munity. Reservations are encouraged (re- many acclaimed award winners. quired for a restaurant luncheon event) and Featured topics include never-before-told can be made with your ticket purchases at stories of a mysterious Coney Island doctor jewishtampa.com/books, beginning Oct. 1 or who saved thousands of babies, another doc- at the door. Tickets range in price from $5 to tor who was one of our youngest and most $25. All events, excluding the Skype program, visionary Founding Fathers, an Italian cycling will conclude with a book signing by the fea- legend and of a mom who helped save the Lou- tured author. vre and its treasures from the Nazis. Festival The Tampa JCC on the Cohn Campus will novels offer tales of a mystic’s death predic- feature a festival bookstore throughout the tions and a humorous look at a family wedding. two weeks where guests could purchase the Events will take place at the JCC on the Cohn featured books. Campus, 13009 Community Campus Drive, Additional festival authors will be presented Tampa, the Bryan Glazer Family JCC, 522 N. January through May, 2019, through the popu- Howard, Tampa and other locations around lar Sip & Skype programs plus a bookstore the community. author appearance is scheduled in April. The featured books are chosen each year by The Gemunder Family Foundation is the the Jewish Book Festival Committee, led by Jewish Books & Conversations presenting Debbie Doliner and Barbara Manners. sponsor. Tampa JCCs Arts and Culture Director For more information about the authors, Brandy Gold emphasizes that participants in books, festival events, or sponsorships, contact festival events do not need to be book lovers Brandy Gold at brandy.gold@jewishtampa. or avid readers. com or (813) 769-4725. “Most attendees have not read the book More details and the schedule for the fes- prior to attending. Our festival is all about tival will be included in the next issue of the offering conversations about compelling top- Jewish Press.

ratives, some Jewish kids will be converted. What’s unacceptable is that Ben Sales either Letter to the Editor ignored or concealed the reason behind the protests. The headline should have simply The Jewish Press welcomes Letters to the Editor. Let- ters are published on a space available basis with the read: “IfNotNow Targets Birthright Tours.” Jewish Press reserving the right to edit or reject letters I believe we’re raising a generation of for clarity, brevity, legalities or taste. Letters must be anti-intellectuals. A common observation signed and bear the writer’s address and telephone after reviewing INN news stories is there’s number (which will not be published). The writer’s not a single constructive solution they offer; name will be withheld on request. it’s strictly protest-only. When they refused an invitation to meet with the ADL after pro- JTA writer avoids the real story testing at their headquarters, INN leadership claimed enough talk, time for action. A critic of The primary mission of the Jewish protest INN called their behavior “infantile.” I would group IfNotNow (INN) is to end the West add “convenient.” Bank occupation. Some like me would argue One look at their website and it’s clear why the group is radical, but their actions would re- this group is impossible to nail down. How quire another article to explain. JTA writer Ben can one argue the merits if there are no specif- Sales described the protest of Birthright tours ics? How convenient to offer popular slogans in the Jewish Press Aug. 10 issue. The story without describing how to achieve them. One reported how tour participants spontaneously compliment I can give is I appreciate their his- argued with tour guides explaining Israeli tory of peaceful protest. But I also hope they policy in the West Bank and then left the tours acknowledge it’s morally wrong to accept a in protest. The truth is this was an organized free trip to Israel and then insult the people who campaign by INN that was openly promoted on donated it. Two factual statements: 1. Israel their website all summer. INN targeted Birth- is one of our greatest allies and an amazing right participants and invited them to attend country. 2. The reasons and solutions to the workshops to encourage protest. Birthright occupation are difficult and complex. Let’s donors were demonized as rich, right-wing ex- be open, honest, and teach that message to tremists attempting to conceal evil motives. Of our youth. course, without a solid understanding of Israeli Noah Jacobson history, and the onslaught of anti-Israel nar- Tampa SEPTEMBER 7 - 20, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY A PAGE 7

like. It is a powerful way of understanding FILM and emotionally connecting to history,” add- • CONTINUED from FRONT PAGE ed Moving Picture Company (MPC) official “We believe this new technology will en- Tim Dillon, another of the film’s producers. hance Holocaust learning in a world where Capturing Gutter’s testimony on-site and fewer and fewer survivors still live to share ensuring it was incorporated into the film their authentic experiences,” said Elizabeth was itself a feat of innovation. Thousands of Gelman, executive director of the Florida photos were stitched together by an expert Holocaust Museum. Calling the immer- sive experience of The Last Goodbye “a game changer for Holocaust • Large Private Apartments • Personalized Support education,” Gelman said, “Our goal is to connect • Life Enriching Programs • Respite Stays Available one person to one person, bringing the focus away from incomprehensible SUMMER SPECIAL! numbers and to the ac- $2,500 Community Entrance Fee Waived tual people who were af- fected.” AND First screened at the $500 OFF Monthly Rental for 1st 6 Months 2017 Tribeca Film Festi- OFFER EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 val, the movie is exhib- ited within an installation Call 727.302.3800 to schedule a tour created by David Korins, and ask about a free 2 night trial! the renowned designer Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter’s visit to the Majdanek death camp of Broadway hits Hamil- in Poland is the subject of the Virtual Reality film, “The Last Goodbye.” ton and Dear Evan Han- Gutter was 10 when he was taken to the camp. sen. The Last Goodbye has achieved critical at MPC to create three-dimensional images acclaim and received numerous prestigious of the interiors to scale. Gutter’s video tes- awards, including two Webby Awards and timony, taken in the same spaces, was then the Creative Arts Award, VR - Documentary incorporated into the film, providing a vivid Jury Prize at the 2018 Lumiere Awards. environment in which he recounts his heart- “Every generation needs to bear witness breaking story of suffering, loss and surviv- to these atrocities, but our tools for learning al. It stands as a testament to the strength of and preservation change. We felt that the human heart and the enduring power of producing the first Holocaust survivor hope and perseverance. testimony in room-scale VR would engage The Last Goodbye virtual reality film ex- audiences in understanding the nature of perience is included with the cost of admis- the Nazi concentration camp system where sion to the Florida Holocaust Museum. It is the SS authorities could murder targeted available to one person at a time, with only groups,” said USC Shoah Foundation Finci- two time slots offered every hour. Tickets Viterbi Executive Director Stephen Smith, will be distributed on a first-come, first- who is also one of the film’s producers. served basis. The public may contact the Through the use of VR technology, “We museum after Thursday, Sept. 13 at (727) 240 59th Street North, St. Petersburg FL 33710 can give viewers the opportunity to explore 820-0100, ext. 226, to schedule a viewing. the space side by side with Pinchas in order The museum is located at 55 Fifth St. S., www.MenorahManor.org to truly understand what this experience was St. Petersburg. AL#10306

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SISTERHOOD GOES GREEN • NO PAPER INVITATION THIS YEAR PAGE 8 A JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY SEPTEMBER 7 - 20, 2018 An all-female Orthodox ambulance corps in Brookyn gets a film of their own By CURT SCHLEIER JTA news service Like many heavily Orthodox sections of Brooklyn, Borough Park has been served for decades by an all-male volunteer ambu- lance corps called Hatzalah. The corps caters to a religious Jewish community with particu- lar needs and customs – includ- ing one custom that can increase the tension for patients in already stressful emergency situations. The strict boundaries between men and Photo courtesy of Malka Films Photo by Julieta Cervantes women are familiar to anyone who Rachel Freier shown in the film with her husband. has attended an Orthodox syna- Paula Eiselt’s big-screen debut, day, Sept. 18 at gogue or has read the stories of documents one woman’s attempt 1:30 a.m. and airplane flights being delayed be- to create an all-female version of W e d n e s d a y , cause haredi Orthodox men refuse Hatzalah with only strictly ob- Sept. 19 at 4 to sit next to women. servant Orthodox members. In a.m.) In the event of a medical emer- a statement, Eiselt explains that The woman gency, the male Hatzalah volun- over four years of filming, she es- behind the female teers may touch women – if, for sentially operated as a one-woman corps is Rachel Rachel Freier, center, came up with the idea for the all female, Hasidic EMT corps. example, a woman needs to be crew. “Ruchie” Freier, discouraged.” and the companies that sell them moved to a stretcher or requires The film, which has had a lim- a lawyer and Borough Park native. Nevertheless, Freier assembles medical supplies. They also post assistance while giving birth. But ited theatrical release around the In the film when she introduces a group of volunteers, albeit who nasty comments on Twitter, such while Jewish law has its exemp- country this summer, will have the viewer to her Brooklyn Ha- are tentative at the start. as “God have mercy if you wait for tions, women concerned about the its broadcast premiere as part of sidic enclave, she acknowledges And, not surprisingly, her plan them to get their make-up and the rules of modesty have plenty of PBS’s documentary POV series. the community’s prevailing view sets up a clash with the establish- right dress on.” reasons to prefer treatment by a It will air locally on WEDU on of a woman’s role: “The focus of ment Hatzalah and its supporters. But Freier’s leadership and in- female EMT. Monday, Sept. 17 at 10 p.m. (The a woman is being a mother. Any Opponents threaten to boycott the ner strength help the members 93Queen, Orthodox filmmaker program will be repeated on Tues- profession, or extra schooling, is hospital that is training the women of what they call Ezras Nashim (“helping women”) persevere. “The worst thing you can tell me is that I can’t do something be- cause I’m a woman, a religious woman,” she says. Part of Freier’s fortitude mani- fests itself in a my-way-or-the- highway manner. When she in- sists that only married women can join the team, some members object – including an experi- enced EMT who recently became religious – and others resign. “There’s a whole host of issues Please join us for Yom Kippur as that come up in a marriage that will give you that level of matu- rity,” she says. Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi Though the film is gripping, the viewer is never entirely sure how of Hebrew Union College it all works. The women on call respond from wherever they are to the scene of the emergency. How- leads us as a community ever, it does not appear that Ezras Nashim owns its own ambulance. It contracts with a private com- in worship and reflection. pany to provide patient transport. Who staffs that ambulance? Men? Do the women EMTs accompany ALL ARE WELCOME! Call the Temple for Tickets (727) 531-5829 patients in the ambulance? There are other questions. At one point Freier says she refuses to let the project fail because that might blemish her image and hurt Join our her plans to run for a judgeship. Was the ambulance fight just a Temple family way to build a political base, to get her name out there? In fact, in 2016 Freier was elect- ed as a judge in New York City’s 5th Civil Court District, becoming what is believed to be the first Ha- sidic women elected to public of- fice in the United States. Does it matter? In the end, Freier must be doing something right: Last year, Ezras Nashim won the New York Basic Life Support Agency of the Year award, a high honor. Eiselt also must be doing some- ...and get involved. thing right. Last year, the film was previewed at the Toronto Hot Docs Forum and pitch program and won • Food Festival • Senior Empowerment Program • Religious School the top prize of $54,000. She calls her film a story of • Mitzvah Day • Purim Spiel Players • Youth Groups “proud Hasidic women challeng- • F.A.S.T. • Choir • Shabbat Services & More ing the status quo of their own community and refusing to take no NEW MEMBERS BRUNCH: Sunday Sept. 23 - 10:30 a.m. for an answer from the all-power- Mix and mingle with members, old and new. ful patriarchy.” Temple affiliate organizations will provide information on their upcoming programs and events. Regardless of your background Brunch catered by the Brotherhood • “Just Desserts” by The Women of Temple B’nai Israel – religious or atheist, feminist or nonpolitical – 93Queen is a film 1685 S. Belcher Road, Clearwater FL 33764 • www.TBIClearwater.org that will get your juices boiling. SEPTEMBER 7 - 20, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY A PAGE 9 Monica Lewinsky cuts short Jerusalem interview after question about Clinton apology JERUSALEM (JTA) – Monica Lewinsky, an anti- Lewinsky also apologized to the audience “that this bullying advocate who gained fame for her affair with talk had to end this way.” Bill Clinton while serving as a White House intern, She did not publicly discuss her relationship with cut short a live interview in Jerusalem after the first Clinton until 2014. In February, Lewinsky wrote question was about the former president. a personal essay for Vanity Fair on the 20th anni- Lewinsky, who will be the keynote speaker for the versary of the investigation into the affair, in which Congregation Schaarai Zedek Sisterhood’s annual she admitted that she suffers from post-traumatic Star Event in Tampa on Oct. 15, appeared at a confer- stress disorder over the fallout from the investiga- ence in the Israeli capital organized by the Israel Tele- tion and publicity, and that the #MeToo movement vision News Company, where she delivered a speech had changed her perspective on the affair and its af- and then sat on stage for a live interview with Israel termath. Channel 2 news anchor Yonit Levi. “I don’t think I would have felt so isolated if what Levi asked Lewinsky if she was still expecting a happened in 1998 happened in 2018,” she told her personal apology from Clinton over the inappropri- Jerusalem audience. “By and large I had been alone. ate relationship, for which Clinton was impeached, Publicly alone. Abandoned most by the main figure in Channel 2 reported. this crisis, who knew me well and intimately.” “I’m so sorry, I’m not going to be able to do this,” Lewinsky also told the audience that after the news Lewinsky said as she walked off stage following the broke of her affair with Clinton, “I was shunned from question, according to reports. almost every community which I belonged to, includ- Lewinsky said later in a tweet that she and Levi ing my religious community. That led to some very had discussed prior to the staged event what questions dark times for me.” were fair game and what were off limits. Clinton said in an interview in June with NBC’s “The exact question the interviewer asked first, she Today show correspondent Craig Melvin that he felt had put to me when we met the day prior. I said that his public apologies for the relationship were enough. was off limits,” Lewinsky said in the tweet. “When Lewinsky’s visit to Tampa next month is part of she asked me it on stage, with blatant disregard for the temple Sisterhood’s 17th annual Franci Goldman our agreement, it became clear to me that I had been Rudolph Star event at the Renaissance Hotel in Tam- misled. I left because it is more important than ever pa’s International Plaza.For more information on th for women to stand up for themselves and not allow at event, go to www.zedek.org/starevent or call the Support Our Advertisers! others to control their narrative.” temple at (813) 876-2377. They help make the Jewish Press possible. 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PAGE 10 A JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY SEPTEMBER 7 - 20, 2018 Newcomer Nosh ‘Iran fighting to survive,’ Trump says draws young, old on Rosh Hashanah greeting call and in-between (JTA) – The U.S. pullout from the nuclear In the phone call Trump said he did not Nearly two dozen people noshed on deal with Iran triggered a European desertion anticipate the full scope of his actions on Iran. bagels and lox, fruit, and coffee cake of that country that is threatening its regime’s “It turned out to have a much bigger impact on Sunday morning, Aug. 26 at a New- survival, President Donald Trump said. than I thought. I did it primarily because of comer Nosh hosted by the Jewish Fed- Trump spoke about the issue Thursday, nuclear, but I knew it wouldn’t be great for eration of Pinellas and Pasco Counties. Sept. 6, during a Rosh Hashanah phone call their economy. I had no idea how devastating Held in the Federation’s newly ap- with rabbis and Jewish leaders. Taking part it would be,” he said. pointed Community Room, several in the 20-minute call were his son-in-law and In 2016, Trump said, “It was a question couples, one infant, and a few singles adviser Jared Kushner; U.S. Ambassador to of when will they [Iran] take over the entire who are new to the area or just new to Israel David Friedman; the attorney and law Middle East. And that probably includes Is- Federation chatted, played some Jew- professor Alan Dershowitz; and former U.S. rael, in the mind of a lot of people.” Yet today, ish geography and learned more about Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota. “they are now really looking to survive.” the community and each other. (L-R) Wendy Weinberg, Juliana Miller and Emilie Trump did not invite questions from listen- He said the United States would be pre- “As a relatively new resident in the Socash, executive director of the Jewish Federation of ers, although Coleman and Dershowitz both pared to negotiate a new agreement with Iran Pinellas and Pasc Counties. area, I found the warmth and connec- asked questions. Last year, leaders of the if the latter seeks talks. tion to others to be very enjoyable,” Reconstructionist, Reform and Conservative Trump also said that his former secretary said Linda Weiss, a third-year trans- streams declined to organize the annual pre- of state, Rex Tillerson, “didn’t like terminat- plant to the area from South Florida. Rosh Hashanah call in the wake of Trump’s ing” the deal. “It is terrific to have this opportunity comments surrounding the Charlottesville “I played the game for a while; I wish to know more about the Jewish com- white supremacist rally. This year’s invita- I did it sooner,” the president said. “But I munity and to meet new people – one couple who just moved here two weeks tion list leaned heavily toward Orthodox played that little game for a while, and then prior.” and hawkish pro-Israel groups, the Forward ultimately I decided I’m just doing it. And Maxine Kaufman, Federation’s di- reported. I did it.” rector of arts, culture, and education, “Now the Europeans are finally leaving. In the talk, Trump and his interlocutors re- expressed her delight at seeing new They’re finally saying, ‘All right, look, this visited major policy changes vis-à-vis Israel faces around the table “from all demo- is just not working.’ You know, they tried to since he took office, including moving the graphics. We are trying to reach out to play hardball for a little while, but they’re U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. the entire gamut of the community – now leaving and they’re doing the right The speakers thanked Trump for making the infants to seniors.” thing,” Trump said about Iran. move. Trump said he encountered so much Another Nosh is planned for Sunday, In June, the French automaker Peugeot- resistance from world leaders that he stopped Jan. 27. Stay tuned for more details. Citroen said it intended to leave the Iranian taking their calls over the issue. Anyone interested in learning more market for fear of U.S. sanctions. Other He also noted the U.S. announcement that about the Jewish Federation of Pinellas European corporations that said they would it would pull out of the United Nations Hu- and Pasco Counties, should contact the leave Iran following the deal’s termination man Rights Council over its anti-Israel bias organization at info@jewishpinellas. A display of information about the local Jewish com- munity was set up for the Newcomer Nosh. in May include the French energy firm Total; and the decision to permanently stop mak- org or (727) 530-3223. the Danish shipping giant Maersk; the Ger- ing contributions to UNRWA, the U.N. aid man conglomerate Siemens; and the Russian agency for Palestinians. energy firm Lukoil. Trump reiterated his belief that moving the American corporations including Gen- embassy to Jerusalem took the subject “off eral Electric, Honeywell and Boeing also the table,” clearing a path to peace nego- announced that they were leaving Iran fol- tiations between Israel and the Palestinians. lowing the U.S. pullout from the deal. The The Palestinian Authority has said it will not Asian conglomerates Reliance, Mazda and engage in such talks, saying the United States Hyundai suspended contracts with Iran. is not an honest broker. Trump has said that Iran did not live up to “I think it’s disrespectful when people the spirit of the deal it reached with the United don’t come to the table,” Trump said about States and six other powers under former the issue. president Barack Obama in 2015. It offered Regarding Rosh Hashanah, Trump said: “I Iran sanctions relief in return for its scaling send my warmest wishes to the Jewish people back of parts of its nuclear program. Israel in the United States and around the world as and Saudi Arabia opposed the deal, arguing we approach the High Holy Days. I want to it was too soft and that its 10-year time limi- express my deep admiration and gratitude for tation period meant Iran could build nuclear the extraordinary contributions of the Jewish weapons once it expires. But Obama, leaders people to the United States and to the world.” of the European Union, which was a party in Over the centuries, he said, “The Jewish the deal, and other advocates said it was the people have suffered unthinkable persecu- best way to block Iran’s path to developing tion, yet you have not only endured, you a nuclear bomb. have thrived and flourished as an example When the United States pulled out, it of humankind.” exposed European and other firms that do His own “connection to Judaism is also business with Iran to U.S. sanctions, forcing personal,” Trump said. “I am the very proud several of the firms to leave Iran. These de- father of a Jewish daughter, Ivanka, and my velopments, compounded by low oil prices, son-in-law, who I’m very proud of also – I sent the Iranian currency into a free-fall. will say that very loudly – Jared, and my Attention Non-Smokers The rial hit a record low this week of around several Jewish grandchildren, namely three Take advantage of very low term life insurance RATES and 150,000 against the dollar, compared to about beautiful Jewish grandchildren that I love.” COVERAGES that are GUARANTEED to stay the same for 10 years. 3,500 rial for one dollar in September 2016. New Lower rates Jewish American soldier buried MALE COVERAGE ANNUAL PREMIUM for 74 years after going missing Age 40 $1,000,000 $334 (JTA) – A Jewish-American soldier from eration Market Garden in the Netherlands, Age 45 $1,000,000 $554 World War II who was listed as missing 74 in a battle chronicled in the 1977 film A Age 50 $1,000,000 $864 years ago has finally been buried in Califor- Bridge Too Far. 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Things you probably don’t know about Yom Kippur THE PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM/SUNCOAST By MY JEWISH LEARNING STAFF Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atone- 15th Anniversary Events ment, starts at sundown on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Traditionally one of the most somber days on the Jewish calendar, it’s known for fasting and repentance – not to mention kill- Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images er caffeine withdrawal headaches. Itzhak Perlman —In the Fiddler’s House However, the holiday has some lesser- known associations as well. A Night of Klezmer 1. The word “scapegoat” originates in an an- Tickets on cient Yom Kippur ritual. sale NOW! Jews historically have been popular scapegoats – blamed for an array of ills not of their creation. But, and we’re not kid- ding, they really do deserve blame (or cred- it) for the term scapegoat. In Leviticus 16:8 Orthodox Jewish girl performing the (in the Torah portion Achrei Mot), the High kapparot ceremony prior to Yom Kippur in Priest is instructed on Yom Kippur to lay his Jerusalem in 2016. hands upon a goat while confessing the sins Sarah Chandler, an of the entire community – and then to throw ordained Kohenet the animal off a cliff. (Hebrew priestess) 2. Another animal ritual, swinging a chicken and animal rights activist, around one’s head, has sparked consider- suggests a twist able controversy, and not just from animal- on the kapparot rights activists. ceremony – In 2015, the kapparot ritual, in which a instead of grabbing “Quick-witted and humorous, chicken is symbolically invested with a per- the chicken Perlman’s charming demeanor facilitated son’s sins, then slaughtered and given to the and whipping it an evening of pure enjoyment for all.” needy, spurred two lawsuits in the United through the air, just States: one by traditional Jews claiming give it a hug. - Santa Barbara Independent their right to perform it was being abridged fast on Yom Kippur itself. However, eating by the government and another by animal- extra food – particularly in one last-minute rights activists. 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Yom Kippur once was a big matchmak- relentless Nazi bombardment of London ing day. that began in September 1940, the city’s The Talmud states that both Yom Kippur synagogues went on with their Yom Kip- and Tu b’Av (often described as the Jewish pur services. According to JTA, while air PMP Sarasota Winter Residency Valentine’s Day) were the most joyous days raid warnings “twice disturbed” the morn- of the year, when women would wear white ing services on Oct. 12, 1940, “most syna- gowns and dance in the vineyards chanting gogues carried on regardless” and a “large “Young man, lift up your eyes and see what proportion of the men attending services you choose for yourself. Do not set your wore uniforms of the various forces.” eyes on beauty, but set your eyes on a good family.” Given the aforementioned caffeine 8. Yom Kippur’s Kol Nidre services are the headaches and the difficulty of making a de- only night of the entire Jewish calendar cision on an empty stomach, we’re glad this when a tallit is worn for evening prayers. particular tradition is no more. According to the late Rabbi Louis Jacobs, the tallit is worn during Kol Nidre as “a to- 4. Food and drink are not the only things ken of special reverence for the holy day.” It Jews abstain from on Yom Kippur. is traditional to wear a tallit or a white gar- Other traditional no-nos on Yom Kippur ment for the entire holiday, with the color include bathing, wearing perfume or lotions white symbolizing both our spiritual purity and having sexual relations The less-than- and our removing ourselves from the vani- attractive aroma resulting from the first two ties of the material world. Many people ac- restrictions (not to mention the romantic re- tually wear a white robe called a kittel. strictions imposed by the third) may explain 9. 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In Israel, Yom Kippur is the most bike- cal Jews “move quickly to refute and con- SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 2019 • 5:00 PM friendly day of the year. demn” Rabbi Emmet Frank of Alexandria’s Although many Israelis are secular, and Temple Beth El for his sermon criticizing Sarasota Opera House there is no law on the books forbidding driv- the state’s “massive resistance” to school ing on Yom Kippur, virtually all the coun- desegregation and said that if he had intend- Tickets on sale October 1 try’s Jews avoid their cars on this day. With ed to destroy Christian-Jewish relations, “he only the occasional emergency vehicle on Sarasota Opera House Box Office 941-328-1300 could not have been more effective.” While Groups 10 or more ask for Perlman Groups the road, bikers of all ages can be seen ped- a “leading member” of the Reform temple aling, even on major highways. reportedly said a “considerable” number of 6. Eating a big meal before the holiday be- congregants worried Frank’s stand “might gins will make your fast harder rather than result in increased anti-Semitism,” others th easier. “sided with the rabbi, holding that he held Traditionally, the meal eaten before be- a spiritual and moral duty to speak out for ginning the fast is supposed to be large and social justice.” The congregation stood by festive, following the Talmudic dictum that Frank, and The Washington Post published it is a mitzvah (commandment) to eat on the an editorial calling him a “courageous cler- eve of Yom Kippur, just as it is a mitzvah to gyman.” View High Holy Day services on tv, online Anniversary Jewish Broadcasting Service will be • Erev Sukkot service on Sunday, Sept. 23 broadcasting live services from Central at 6 p.m. Synagogue in New York City during the • Sukkot service on Monday, Sept. 24 at High Holy Days which can be viewed local- 9:30 a.m. ly on various cable and streaming services. • Erev Simchat Torah service on Sunday, The schedule includes: Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. PMPSuncoast.org • 941-955-4942 • Kol Nidre on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. • Simchat Torah service on Monday, Oct. • Kol Nidre on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 8:30 1 at 9:30 a.m. p.m. For those with Spectrum cable the pro- • Yom Kippur family service on Wednes- gramming is on channel 166 SD and 1223 day. 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There will be (813) 344-0200, email [email protected]. bagels, lox, cream cheese, coffee and juice Switching Gears: A four-part Switch- species that comprise the lulav and etrog of Jewish Genealogy at the meeting of Jewish combination necessary for the traditional Women International on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at with great playground facilities. Families and ing Gears workshop series is taking place children are welcome to join. from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, celebration of the Sukkot holiday, which 7 p.m. Hadburg will provide the basic tools to starts on the night of Sept. 23. start your genealogical search. The meeting #Gather offers a mix of social and inter- Oct. 3, 10, 17, and 24 at the Jack Roth Center active activities for those in their 20s, 30s for Career Development at TampaBay-Job- The Agriculture Ministry said its ban on will be at the Preserve at Clearwater, 2010 myrtle (hadassim), willow branches (aravot) and 40s of all faiths and backgrounds. For Links. TBJL’s professional career coaches Greenbriar Blvd., Clearwater. For more in- and palm fronds (lulav) is meant to prevent more information or to RSVP for #Gather will present interactive content to enhance formation, contact [email protected] or the spread of plant diseases and pests inside events, visit: www.bryanglazerfamilyjcc. attendees’ job-search skills – whether they call Heidi at (727) 403-0393. Light refresh- the country. are just beginning their career, returning ments will be served and all are welcome com/gather or www.jcccohncampus.com/ Inbound passengers will be permitted to programs/young-adults or contact Lisa Rob- to the workforce after an absence, or con- bring in a citron (etrog), providing that they Genealogical Society bins at [email protected] or sidering a career change. Topics include pass an Agriculture Ministry inspection at Enhancing the family tree: The (813) 769-4723. conducting self-assessments, developing a the airport. Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay brand, enhancing interview skills, manag- Israel is the only country in the world that will host guest speakers Jo Anne Spatz Job-Links ing networking, strengthening résumés and grows and exports the three plant types, and Monday Morning Links: De Vargas and Marty Lazar of Vu Docu- Free ses- LinkedIn profiles, targeting companies, one of few countries that grows etrogs com- mentaries on Sunday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. as sions of Monday Morning Links are offered and more. Participants can attend any or all mercially. they discuss “How Video Can Enhance a at the Jack Roth Center for Career Devel- workshops. The fee to attend is $15 for indi- Though offenders bringing illegal lulav Family Tree.” Those attending will learn opment at TampaBay-Job-Links, 4100 W. vidual sessions or $50 for all four. Dinner is parts into the country may be subject to fines about personal documentaries with videos Kennedy Blvd., Suite 206, Tampa from 9:30 included. 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ADVERTISE in the Business & Professional Directory for as little as $40 per issue. SEPTEMBER 7 - 20, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY A PAGE 13 Sweden to create its first Holocaust museum (JTA) – Sweden has plans to The museum is likely to be built ing to Dagen. Peak circulation Sincerely build its first Holocaust museum in Malmo, a city of approximately The museum will focus on sur- The Jewish Press with a focus on Holocaust sur- 350,000 where dozens of anti- viving Swedes and collect items, is widely circulated yours, vivors from the Scandinavian Semitic incidents are recorded an- interviews and documents about in the Tampa Bay country and a center devoted to nually. It is tentatively slated to be their experiences. Many of these area, but until we the diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. ready to open in 2020, the Dagen objects are now scattered at muse- saw photographic Announcing the decision to create news website reported. ums, archives and private homes. proof, we had no the museum, Swedish Minister of A center on Wallenberg, who In Malmo, first- and second- idea we had a fol- Social Affairs and Sports Minister saved tens of thousands of Hun- generation immigrants from the lowing atop Mount Judy Ludin Annika Strandhall‏ said on Twitter garian Jews from the Nazis during Middle East make up one-third of Kilimanjaro. This that the news “feels more impor- the Holocaust, is expected to at- the population. Several hundred past summer, Ner- tant than ever.” tract international visitors, accord- Jews live there. mine Khouzam Rubin and daughter Samantha Rubin, both of Clearwa- NEW BOARD ter, climbed Uhuru Peak, • CONTINUED from FRONT PAGE community schlicha (ambassador) from Israel during “The Roof of Africa” and boards of the Columbus Jewish Federation and the the 2017-18 year, placing a new emphasis on arts and brought with them not Hillel of the Ohio State University. A lawyer by train- culture programming, and increasing allocations to only a Jewish Press, but ing, he previously held executive human resource po- all local and international beneficiaries. also documents promoting sitions with Verizon and Lenovo. Singer has an adult “In my two years as president, I am setting my Nermine’s cause, Wa- daughter, Allison. sights on continuing to build a high-capacity lead- ter4Mercy, a project she Immediately upon arriving in Florida, Singer ership team, rolling out an action plan related to the founded earlier this year. recent demographic study findings, and doing more Nermine Khouzam Rubin and Samantha reached out to the Jewish Federation to become more She partnered with an Rubin on Uhuru Peak involved and joined the board in 2016. He also serves of the things that touch our community, which help Israeli non-governmental on the board of freeFall Theatre and is a Big Brother. drive the resources needed to continue our growth,” organization that has solar, water and drip irrigation technology. “For me, taking on the role of president of our Fed- Singer said. Their goal is providing a permanent source of water to schools and eration is tribal. I grew up in an Orthodox home, and Joining him on the executive committee are Aliza villages in remote areas of Africa. To that end, Water4Mercy will I’ve come to understand personally that it’s important Norstein as secretary, Hal Hershkowitz as treasurer, hold an invitation-only fundraiser on Thursday, Sept. 20 with live to be a part of a people. I am incredibly proud of what and Steve Klein as immediate past president. music, food and a special master of ceremonies. For more informa- the Jewish people have and continue to contribute to New members to the Federation board are Jessica tion on Water4Mercy, call Nermine at (727) 439-4222. society at large. This is my people, and I’ve been so Englehard, Susie Schwartz, Aaron Slavin, and Rabbi impressed with what our Federation has been able to Michael Torop (as a representative of the Pinellas Rabbi in training… do right here in my own community that I want to be County Board of Rabbis). Continuing board members Lily Lucey, former cantorial soloist and a part of the next chapter,” Singer said. fulfilling their three-year terms are David Bernstein, B’nai Mitzvah tutor at Congregation Beth Emilie Socash, executive director of the Federa- Eric Lynn, Louis Orloff, Karen Reich, Toni Rinde, Shalom in Clearwater, has been named tion, said, “The past few years, we have been so Brian Rolfe, Les Rubin, and Steve Schwersky. Rabbinic Intern at Congregation Shomrei fortunate to have such skilled and connected com- The nomination process requires a seven-member Emunah of Montclair, NJ. Lucey, who also munity members as president. Karen Reich, Margot committee nominate new and continuing board mem- serves as the assistant education director for Benstock, and Steve Klein all were instrumental in bers as well as recommend executive committee the synagogue, is currently working toward assisting our Federation in the most-needed ways, members. This year’s committee was headed by past her ordination at the Academy for Jewish and I am excited to have the chance to work with president Margot Benstock and included five board Religion in Yonkers, NY. Proud parents are Ezra on taking our organization and our community members in addition to Rabbi Danielle Upbin, repre- Robert and Leslie Freedman of Clearwater. Lily Lucey to the next level.” senting the Leadership Council. At the Aug. 23 meet- During the past three years, the Federation’s an- ing of the board the slate was proposed and unani- P.S. As always, I’m looking forward to hearing about all your fam- nual operating budget has grown from approximately mously approved. ily simchas. Photos are welcome, too. Send information to: Sincerely $900,000 to more than $1.5 million through efforts The Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Coun- Yours, P.O. Box 6970, Clearwater, FL 33758, or e-mail jewishpress@ led by these presidents together with Socash. The ties creates opportunities for all Jewish community aol.com. Federation has operationally stabilized as well as ex- members –regardless of affiliation or observance – to panded its role in the community, bringing resources connect in meaningful ways. For more information together in such a fashion that allowed for the launch about getting connected or involved, visit www.jew- of the Jewish Community Camp in 2017, hosting a ishpinellas.org.

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theater, navigating around shelves chock full Theater in the Rye production and I am very The tunes are by famous composers such THEATER of kosher food items and wine, a butcher shop excited about it.” as Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, • CONTINUED from FRONT PAGE and deli counter. Some tables, chairs and hot While Sharon says her dad, Joel, came up Richard Rodgers and Lorenzo Hart, Harold “We will have theater-style seating and dog carts will definitely have to be moved, with the name Theater in the Rye, she takes Arlen, Cole Porter and George M. Cohan – all a backdrop on a wall for the performance,” Sharon said. The store, at 2619 23rd Ave. N. credit for the concept of “doing fun things” but the latter two Jewish. explained Sharon Goetz, daughter of Joel in St. Petersburg, is tucked away in a district at Jo-Els “as a way of giving back to the “This is music that everybody knows and and Ellen Goetz, owners of Jo-El’s. There where warehouses are common, but the local community.” loves, but many do not know they were in will also be a raised platform, sound system, Jewish community, as well as non-Jews, have She hopes this is just the beginning of new some of Broadway’s biggest financial or special lighting and a piano to accommodate been coming to the place for years to get their and innovative events Jo-El’s will host. “They critical flops,” Bain said. The narration will a trio of cantors who will perform famous kosher fix, and yes, even a pastrami on rye. will not all necessarily be theater. We have include information on the shows, who was Broadway songs. The idea for the Theater in the Rye was a musical group interested in performing, in them and the reviews they got, she said. The event will include a wine tasting and conceived one day when Cantor Riselle Bain, and we would like to do food tastings, wine Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at hors d’oeuvres. formerly of Congregation Schaarai Zedek in tastings, poetry readings. We are looking to Jo-El’s or online at www.jewishpinellas.org. The Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Tampa and now spiritual leader at Temple Is- be more part of the community,” she said. Complimentary refreshments will be served Pasco Counties is assisting with marketing rael of Highlands County, stopped by Jo-Els, “Entertainment and food and alcohol and to all ticket holders. For more information, for the event. “We like the idea of Jewish arts as she often does, for chopped liver. community. You can’t ask for anything more.” contact Sharon Goetz at (727) 321-3847. and entertainment and are happy to see things Bain chatted about her Tops from Flops During the Tops from Flops show, Bain “Show tunes and a nosh on a Sunday af- like this going on,” said Maxine Kaufman, original production that she put on earlier in will narrate and join Cantor Jonathan Schultz ternoon – what could be bad?” Sharon asks, the Federation’s director of arts, culture, and the summer in Sarasota. of Congregation B’nai Israel in St. Peters- adding that the Goetz family is excited to education. “Sharon said, ‘Can we do that here?’” Bain burg and Cantor Marci Vitkus of Venice in bring this entertainment to the community It will be no mean feat to turn Jo-El’s into a recalled. “They decided to make it the first singing Broadway songs. after the holidays. SodaStream is behind this 20-foot Statue of Liberty replica drowning in plastic bottles

By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN JTA news service NEW YORK – Tourists and locals wandering around Flatiron Plaza in downtown Manhattan were met with an unusual sight: a 20-foot replica of the Statue of Liberty standing in a steel cage filled with empty plastic bottles and metal cans. On the other side of the eye- catching set-up, titled “Drowning Liberty,” were booths with people handing out glasses of seltzer. The installation, on display for three days last week, was organized by SodaStream, an Israeli company that sells at-home carbonation kits, together with the Oceanic Society. This SodaStream display was set up in New York City this month to raise Its goal is to raise awareness of awareness of the negative consequences of one-use plastic bottles. the negative consequences of sin- in “less plastic manufactured, less in plastic bottles reminded him of gle-use plastic (and drum up busi- plastic waste and less transport of the importance of not littering. “As ness for the company while they’re bottled beverages.” you know, the city of New York is at it). Passers-by were encouraged “We have no choice,” SodaS- dirty in the streets,” he said. “This to sign SodaStream’s sustainability tream CEO Daniel Birnbaum said can actually give us an open mind pledge, promising to eschew one- in a statement. “We have to go reus- that we’ve got to wake up. It’s a use bottles for reusable ones. The able. Annual plastic production is wake-up call.” company claims that making soda skyrocketing and the U.S. is one of Azinat Axorova, a 28-year-old at home in reusable bottles results the biggest polluters in the world.” visitor from Russia, said the statue Among those who stopped by to made her think of what she had sign the pledge was Adrian Grenier, observed about Americans’ con- an actor known for his role on the sumer habits. “Americans use a lot TV series Entourage. of things that they don’t need,” she Passers-by who paused to take said. “Consumption in this country photos and have a drink of seltzer is so vast that there is so much waste told JTA that the set-up resonated that you don’t even think about it.” with them. Last month, PespiCo announced Henry Ortega, 24, said that see- plans to acquire SodaStream for ing Lady Liberty up to her waist $3.2 billion. SEPTEMBER 7 - 20, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY A PAGE 15 Correction Hillel International launches MitzVote campaign The date of the closing reception for a photo exhibit titled To Bear Witness, by USF student Avi Davidson, is Friday, Sept. 14 from 7-9 p.m. By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN at the Centra Gallery in the Marshall Student Center. An incorrect date JTA news service for the reception was listed in the Aug. 24 edition of the Jewish Press. (JTA) – Joshua Malina and Lisa Lisa Edelstein Edelstein are among the actors and and Joshua comedians starring in a campaign Malina star launched by Hillel International in the launch Special Offer SAVE 30% to encourage college students to video for Hillel vote. International’s Malina, known for his roles “MitzVote” on the TV series’ The West Wing, campaign. 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2018-09 HHD Jewish Press Quarter Page.indd 1 8/10/2018 2:56:18 PM PAGE 16 A JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY SEPTEMBER 7 - 20, 2018 TheThe StoryStory ofof OurOur YearYear Inspiring Jewish Life.

5778 Letter from the President Jewish Federation It is bittersweet to reflect back on the last two years of my service as the Federation’s president. Sweet be- of Pinellas & cause of all that I’ve been able to see and help happen; bitter because my term as president has come to an Pasco Counties’ end. I have joined the ranks of the very esteemed 2017-2018 group of “past presidents,” and will continue to re- main actively involved in the growth and reach of our Board DOof Directors GOOD EVERYWHERE.Federation. FROM ANYWHERE. During this past year, we came together as a com- munity in response to a natural disaster, and I take Steve Klein tremendous pride in the manner in which we were able to aid all of our area’s Jewish PRESIDENT organizations following Hurricane Irma. Fortunately, we sustained minimal damage on the whole, with the exception of a remarkable amount of damage to Chapel Hill Margot Benstock IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Memorial Park, one of our area’s Jewish cemeteries.

David Bernstein A Federation’s mandate is two-fold: to help the Jewish community of today, and to MAIMONIDES SOCIETY CO-CHAIR remain at the ready for future needs (including crisis). Over the past few years, we’ve bolstered our efforts to build resources that could meet both of these needs, thus Hal Hershkowitz allowing us to increase our funding immediately to the Pinellas County Jewish Burial TREASURER Society and secure $50,000 in out-of-area crisis funding from New York and Chica- Aliza Norstein go’s Federations as well as the Jewish Federations of North America. SECRETARY In so many ways, this year has made me proud to be the Federation president. Seeing Eric Lynn DIRECTOR how we came together to repair, rebuild, and restore a strong and stable future fol- lowing Irma shows all that we can do—and will continue to do—as a unified force. Louis Orloff DIRECTOR Thank you for all that you have done as a community member. We’re all better for it. Karen Reich DIRECTOR Steve Klein, President Toni Rinde DIRECTOR Brian Rolfe Letter from the Executive Director DIRECTOR There’s a Jewish proverb that goes something like Les Rubin “The wise one does something at once, while the DIRECTOR foolish one does something at last.” Here at our Fed- Steve Schwersky eration, I like to think we are like the former, do- JCRC CO-CHAIR ing at once what needs to be done, not waiting for the perfect moment. This year, we did many things Jan Sher DIRECTOR “at once” in both senses of the word -- right away and concurrently -- and as you’ll see from the pages Ezra Singer of this annual report, we put forth our best efforts DIRECTOR in doing something that might interest everyone. Claire Stiglitz DIRECTOR The tone and theme of our year was making our impact in the community real, Rabbi Michael Torop and we did so by sending young adults to Israel as Federation Fellows to see our DIRECTOR international work first-hand. We brought together hundreds to hear the inspira- tional words of Ben and Jerry in consideration of social action as well as cele- brated Jewish cinematic arts with men’s clubs from across the state to enjoy the STAFF film “The Suit.” Families who had never met before joined in on a Purim party Emilie Socash in Pasco, and countless women, men, and children enjoyed art direct from Isra- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR el at our “Wonder Women of Israel” and “Humans of Tel Aviv” art exhibits. Maxine Kaufman DIRECTOR OF ARTS, When our community schlicha arrived last summer, however, I knew that our im- CULTURE, & EDUCATION pact and how real it is would become so much more relevant. Yael Mor spent the Maurice Hart year with our community, working with all ages in making Israel current, mod- CONTROLLER ern, and lovable. Funded entirely by our Federation, Yael served the community by elevating the stories of Holocaust survivors in living rooms across the county, Diana Morin OFFICE MANAGER leading dance and crafts with kids and seniors, teaching Hebrew during a lunch- and-learn series, and bringing a little ruach (spirit) to our Young Adult Division Lucé Piccin activities. While sad to see her go, our community was better for her presence. CAMPAIGN & COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE In the coming year, we will continue to do “at once” in the introduc- tion of even more new ways to connect in a real and meaningful way, and I hope you’ll be a part of our growing reach into the community.

Emilie Socash, Executive Director

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Pacesetters & Lion of Judah ($5,000 - $9,999 Individuals & Couples) % % David & Jeanie Abelson 26 15 Shirley Abelson Judy Benjamin Mark & Louisa Benjamin Glen & Leah Bergoffen Bert & Susan Boksen Alan & Nancy Bomstein % Mrs. Fred Cohen 27 Mel & Sandra Cutler Bruce & Amy Epstein Veta Felmus Harold Haftel z”l Mike White & Susan Heyman June Gelbart Lion of Judah Endowment Stephen & Lynn Goldman Building Jewish Identity & Culture Barry & Jackie Kanner • Hillels of the Florida Suncoast, Jewish Educational Loan Fund, Birthright Israel Edward & Vivian Lurie • The Florida Holocaust Museum • Annual conference through Tampa Bay Jewish Educators Council Sandy Mermelstein • Free libraries and family programs through the Federation’s PJ Library and PJ Our Way Irwin & Patti Novack • Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival • Connecting young adults through Federation Fellows, Young Adult Division activities, and Fagl Oxman leadership training Raymund Family Foundation • Year-long Israel presence through our community shaliach (ambassador) • Teen and youth camp and Israel scholarships John & Toni Rinde • Jewish Community Camp, operated by the Federation Les Rubin & Nermine Khouzam-Rubin Larry & Deena Silver Community Education, Planning, Caring For Our Ezra & Skipper Singer Informing, and Referring Most Vulnerable Michael & Sandy Slomka • Community-wide Jewish connections app • Jewish Burial Society of Pinellas, Jewish • Innovation Grants War Veterans Shane & Emilie Socash • Jewish Press of Pinellas • Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Zucel & Helaine Solc • Regional demographic study Services Counseling Support • Federation website and community calendar • Koved Fund for emergency needs (GCJFCS) Steven Warren & Diana Sager • Weekly e-newsletter • Holocaust survivor support services Hyman Weinberg Endowment Fund • YESOD Community Leadership Training (GCJFCS) • Emergency housing fund (GCJFCS) Ellen Weiss • Menorah Manor Steven & Irene Weiss • Shabbat dinners at Philip Benjamin Towers • Community rabbinic services for life cycle David & Elaine Wolstein needs • Jewish Music Therapy at Hospice Suncoast Chai Society & William & Nancy Greenberg Jonathan & Carlen Mines Pomegranate Society Fred & Emily Gurtman Edward & Nancy Paikoff William & Lisa Harris Peter & Lois Pardoll ($1,800 - $4,999 Lucienne Hastings Eric & Ann Rascoe Individuals & Couples) Kerry & Debra Kaplan Marc & Laurie Reiskind Maxine Kaufman David & Teddi Robbins Mark & Judith Klein James & Linda Roberts Scott & Rebecca Barancik Steven & Amy Klein Gabe & Alice Rubin Endowment Fund Albert Belson Endowment Fund Barry & Polly Kraus Lisl Schick Ira & Suzanne Berman Randi Kraus Michael & Bebe Schulman David & Melissa Bernstein Jason & Marsha Lesser Mandel & Karen Sher Bruce & Joanne Bokor Morris & Marilyn LeVine Bernardo & Stephanie Stein Ina Colen Larry & Debbie Lieberman Joseph & Barbara Sterensis Eric & Beth Diner Mitch & Kathryn Lowenstein Stuart & Stephanie Strikowksy Irwin & Sydell Entel Edward & Vivian Lurie David & Rachel Wein Allen Finkelstein Annis Mann Endowment Fund Eric Weston & Barbara Baccari Ginzburger Endowment Fund Bruce & Mary Ann Marger Herbert & Jane Wollowick Jack & Linda Goldfarb Mark & Susan Michelman Lane & Terri Ziegler Roger & Lorraine Golomb Jay & Jan Miller

Leadership Donors ($1,000 - $1,799 Ellis & Susan Hyman Martin & Lisa Richman Individuals & Couples) Marc & Lisa Jacobson James & Linda Roberts Barry & Jackie Kanner Roger & Amy Rolfe Warren & Naomi Abel Richard & Elisa Katzeff David & Debbie Rothberg Barry & Judith Alpert Scott & Julie Klavans David & Barbara Sadowsky Morris & Deborah Behar David & Lynne Klein Yair & Lynne Safriel Vivian Benci & Saul Lerner Mark & Judith Klein Sharlene Sakol Ira & Suzanne Berman Harry & Ellen Kolodner Cecella Saunders Richard & Debbie Blanchard Theodore & Mary Kramer Joseph & Sherry Schwartz Peter & Ann Blumencranz Larry & Dell Krug Loni Shelef Johanna Bromberg Sid & Fran Lasky Steve and Barbara Shepard Bruce Levine & Joan Brown-Levine Sally Laufer Aaron & Lucy Shifrin Endowment Fund William & Stacy Conroy Philip & Linda Lerner Jane Silverberg Andrew & Meredith Cooper Bruce Levine & Joan Bown-Levine Tom & Shevy Silverberg Daniel J. Lever & Donna Crocetti Joan Levinson Bruce & Marilyn Smith Jeffrey & Susan Davis Larry & Debbie Lieberman Kathleen Smith-Buns Jim & Karen Dawkins Owen & Marcia Linder Mark & Debbie Sokolov Greg Engelman Loebenberg Family Scholarship Fund Harry & Donna Sperber Robert Entel Stuart Lipman Eric & Evelyn Steckler Bruce & Amy Epstein Arlene R. Ludin Avery & Claire Stiglitz Gregory & Barbara Fox Rabbi Jacob & Joanne Luski Stuart & Stephanie Strikowsky Sheri Frogel Michelle Lynn Ida Swartz Jeffrey & Betsy Garfield Ed & Anita Marks Paul & Phyllis Tauber Ted & Sara Gastman Jordan & Stephanie Messler Stephen & Ilene Turker Mark & Helen Goldschmidt Howard & Nancy Clark-Miller Stephen & Livia Wein Gary & Lisa Goodman Richard & Sherry Miller Alex & Adrienne Weiss Gordon & Barbara Goodman Jeff Neustadt & Susan Harris Steven & Irene Weiss Barry & Betty Gootson Louis Orloff David & Elaine Wolstein Mark & Judith Gordon Bruce & Stacy Orloff Dr. Charlene Wygodski & Dr. Steven David & Myra Gross Jerry Orns Family Foundation Bloom Andrew & Vicki Hano Joy Pollack Dr. Lane Ziegler Hal & Judy Hershkowitz Marc & Laurie Reiskind Shawn & Audrey Hollander Jerrold & Beth Resnick October Cont. July 2017 The Culture Club made a visit to the Syd Entel Gallery, enjoy- The first cohort of Federation ing the art of Helen Zarin, Persian-born Jewish artist. Over 200 Fellows—Jen Rosoff, Jamie Gray, attended the Federation’s “Catalyst” event, which featured Ben Hilary Hemmins, Korri Krajicek, Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, and included an ice cream recep- and Sam Eshelman—together tion. The Federation’s most esteemed awards were present- with Young Adult Division Coun- ed, including the Ludin Young Leadership Award and the Alfred cil member Lance Mizstal rep- Schick MD Scholarship. resented our community on the National Young Leadership Israel Dozens of volunteers pitched in at Super Sunday. We were mission. then able to reach many more people and increase donations. The Jewish Community Camp cheered on the Israeli junior women’s softball team and wel- comed four Israeli teens from our partnership region in Hade- ra-Eron. August 2017 Congregation Beth Shalom hosted a Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival screening of the popular November 2017 film, “On the Map,” about Dr. Ira Sheskin completed the analysis of the year’s demo- Maccabi Tel Aviv, a basket- graphic study of our region, and in a series of eight community ball team in Israel. presentations offered a snapshot of our community’s 36,000 in- dividuals living in 18,000 Jewish households. Over one hundred youngsters (and their The Young Adult Division kicked off a new tradition: monthly parents) said goodbye to potluck Shabbat dinners, drawing in new and not-so-new young summer at the PJ Library community members to enjoy the beauty and rest of Shabbat. Back to School Bash and Book Swap at Temple Federation staffers participated in the Jewish Federations of B’nai Israel. North America’s General Assembly in Los Angeles, gleaning tips and tricks to build community in novel ways.

September 2017 The Jewish Community Camp returned for Thanksgiving break, Yael Mor, our community offering families a pinch of Jewish connection for their young schlicha arrived just in time ones in a fun Jewish environment. to be welcomed by Hurri- cane Irma.

Our Jewish institutions sustained minimal damage, with the exception of Chap- el Hill Memorial Park which was hit with over $100,000 in damage.

The Federation worked hard over the months to follow to secure $50,000 in emergency funding from the national Federation sys- tem and fund an additional $10,000. October 2017 December 2017 Young adult ruach Across the county, volunteers led Chanukah storytimes in (spirit) was in full swing public libraries as part of the PJ Library Program. at Israel Night at Meze 119, complete with beer We welcomed an educator as part of our Partnership Togeth- from Schmaltz Brewery er initiative from our sister region, Hadera Eron, for a week of and Hebrew lessons. exchange learning and comraderie.

Nadine Richterman, Over 200 attended the community-wide PJ Library Chanukah Florida Regional Direc- party, responding positively to the inclusive invitation to all types tor of the Center for of Jewish families: adoptive, blended, single-parent, two Jewish Accuracy in Middle East parents, Jewish grandparents, LGBTQ families, and everyone cu- Reporting (CAMERA), rious about the beauty of Jewish tradition. spoke at the new Bank of Tampa space, an event The Culture Club stopped in to see “The Little Prince” at sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council. freeFall Theatre, while campers enjoyed winter break camp at the Jewish Community Camp. Jeanne Feld Nathan Hameroff Edward & Barbara Felder Martin & Madelene Handler Community Donors Donna Finegold Ed & Isabel Hanna Brett & Sharon Finkelstein Up to $999 Harry & Eileen Braunstein Marcia Hano Dan & Lisa Brave Bernard & Reva Finlay Richard & Doris Harding, Jr. Gary & Judith Brevoort Michael & Ivy Fish Bruce & Shaine Harvester Mr. Amnon Abayov Rita Fishman Lorri Harvey Arthur & Jeanne Abbo Joseph & Francine Brickman Stephen & Susan Brown Barrish & Rochelle Flashner Barbara A. Haskel Mr. Irwin Abelson Martin Fleischman Ruth Heilman Lorne & Sharron Abrams Ann A. Browne Nathan & Pearl Brust Ronald & Sheila Fleisher Milton & Deborah Heilweil Patrick & Wendy Adamson Ellen R. Fogel Anita Helfand Oren & Stephanie Adelson Beryl & Nan Bugatch Michael Bukhar Harvey Fox Edward & Halina Herman Richard & Vicki Adelson Mitch & Barbara Fox Joel & Cindy Hershkowitz Jacqueline Albin Mary Ruth Bumgarner Scholar- ship Endowment Fund Andrew Fradkin Bonnie Herzberg Marsha Alcorn Kenneth Fradkin Stephen G. & Deanna Hinds Michael & Barbara Alexander Susan Burnett Diane Byrne Ronald Frankel & Ronald & Terry Hipps Bert & Gail Allen Sharon Pearlman (z”l) Alma M. Hirsch Allen & Helene Allweiss Jeff & Janice Caine Stephen & Sylvia Cantor Laura Freed Terry & Elissa Hirsch Mrs. Benjamin & Yael Alpert Robert A. & Leslie Freedman Jan & Gwen Hirschfield Janis Altner Susan Carl-Singleton David & Pauline Carmichael Howard & Sue Freeman Gary & Sharon Hirsh Sid & Linda Altner Stefan & Sandra Freifeld Paula Holcombe Ernesto & Liliana Apfelbaum Perlette Carr Surelle L. Carter Eli Freilich Shawn & Audrey M. Hollander Janet Applefield Hugo & Anita Freudenthal Marvin Hollander & Linda Goldman Paul & Betty Jo Applefield Saebert & Arlein Chamikles Lewis Chazan Louis & Yollette Frey Mark Howard Rabbi Cyrus & Sherry Arfa George & Barbara Friedel Michael & Arlene Hurwitz Lowell & Gloria Aronoff Cathy Clark Laurence Clark & Ellen Moss Marcia Friedman Stephen & Roni Igel Barry & Maureen Aronson Fred & Marilyn Frogel Robert & Carolyn Isakson Steven & Lisa Auerbach Ben & Beryl Coben Cy A. & Clarice Cohen Jack & Eleanor Front William & Sally Israel Janet Augenbraun Mary Gaines Honora Ives Helen Ax Jeff & Inna Cohen Mel & Jan Cohen Leonard & Mildred Gelfond Robert & Deborah Jacobs Gregg Bachman & Sherrie Teddy Andrew & Judith Gellady Rita Jacobson Bachman Paul & Harriet Cohen Paulette Cohen Moshe & Sharon Gershuny Sam & Sandra Janofsky Harvey & Lyla Bailin John Marsh & Amy Gerver Marsh Arthur & Diana Jay Alan & Anne Bandel Robert & Michelle Cohen Steven I. & Darleen Cohen Karen D. Gilbert David Jelaso Robert & Mary Bandes Ruth Gileadi William & Barbara E. Johnson Elian & Batya Bar-Av Stuart A. Cohen Richard & Marian Cole Edward Ginsberg Renee Jonas Florence Barnett Stanley L. Ginsburg Brian & Susan Kagan Joseph & Janet Baron Richard & Lois Corwin Anne-Marie Cumming Elaine Glass Helen Kahan Rabbi Arthur & Renee Baseman Carl L. Glassberg Harvey & Sandra Kaiser Ed Batchelor James & Debra Cusick Michael & Patricia Dalton Kenneth Gloger David & Hyon Kalin Barbara Baughman Joel & Ellen Goetz Kerry & Lisa Kalman James Beakey Steven & Paula Dangler Scott & Marcy Daniels Robert & Carolyn Gold Lois Kander Gary & Eileen Beaman Aaron & Cheryl Gold Lou Kanegson Edith Becker Allan B. & Judy Davis Dudley & Jacqueline Davis Rhoda Gold Meni & Malina Kanner Raymond & Susan Behar Claire S. Goldberg Stuart Kanowitz Wendy K. Belkin Eugene & Rose Davis Gilbert & Carol Davis Charlotte Goldberg Steven & Roni Kansagor Lee Benjamin Byron & Shirley Goldberg Barbara Kaplan Wendy Berenson Bob & Leah Davis Rachel Dawkins Lawrence Goldberg Edith Kaplan Naomi Berg Ilene L. Goldblatt Harriet Kaplan Barry Berger Donald & Janet Dearth Alan & Susan Dee Mitchell & Joyce Golden Linda R. Kaplan Dr Eli V and Joanna Berger PACE Herbert & Beverly Goldfarb Marion Kaplan Endowment Fund Scott & Sari Deitche David & Heather Delrahim Carl & Loren Goldman Jeffrey & Diane Karp Stan & Arlene Berger Steve Goldman & Jill Faltz Lawrence & Lena Kass Stuart & Helene Berger Anne DeMarlor William & Risa Demers Sue Goldman Barry & Lysa Katz Rita Bergman Howard Goldrich Lou Katz Marsha Bergreen Samuel & Anne Diamond Melvin (z”l) & Dee Dinsfriend Kenneth & Hilde Goldstein Lawrence & Myrna Katz Bernard & Roz Berk Susan Goldstein Joe & Erika Kauffman Eric & Nancy Berke Peppe Dragoni Robert & Ranee Drapkin Richard & Cathy Gollinger Jay & Karen Kauffman Linda Berkowitz Steven & Judith Goodman Moshe & Ella Kedan Laura Berkson & Penney Carol Dukes-Dobos Karin Durlacher Gary & Lisa Goodman Kenneth Keefe Weishaar Dean & Marcie Gottesman Sara Keidan Elaine Berman Paul & Nan Duryea Dorothy Dutcher Neil & Laura Gottlieb Donald & Ellen Kent Geoffrey & Gerry Berman Judy Gouze Edward & Marilyn Kerper Laura J. Bernas Alvin & Mikki Edelstein Frances Ehrenpreis Steve D. & Linda Grau Ann Kessler Adria Bernstein & Adam Schild- Evelyn Gray Barbara Kessler kraut Rocky Eibert Michael & Carol Einstein Jamie Gray Ellyn Kessler Ellen B. Bernstein Thomas & Susan M. Greear David & Michelle Kiewit Frances Bernstein Barbara Eisenman Phillip & Gloria Ellis Herbert & Shari Green Dorothy M. King David Berolzheimer Lawrence & Vera Green Fran P. Kipling Martin & Linda Bialow Jeffrey & Carlene Endick Julian & Barbara Enfinger Audrey Greenberg Denise Kirschbaum Joseph S. Bienstock Cary Greenberg Leslie Kirsner Selma Biller John & Miriam Engel Leonard & Betsy Englander Eric & Pam Greene Jerry & Rhea Kissel Mark & Barbara Birenbaum David & Vicki Greenfield David & Ivy Kitenplon Barry F. Blacker Dale & Abbe Ensminger Stuart Epley Marshall & Glenda Greenman Bobbie Klegon Stanley Blacker Howard Gressen Marvin Kleiman Heidi Blaine Barbara Epstein Jay & Sandy Epstein William & Judith Groom Esther L. Klein Christopher & Liliana Blake Joseph & Terri Gross Rabbi Gary & Ilene Klein Esta Blaxberg Joel & Diane Epstein Tom H. & Carol Epstein Dr. Norman Gross PRIMER Advo- Howard D. & Beverly Klein Dan & Cheryl Bloom cacy Endowment Fund Martin Klein Joan Blumberg Lynn Eshelman Caren Evans Priscilla Gross Elaine Kleinmetz Henry Bofman Raymond Gross Michael & Mae Knotek David Bomstein Michael & Mikki Falk Eric & Cindy Feder Louis & Marcia Gutfleish Debbie Kobernick Zena Bond Bruce P. & Heidi Hadburg Ronald & Jeanne Kobernick Carlos J. Bonilla Rita Feder Endowment Fund Willard & Elaine Fein Sarah Hadburg Michael Kohl Jeannette Bornstein Simon & Ninette Hader Rosalyn Kolinsky Morris & Billie Bornstein Dorothy Feinberg Joel Feinberg Ann Haendel Byron Kolitz & Starr Silver Richard & Beth Bosman Glenn & Huyen Hahn Steven & Belinda Konigsberg Shirley Botkin Gerald & Susan Feingold Howard & Nadiia Feingold Barry & Vivian Haicken Audrey Kopelman Selma Bowman Helen Hameroff Jeff D. Kopelman Howard & Elaine Braun Fred Feld & Mali Schantz-Feld Herman & Donna Koren Toby Nastir Elliott Rubin Shirley Sommella Stephen Kornfeld Fran Naumann Howard B. & Natalie Rubin Aileen R. Spigelman Diane Kornick Robert J. Nebesky Jr. Lewis & Cecelia Rubin Sal & Marilyn Spinnichia Robert & Joan Kossoff Douglas & Joan Negretti Murray & Myrna Rubin Nicky Spivak Mirla Kremer Vivian Neumann Randi Rushe Charles & Harriet Starr Lewis Kroll Ronald & Phyllis Newberg Mark & Diane Rusin Jonathan Stav Larry Kulchin Stephen & Pam Newman Hilda Sachs Samuel J. & Beulah Steel Hila Kuperman Robin Nicholls Barry & Shari E. Sadler Nina Steg Michael & Pam Kushner Stephen & Judy Noel Rosemarie Sadovnik Helen Steger Bob & Elaine Lachter Douchka Noren Diana L. Sager Arthur & Barbara Steinberg Robert & Laura Lanson Mark B. & Kathy Norstein George & Faina Sakovich Richard & Sharyn Steiner Alex & Esther Larys Jay & Alison North Lilly Salcman Abby Sterensis Sid & Frank Lasky Roni Oren Lawrence Salzer Elliott & Janet Stern Ruth Lebowitz Sedell Oseff Robert & Myra Sann Robert & Jennifer Sternberg Morris & Pamela LeCompte Gary & Susan Osher Bernard & Marilyn J. Sapperstein Doris Steuer Marvin & Lee Leibson Roberta Ostfeld Elliot & Marilyn Satinoff Gavi & Victoria Stevens Ronald & Ivy Leight Alvin & Barbara Parks Zell & Jacqueline Savitz Charles S. Stone Alan Leiman Paula Parrish Enid Scala Lynn & Reena Sumerson Blake & Wendy Lenett Adele Pascar Phylis Schachter Irving & Doris Suval Stuart & Marjorie Lenett Jay Passer Marvin & Bonnie Schane Sarah Swale Phillip (z”l) & Linda Lerner David & Nancy Patchen Joachim Scharf Sharon Swallwood Eileen Levin Leslie & Reva Pearlstein Adam & Ruxandra Schechter Lloyd & Neva Tabb Marilyn Levin Ben & Helen Pertcheck Saul & Suzanne Schechter Miriam Tambor Rosemary Levin Michael & Lois Perwien David Scheinert Robert & Terri Tankel Alan M. & Kimberley Levine David & Amy Piper The Alfred Schick M.D. Memorial Cary & Robin Taylor Lou & Arlene LeVine Sanford & Sandra Plevin Award Endowment Fund Martha Terry Blanche Levine Barry M. & Phyllis Pliskin Arnold Schneider Samuel & Melissa Terzi Charlotte Levine Richard & Sandra Polay Jeff & Sue Schoenbaum Ms. Ellyn S. Tess David & Janice LeVine Harold & Anita Pollack Phyllis D. Schoenberg Rabbi Michael & Rabbi Betsy Torop Debra Levine Beverly L. 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Lipman Semen Rabinovich Neal H. & Lisa Schwartz Clayton Lee & Norma Vannes Jeff & Ileana Liss Andrew & Patti Rackstein Steve Schwersky Leonard & Cynthia Varga Danny & Deborah Lister Manuel & Renee Raimi Michael J. & Colleen Scott Lois Verona Jerri Litt Marc & Stephanie Rapke Doris Sedacca Mildred Vinas Antonio Lopez Philip & Beatrice Raskin Edith Seligman Louise Vorhaus David Lord Jerry Rawicki Martin S. & Susan Serota Diana Wahba Bruce & Arlene Lowitt Paula S. Rechnitz Ceril Shagrin Gary & Marlene Wain Eric & Judy Ludin Linda Reed Iris Shalit Al & Susan Waksman Chad & Betsy Luzenberg Jeff & Susan Reisberg Joel & Betty Shane David & Batia Wall Eric & Tracy Lynn Gert Rheuban James J. & Jill Shapiro Thomas & Renée Walter Lore Lynn David & Abby Riba Michael & Susan Shapiro Robin Warren David & Susan Mack Joshua Riba Michael & Mary Sharrow Arthur Wasserman Evan & Kathy Madow Ellen Richter Marlene Shaw Donna J. Waters Joshua & Eileen Magidson Jeffrey & Renee Rissin Lee Shenofsky Gloria Weinberger Elaine Maller Jesse & Casandra Rodman Dana Shepard Claire Weinstein Scott & Gayle Maller Jorge M. & Irene Rodnizki Robert & Ina Sheppard Mason Weinstock Henry & Flor Maller Rebeca Rodnizki Anita Sher Leo & Ruth Weintraub Scott J. Mandel Alex & Lena Rogachevsky Beverly Sherman Alex & Adrienne Weiss Sharon Mandel Ruth Rogg Stanton & Gay Shultz Allan & Rebecca Weiss Leonard & Leslie Mankin Brian & Kelli Rolfe Ted & Jeanne Siegel Linda Weiss Darryl Mann Sheila K. Rolfe Michael & Kelly Siegel Ronald & Jayne Weissman Robert Mansfeld Jorge & Masha Ronay Mindy Siegel Rabbi David Weizman & Rabbi Dan- William & Carol Marger Allen W. & Janet Root Robert & Nora Siegel ielle Upbin-Weizman Bernard & Elaine Markowitz Matthew Rosen Sally E. Siegel Sidney & Phyllis Werner Howard & Paulette Markowitz Simon & Cynthia Rosen Todd & Shelia Siegel Donald Wexler & Miriam Zicht Ruth Mauer Ronald & Stephanie Rosenbaum Ira & Ellen I. Siegman Jay & Eleanor Whiteside Steven Mayover Harold & Barbara Rosenberg David & Barbara Silvera Kenneth & Elaine Wides Richard & Nancy Maza Jerome & Selma Rosenberg Reid & Jill Silverboard Clifford & Leslie Will Violet McGarvey Stanley & Nancy Rosenberg Matthew & Andrea Silverman Roger & Phyllis Williams Gay McGowan Jeff & Brandi Rosenbluth Henrietta Silverman Russell R. & Maria Winer Frank & Kathy Mendelblatt Jon & Sue Rosenbluth Marie Silverman Samuel & Judy Winer Barbara A. Mendelsohn Anita C. Rosenfeld Marlene Simmens Evelyn Wolf Jay D. & Sharon Mendlovitz Mark & Linda Rosenfeld Warren & Rebecca Simmons Spencer & Hazel Wolf Frederick & Lynne Merriam Joel & Heather Rosenhoch Babette Simon Jeffrey & Ellen Woll Stephen & Karen Meyers Lynn K. Rosenthal Steve & Gail Simon Mary Wygodski David & Ester Milchan Steve P. & Carole Rosenthal Harvey Simon Alan Yaeger Brett & April Miller Joseph & Diana Rosin Harold Singer Ron & Claire Yogman Beverly Miller Phyllis Roslow Michael & Lisa Singer Elaine Zagelbaum-Hinrichs Lois Miller Jennifer Rosoff Helen Siswein Paul & Brenda Zalon Stephen M. Miller Paula Rosoff Annette Skolnick Irvin & Donna Zelig Joyce Millman Judith A. Ross Martin & Betty Slavney Douglas & Debra Zelman Anthony & Cindy Minetti Michael & Rhoda Ross Jack Slosburg & Donna Gelar- Leon Zeman Robert & Carolyn Mintz Richard & Marita Rotella di-Slosburg Elliott & Marcia Jo Zerivitz Marjorie B. Mitchell Jerome & Adeline Roth James & Brenda Smith David & Judy Zimlin Barbara Moch Jay & Judy Roth David & Kira Smith Monte & Ruth Zimmerman Betty Morgenstein Karen Roth Milton & Evelyn Smolowitz Terry & Linda Zolinsky Adele Morris Arlene Rothman Morton Sollosy Maurice Zolkower Richard Moss Howard & Susan Rothman Ruth Solo Arthur & Sandy Zucker Brian Mounts Nancy Ruane Lea Solomon Dorte Zuckerman Rick & Ellyne Myers Mayer & Naomi Rubenstein Stewart & Jane Solomon C. J. & Susan Namath Sharon Rubenstein Stuart & Tricia Solomon April Cont. January - February 2018 the community. Sarah Feld received the Dawkins Young Woman of Two dozen young adults gathered Distinction Award, and the event attendees enjoyed an exhibit of at the home of Federation executive the “Wonder Woman” art collection featuring Israeli artists’ per- director, Emilie Socash, for a Young ceptions on what modern wonder women may look like. Adult Potluck Shabbat. Israel Independence Day was celebrated at the Pinewood The Culture Club made a visit to Cultural Center, welcoming 300 community members to dance, the Mosaic House in Dunedin. The bounce, learn, and celebrate the 70th anniversary of Israel’s state- Young Adult Division partnered with hood. A key feature of the day was the visit of Israeli photogra- PJ Library for a rock-painting party pher, Erez Kaganovitz, who spoke about the 36 photos on display like no other with the “Tu B’Shvat as part of his “Humans of Tel Aviv” art exhibit. Additional lectures Rocks!” event. were given by Roslyn Franken, Eric Lynn, Lynda Lippman-Lockhart, and Rabbi Ed Rosenthal. Barry Kanner was honored as this year’s Cardozo Society Award recipient at a Tampa Bay annual dinner of the Cardozo Three in-home evenings offered a unique window into the Ho- and Montefiore Societies. locaust survivor experience through the Zikaron B’Salon program. The personal stories of Ida Schmidt Chait and Robert Mansfeld The PRIMER (Promoting Responsibility in Middle East Report- offered attendees the chance to relate to the unique differences ing) initiative honored Robert Entel at its annual brunch, which and trials in the intimate living-room setting. featured speaker Dr. Eric Steckler.

The Federation was proud to support the second annual Tam- May 2018 pa Bay Jewish Food Festival, which drew nearly 4,000 people to Thirty young adults enjoy the best that Jewish cuisine has to offer. enjoyed Lag B’Omer festivities with the wildly popular annual March 2018 Boat Bash program. A full slate of over a dozen films were shown in four loca- tions across Pinellas and Pasco Counties as part of the Tampa The Jewish Com- Bay Jewish Film Festival, in its first year of collaboration with the munity Camp launched Gasparilla International Film Festival. its second season of operation, teed up to Stirling Art Gallery, Penny Lane Beatles Museum and Dr. Rob- offer an unforgettable ert Entel hosted an arts and culture reception to preview up- Jewish summer camp coming Jewish Federation arts and culture events. experience to over 50 area kids. Committees were formed to analyze and respond to the information presented in the demographic study. The groups The Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Counties approves began meeting to focus on Israel, visibility of the community, a budget of over $1.3m for funding community initiatives in the demographics, education, and arts and culture. year to come. June 2018

April 2018 The first-ever Birthright Beach Bash Reunion was held on Sun- Women who support the Federation as Lions of Judah or set Beach, welcoming 60 Tampa Bay Birthright alum. Pomegranate Society members joined together to enjoy a lec- ture by Malcolm Heimer on “What Israel has given to human- The first and second sessions of the Jewish Community Camp ity.” Also, the inaugural Sonya Miller z”L Women of Distinction Sabrim program launch, a first-of-its-kind program for middle and Award ceremony was held at Temple Beth-El, honoring nearly high schoolers offering personal development and community two dozen women for their dedicated and tireless service to service hours in a week-long fun program.

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