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Editorials ..................................... 4A Op-Ed .......................................... 5A Calendar ...................................... 6A Scene Around ............................. 9A Synagogue Directory ................ 11A JTA News Briefs ........................ 13A WWW.HERITAGEFL.COM YEAR 42, NO. 07 OCTOBER 20, 2017 30 TISHREI, 5778 ORLANDO, FLORIDA SINGLE COPY 75¢ Sen. Lieberman speaks at AIPAC in 2000. He currently is a senior counsel at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP. In this capacity, Lieberman applies the investigative skills he honed as United States senator and attorney general of Con- necticut to represent clients in independent and internal investigations and advise them on a wide range of public policy, as well as strategic and regulatory issues. AIPAC is a bipartisan organization of U.S. citi- zens committed solely to strengthening, protecting and promoting the U.S.-Israel Joseph Lieberman relationship. There are many ways to get involved in your The American Israel Public local pro-Israel community. Affairs Committee is excited For more information, please Compared to national norms, Jewish to announce that former U.S. contact AIPAC’s Orlando Senator and vice-presidential director, Jake Shapiro, at candidate, Joseph Lieberman, 954-382-6110 or jashapiro@ Academy students ahead of their peers will be speaking at their aipac.org. annual event on Nov. 7, at For more information and For the third straight year, students standardized achievement test for K-12 month, or also reads they are 2 years and 9 Congregation Ohev Shalom to purchase your event tickets, at the Jewish Academy of Orlando are students, allowing schools to compare months ahead of their current grade level. at 7 p.m. please visit www.aipac.org/ performing at least two grade levels ahead their students’ scores to national norms “We are always thrilled to see our stu- Lieberman served as a oae. There is limited space of their peers nationwide. These results in Reading, Language Arts, Mathematics, dents’ scores, but we are not surprised,” senator from Connecticut available and tickets will be are based on the average total scores in Social Studies and Science. said Alan Rusonik, who is beginning his from 1989 to 2013, and was issued on a first-come, first- each class. The Iowa Assessments rank the stu- fourth year of Head of School. “Jewish a vice-presidential candidate served basis. The test scores, from April 2017, were dents’ scores by grade level equivalents. Academy of Orlando has a history of taken using the nationally recognized As a general guide, a score of 7.9 for a ranking top in the nation.” Iowa Test of Basic Skills® (commonly 5th grader means the student is testing A large number of private schools known as the “Iowa Assessments.”) on an achievement continuum at a level Do you believe The Iowa Assessment is a nationally equivalent to a 7th grader in their ninth Academy on page 15A in magic? 100 Years of Jewish Philanthropy By Christine DeSouza By David Bornstein Amy Schwartz Kimlat cer- tainly does and it helped her An historical exhibition to make a tough decision—to recounting more than 100 resign as marketing director years of Jewish commu- of The Roth Family JCC. Her nity life in Central Florida final day will be Nov. 10. couldn’t take place without There is no doubt about honoring the machers and it that on May 15, 2006, mensches of the community. Kimlat brought a “magic” The heavy hitters. The mov- to the Maitland JCC and ers and shakers. The deep injected tons of motivation pockets. Or, in other words, and inspiration into this the successful individuals community center. who have made it a priority “Marvin Friedman was the to give back as much, if not executive director who hired far more than they have me,” Kimlat recalled. “He received. joked with me at the time Amy Schwartz Kimlat The criteria used to select that he’d meet my request for these generous philanthro- a Mac computer to do my job grow and develop in new and if I agreed to stay for at least exciting ways,” said Keith a decade. You can’t say ‘no’ Dvorchik, CEO of The Roth to Marvin!” Family JCC. This was her first job after During her tenure at the she graduated from the Uni- JCC, she not only developed versity of Central Florida. It online marketing strategies was her dream job. She had for the JCC and the Richard S. In 1993, Harris Rosen adopted Tangelo Park, a poor, predominately African American prepared: Memorizing what Adler Early Childhood Learn- neighborhood not far from the I-Drive tourist corridor that made him rich, 2011. it took to be qualified for a ing Center, she also helped marketing director at a Jewish open and market the South- pists was simple and straight- So who are some of these poor neighborhoods, built organization while she was west Orlando JCC. After the forward. Gifts to local agen- amazingly generous, and at Jewish community centers, working in the marketing stress of three bomb threats cies and organizations had times surprising individu- and donated millions to office at UCF. to our JCC, she was instru- to be single commitments als and families you’ll come earthquake relief? In her post to all her mental in helping to raise of $1 million or more. They across at Kehillah: A History 4. Who bugged Central Facebook friends (more than more than $400,000 during could not be a cumulative of Jewish Life in Greater Florida so much he not 500 and counting) she put it a 24-hour fundraiser—double giving record of more than Orlando? only made millions, he gave this way: “The JCC was my the anticipated amount—and $1 million. They did not First try to answer these millions back to his con- personal canvas. …I feel so tripling the number of inqui- have to be gifts to Jewish questions: gregation, the University lucky to have had this canvas ries for preschool enrollment. organizations. Any $1 million 1. Who has made the larg- of Florida, the Dr. Phillips on which to paint for so long, gift within the broad Central est charitable gift in the his- Center AND The Orlando as new brushes and colors Magic on page 15A Florida community counted. tory of Jewish Orlando AND Science Center? became available to me and Otherwise, there would be Florida Hospital? 5. Who made kids’ dreams the rest of the world.” hundreds, if not thousands 2. Who is as well known come true at a village that “During Amy’s 11+ years of individuals listed who for her fashion statements as became a world? at The Roth Family JCC, she have made charitable giving she is for her philanthropy? has had a lifetime of impact. a lifetime commitment. 3. Who has resurrected Philanthropy on page 15A Her talent has enabled us to PAGE 2A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, OCTOBER 20, 2017 Six great Jewish debates coming to Orlando Chabad Centers of Met- of October, at six loca- com for location, dates and and unlock the stories of these the Dead Sea Scrolls opposed may disagree with,” explained ro Orlando will recount tions throughout Orlando, times. ancient manuscripts and what to rabbinic interpretation? Rabbi Mendy Bronstein, of 2000 years of Jewish history Chabad will be offering a In commemoration of their texts reveal about the What motivated the rebels Chabad of Altamonte Springs. through the lens of six epic new six-session course from 70 years since archeologist heated dispute between the at Masada? And what is the “In doing so, we hope to unite debates that rocked the Jew- the Rohr Jewish Learning Eleazar Sukenik purchased Dead Sea Sect and the Jewish Jewish perspective on taking the community around the ish world and still resound Institute (JLI), titled “Great the first Dead Sea Scroll in establishment. up arms in situations where very issues that have divided powerfully today. Debates in Jewish History.” November of 1957, the com- “Judaism welcomes de- defeat is inevitable? What us for so long,” Beginning at the end Please visit www.myJLI. munity is invited to examine bate and discourse,” Rabbi role does nationalism play Like all JLI programs, this Sholom Dubov of Chabad of in Judaism? Are faith and course is designed to appeal to Greater Orlando, told The reason mutually exclusive? people at all levels of knowl- Heritage.“This JLI course What motivated the anti- edge, including those without New fitness director comes on invites participants to gain Maimonideans in banning— any prior experience or back- fascinating insight into six and even burning—some of ground in Jewish learning. All mega-debates that have Maimonides’s works? And is JLI courses are open to the board at The Roth Family JCC split the Jewish community religion designed to be a pri- public, and attendees need not throughout our history— vate and personal experience, be affiliated with a particular The Roth Family JCC has programs, particularly in positioned well to continue and some of these matters or one to be proudly paraded synagogue, temple, or other hired Tara Harris for the full- the Richard S. Adler Early to grow these areas. continue to be debated in the public domain? house of worship. time appointment of as the Childhood Learning Center, In her role, Harris will today!” “Our goal is to invite Interested students may Sports, Fitness & Aquatics J University after school supervise the staff and con- Great Debates in Jewish participants to seek out the visit www.myJLI.com for director. program, Camp J, and teen tractors involved in day-to- History raises such questions rationale behind both sides of registration and for other Harris is a longtime board programs. She has been a day operations of our sports, as: Why were the authors of each debate—even sides they course-related information.