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Marlee Matlin: Living GenerouslyBy Su Byron and Marty Fugate

The Triumph of the Human Spirit: From Auschwitz to ForgivenessBy Federation Staff

Award-winning actress and devoted social activist Marlee Matlin received worldwide critical acclaim for her fi lm debut in Children of a Lesser God, for which she became the youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar at age 21. Though Matlin lost her hearing when she was only 18 months old, she never let her challenges dictate her future or deter her dreams. Shes gone on to iconic roles in fi lm and television, including performances on The West Wing, Seinfeld and Desperate House-wives.

Along with a successful Holly-wood career, Matlin has dedicated herself to raising awareness for many humanitarian causes, including di-versity and LGBT rights. She is a staunch advocate for children and a champion for those struggling against domestic abuse and addiction. Matlin has also helped raise awareness for better hearing health for millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults in developing countries, in support of the Starkey Hearing Foundation.

Matlin will be sharing insights about the deaf ex-perience, Judaism, her career, and the art of living generously at The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatees annual Womens Day on Monday, De-cember 7 at 11:30 a.m. at Michaels On East. Matlin shared a few insights for our readers in the sprightly

interview that follows.How did your Jewish heritage in uence your

childhood? I grew up in the Chicago suburb of Morton

Grove, Illinois. Our household was a Reform Jewish household and we observed the major Jewish holi-days. When someone passed away in the family, we

sat shiva. When Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur came around, we went to temple and celebrated with holiday meals. The same went for Hanukkah and Pass-over. I even had a bat mitzvah at Temple Bene Shalom, a temple serving both the hearing and deaf communities in Skokie.

Is there a link between your Jewish heritage and social rights activism?

I think my social rights ac-tivism arises from two aspects of my life: growing up deaf and growing up Jewish. The ideas of standing up for whats right and

working on behalf of the less fortunate are lessons I learned from my parents and my grandparents, who emigrated here from Europe. My family and my edu-cators also told me that, as a deaf person, I was en-titled to the same paths to realizing my dreams and success as anyone else.

Eva Mozes Kor to speak at Kristallnacht Commemoration

The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is proud to present Holocaust survivor, for-giveness advocate and revered public speaker, Eva Mozes Kor, at a Kristallnacht Commemoration on Monday, November 9 at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. Kor will give a second presentation on Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Parrish Center at Epiphany Cathedral, 224 Harbor Drive North, Venice. Both events are free to the public.

In 1944, Eva and her family were loaded into a cattle car packed with other Jewish prisoners and transported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Eva and her twin sister Miriam were just 10 years old. At Auschwitz, the girls were ripped apart from their mother, father and two older sisters, never to

see any of them again. Eva and Miriam became part of a group of children used as human guinea pigs in genetic experi-ments, under the direction of the now infamous Dr. Josef Mengele. Approxi-mately 1,500 sets of twins were abused, and most died as a result of these experiments. Eva herself became gravely ill, but through sheer determination, she stayed alive and helped Miriam survive. Approximately 200 children were found alive by the Soviet Army at the liberation

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You often mention the Matlin chutzpah, referring to your father. Do you credit your gutsy determina-tion to him?

Absolutely! He was a straightfor-ward man who never took no for an answer, but he had the biggest heart and would cry whenever someone asked how I became deaf. He actually banged pans over my bed to see if I was deaf! And, for a while, he and my mother grieved and felt very guilty. But as you said, the Matlin chutzpah pulled them out of their misery and they got down to business. And by that, I mean making sure that I was treated as any child should be treated with love and respect despite what people thought a deaf child could and couldnt do!

Is your dedication to social rights a way of putting the Jewish ethos into action?

I certainly ascribe to the tikkun olam philosophy of healing the world and chesed or lovingkindness. Thats something I learned from my parents and my Jewish upbringing. So, yes, it certainly is!

What role does Judaism play in your household today?

We live in a very modern house-hold where we embrace all beliefs. Thats because my husband grew up in a Catholic household. We celebrate all the holidays and engage in cultur-al activities that cover the spectrum from Hanukkah to Christmas, from Easter to Passover. I know that more Conservative and Orthodox practitio-ners might frown on that but it works for us and millions of Jews who live in mixed households. By the way, my husband and I were married by a rabbi and a priest both of whom signed and spoke!

Whats your funniest They got it wrong story about a hearing per-son?

I have many and dont want to give them all away because I talk about them in my presentation. But my fa-vorite is defi nitely the fl ight attendants who gave me Braille menus when I was boarding a plane. When I remind them that Im deaf not blind, some still dont get it. But when they fi nally do, theyre so embarrassed that I usually dont see them for the rest of the fl ight!

Whats your most fascinating role?

Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God. Shes always been my fa-vorite because it was my fi rst role on fi lm and it garnered me an Academy Award. It was such a new experience for me. I learned and grew so much that I always consider Sarah my most fascinating role! But playing a pollster on The West Wing comes in a close second. I mean, working in the White House? How fascinating is that!?

What dream character would you love to portray?

I would love to play a Marvel char-acter and have an action fi gure on toy shelves! I believe there is a Marvel character that is blind Daredevil so why not a deaf one?

What new TV projects can we look forward to?

Im looking forward, hopefully, to another season of the ABC Family

series Switched at Birth. I love work-ing on that show. Its so groundbreak-ing and original and nothing like it has ever been on TV.

What attracted you to the role in the upcoming production of Spring Awakening on Broadway?

The timing is right for me to be away from my family, as it is a limited run. And the re-staging of the show with deaf and hearing actors got such accolades when it was done in Los Angeles, I couldnt really refuse when they asked me to join the Broadway run. Ive always said I want to chal-lenge myself and here I am doing that, going to Broadway for the fi rst time. There is a title called an EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Im the fi rst deaf Oscar winner. Perhaps I can be the fi rst deaf EGOT winner. All I need is to record an album. Ha!

Tell us a little about the Marlee Signs American Sign Language app you developed.

It works for all Apple iOS hand-held devices iPhones and iPads. Its my fi rst app for teaching sign language and it also has a component to create sign language emojis that you can in-sert in your keyboard another fi rst. Its been featured on the Apple Stores best apps and I couldnt be more proud.

What social issues are you in-volved with these days?

The American Red Cross Celeb-rity Cabinet, which encourages people to donate blood, not only in national emergencies, but year-round. The Mul-tiple Myeloma Research Foundation, as my father was diagnosed with MM 10 years before he passed away. The Human Rights Campaign, a lobby-ing organization working on behalf of LGBT rights. And the National Asso-ciation for the Deaf, working to ensure equal access for the countrys 35 mil-lion deaf and hard-of-hearing individu-als.

What will you share at your pre-sentation for The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee?

Living Generously is my theme. I talk about how my upbringing as a deaf and Jewish young girl has put me on a path that most would have never thought I could ever accomplish sim-ply because I cant hear. Its also about reminding people how important it is to give and help those less fortunate or anyone out there facing a barrier.

What other creative projects are on the horizon?

Lets see Im a mom of four, Im working on Switched at Birth, Im do-ing a Broadway play, I have the Marlee Signs and Marlee Keyboard apps, Im on the motivational speaking circuit, so thats plenty for me right now. But per-haps down the road a book series for kids like my friend and mentor Henry Winkler created would be interesting. Why not?Reservations for Womens Day are available for purchase by visiting www.jfedsrq.org/events or calling Ilene Fox at 941.343.2111. Reservations start at $75 and include lunch. Seating is lim-ited. In addition, a minimum gift of $54 to the development efforts of The Jew-ish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is required to attend this event.

Eva Mozes Kor...continued from page 1of the camp on January 27, 1945. The majority of the children were Mengele twins. Eva and Miriam Mozes were among them.

In 1995, Kor opened CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, with a mission to prevent prejudice and ha-tred through education about the Holo-caust. Thousands of people, including many school groups, have visited CANDLES since it opened.

Powered by a never-give-up atti-tude, Eva has emerged from a trauma-fi lled childhood as a brilliant example

of the human spirits power to over-come. She is a community leader, champion of human rights, and tireless educator. Were honored to be able to present her to our community, says Howard Tevlowitz, Executive Director of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.

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Join us on Mitzvah Day!By Federation Staff

On Sunday, February 21, 2016, the Synagogue Council of Sarasota-Manatee is coordi-nating a community-wide volunteer event with the support of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.

The morning will begin with a Kick-Off Breakfast before participants leave for their various projects. More than a dozen area organizations will open their doors to welcome the as-sistance our volunteers will provide. In addition, there are plans to collect items and supplies that are needed by numerous groups. There will be proj-ects for all ages and abilities, and ways for everyone with an interest to become involved. Registration and project de-tails will be available through the Jew-ish Federation of Sarasota-Manatees website at www.jfedsrq.org.

This is an opportunity for a large number of Jewish people in our com-munity to work together and make a positive impact, said Laurie Lachow-

itzer, Synagogue Council president. We are so fortunate that The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee will share its technology to make register-ing a breeze.

According to Lachowitzer, the inspiration for this event came as an outcome of the successful board lead-ership workshop that the Synagogue Council held last March. From that, a committee of 30 people from nine area congregations formed to plan future collaborative efforts. Under the guid-ance of volunteer facilitator Norm Ol-shansky, a non-profi t professional, the group embraced the idea of a day of good deeds.

Projects are currently being as-sembled. Non-profi t organizations, agencies, clubs or groups in both Sara-sota and Manatee counties that have projects for that Sunday should contact Laurie at 941.927.3636 or lauriesrq@verizon.net. All ideas for all ages will be appreciated and considered.

The Jewish Federation of Sara-sota-Manatee is committed to ensuring local Jewish children are given the opportunity to attend overnight summer camps. The valu-able impact a Jewish overnight camp can have on a child is an investment in our Jewish future and one that delights both Federation donors and camp grant recipients. That is why each year we offer incentive grants to Jewish, full-time Sarasota-Manatee residents at-tending eligible overnight camps.

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Additional assistance may be avail-able through your local synagogue, your camp of choice and One Happy Camper (www.onehappycamper.org.), which offers $1,000 scholarships for fi rst-time campers.

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Where are they now?By David Goodless

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I was a recipient of the Ned and Janet Sinder and the Betty Shoe-nbaum Educational Scholarships from The Jewish Federation of Sara-sota-Manatee, each for two years. Both scholar-ships were a major cata-lyst to my future career. These scholarships gave me the ability to expand my horizons outside of textbooks. They gave me the fl exibility to network and gain life experience that I use every day in my personal and professional life.

I attended the University of Cen-tral Florida, where I studied fi nance. I now work as a fi nancial planner with a rapidly growing investment advisory fi rm in Sarasota. I got the job from a connection I made joining an extracur-ricular organization in college. These scholarships directly helped me par-

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My connection to Judaism has not been a major visible element throughout my college and young professional career. Instead, it has been an internal guid-ing voice. During times

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Jewish Federations awarded funds for groundbreaking Holocaust survivor careThe Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) is proud to an-nounce that the United States Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the organization $12 million over fi ve years, pending the availability of federal funds, to ad-vance innovations in person-centered, trauma-informed supportive services for Holocaust survivors. This award will help Jewish organizations and the broader Aging Services Network sup-port the compounded and urgent needs of Holocaust survivors, and ultimately, all aging survivors of trauma.

We are honored and humbled to partner with the federal government to provide much needed assistance to Holocaust survivors, said Mark Wilf, chair of JFNAs National Holocaust Survivor Initiative. With this award, we will be able to advance our efforts to provide crucial services to vulner-able survivors, including those liv-ing in poverty, those in the Orthodox Jewish community and those from the former Soviet Union. These are our mothers and our fathers, our teachers and our mentors. They deserve to live

their remaining years in dignity, and this award will help make that hope a reality. Our gratitude goes out to the Administration for Community Liv-ing and Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee for recognizing this particularly vulnerable population.

Todays announcement is in line with Vice President Bidens three-pronged initiative announced in De-cember 2013 to inspire public-private partnerships to address this dire need. When combined with matching funds, the $2.5 million each year will support $4.1 million in programming annually for organizations that help Holocaust survivors, including many Federation-affi liated agencies. Through a competi-tive award process, this program will allow local agencies to expand their provision of comprehensive supportive services for survivors. In addition, the program will allow for the develop-ment of a national technical assistance center, housed at JFNA, to facilitate the spread of information about person-centered, trauma-informed approaches to serving Holocaust survivors.

We thank the U.S. Senate and

House Appropriations Leadership for funding this vital program and we are grateful for the unending bipartisan leadership of Senator Cardin, Sena-tor Kirk, Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz and Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen for calling attention to the needs of Holocaust survivors, said William Daroff, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Director of the Washington offi ce for Jewish Federa-tions.

JFNA will implement this pro-gram together with the organizations partners at the Association of Jewish Family & Childrens Agencies, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and other partners including UJA-Federation of New York, Selfhelp Community Services, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, The Blue

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My March of the Living experienceBy Julie Lichterman

Todays youth continue to ex-pand the limitations society has set of mere burger fl ipping and grocery bagging. The upcoming generation has proven its passion for a variety of causes and its propensity to take the steps necessary to construct a brighter and more caring future.

In April of this year, 13,000 Jew-ish adolescents from around the globe returned from a life-changing experi-ence in which they com-memorated the deaths of those who perished in the Holocaust. This program is called the March of the Living, and its changing the way Jewish teens view the Holocaust. The fi ve participants from the Sarasota-Manatee dele-gation traveled with 100 students from Boca Ra-ton. The massive group traveled on four buses, and participants were able to grow, learn and experience the life-changing pilgrimage together.

The experience began in Poland, where participants spent a week tour-ing the country with survivors and youth advisors who explained the meaning of historical sites, and their personal experiences there. The camps visited were Auschwitz, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka and Majdanek. All were diffi cult places for the survivors to return to, but with wheelchairs and canes alike, they walked tirelessly with the group, explaining the meaning of each location. One of the survivors, Joe Eckstein, clearly recounted the loca-tion of his barrack and told the story of his fi rst day in Auschwitz, when a pris-oner pointed to smoke emitting from a chimney, and said, Your parents are in there. The frigid air in Poland proved

to be congruent with the survivors sto-ries, as each testimonial enabled par-ticipants to gain a deeper insight into the atrocities that occurred within each camp.

From being packed like sardines in a real boxcar, seeing scratch marks on the walls of gas chambers, observing millions of tattered shoes, seeing the stains and empty containers of Zyklon-B, to observing a 13-ton human ash pit,

and hearing the heartwrenching tales of survivors, this experience is one that changed the lives of all who partici-pated.

It only takes 36 hours for this gas chamber to be up and running again, said Jack Rosenbaum, regional director for the Southern delegation, in refer-ence to the gas chambers in Majdanek. This was one of the many eye-opening facts that helped redefi ne the Holo-caust for participants who have only read about the atrocities in textbooks.

Ive had an incredible journey thus far, and Im excited to see what the future will bring, said PineView senior Maia Zildjian, from the Sarasota delegation.

Just before the group left Poland, one of the child survivors, Rose, re-minded everyone, If we dont speak

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What to do after the Iran deal is adoptedBy Rabbi Howard A. Simon, co-Chair of The Robert and Esther Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative

The present administration wantsthe country to believe the nu-clear deal with Iran is a done deal. They want the country to believe there is nothing that can be done to impede or stop this agreement. This is not true. There are a vari-ety of responses that can and should be taken to slow or stop altogether Irans race to attain nuclear capability. Here are a few things that can be done on both the national and state levels to respond to a bad deal, a deal that threatens our country and the world.

Congress can and should take the President to court, stating he does not have the right to lift sanctions on Iran because he has not complied with the Iran Nuclear Review Act he signed earlier this year stating that the President must present to Congress the entire agreement with Iran, including side agreements like the one between Iran and the Interna-tional Atomic Energy Agency. If these agreements are not made available to Congress, sanctions against Iran can-not be lifted. To date the administration stands in violation of this agreement.

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The participants had provided one another with a shoulder to cry on, and a support system they never thought they needed. After a week of despair, the group was ecstatic for the second portion of the trip: Israel.

While many had already visited the Holy Land on other occasions, coming after experiencing Poland provided a new perspective. After a week in Po-land, coming to Israel really made me appreciate the land and its meaning to the Jewish people. Israel is the light at the end of the tunnel, said Jessie Green-berg, a Sarasota high school senior.

In Israel, participants experienced good fun and great food from ex-ploring markets, visiting ancient sites, mountain biking, to touring Masada, and celebrating Yom HaZikaron (Is-raels memorial day), immediately followed by Yom HaAtzmaut (Israels independence day). It was eye open-ing to see how much respect people pay to their fallen soldiers, said Sarah Levison, a Sarasota high school senior. People actually stop their cars on the highway and stand in a minute of si-lence while the memorial siren rings throughout the country.

It was the next evening that every-one celebrated Yom HaAzmaut in Tel Aviv. Israelis roamed the streets with

pure excitement for the in-dependence of their country. Fireworks exploded in the sky, and children sprayed silly string around the streets, which provided the perfect ending to an incredible trip.

We made it from Hell to the Promised Land with at least 30 new friends who have made a huge impact on our lives, recalled Adam Caldwell, a Lakewood Ranch high school junior. All partic-ipants can agree that the trip impacted their perspective or life somehow, and many have adopted the obligation to spread the message of the Holocaust. They plan to do this by making speech-es in their schools back home, creat-ing artistic relief projects, or writing in

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Ginette Gigi Hersh is a lovely woman with a beautiful spirit. She was 12 years old when the Germans invaded half of France. On June 14, 1940, when Paris fell to the Germans, Ginettes father bought a car to take the entire family, including her grandmother, from their hometown in Dijon to the south of France. They had to leave everything behind. Ginettes immediate family survived four years of hiding from the Germans. She has many interesting and amazing stories about the war years and what she en-dured. Her family survived by always being one step ahead of the Nazis, and also by some very lucky breaks and help from other people. Not all of her relatives were as fortunate as her fam-ily. Her mothers side lost 20 members during the Holocaust.

Ginette feels very grateful that through those years she was able to continue her schooling. It was not easy. She was always hungry. Most of all, it was extremely stressful not knowing if she would be found out to be Jewish. Her biggest fear was that she would be-come an orphan.

After fl eeing Dijon, Ginettes fam-ily spent two years living in a town near Lyon which was in Free France. Her family owned clothing stores in Dijon. Thinking that it was safer for women to travel than men, her mother went back to Dijon in occupied France to work at one of their stores. She man-aged to send money to the rest of the family. She had to be very clever in the way she sent the money as she could not just go to the post offi ce and mail it. First she had to get a non-Jew to agree to mail it, and then she had to disguise that she was sending money as this was illegal. Once, she emptied out a dental cream tube and hid the money inside. Another time, she sent the money hid-den in a papier-mch toy horse packed in a box. A friend took it to the post of-fi ce for her and a German SS man put a knife through it but fortunately he did not fi nd anything of value and put ev-erything back into the box, including the toy horse.

In July 1942, a French policeman came to Ginettes aunts store in Dijon to arrest her, her children and her moth-er. Her aunt, Rachelle, managed to talk the policeman into taking just her and not her children and mother. Ginettes grandmother and cousins fl ed south. In Macon a man offered to help lead them to Free France for a fee. Once he was paid, he disappeared. A Jewish boy of 14 saw that Ginettes grandmother

was struggling to manage a small baby, young child and a suitcase. He wanted to help and told them to follow him. When they made it to the free area of France, a French policeman stopped them and demanded to see their pass-es. Since they did not have any passes they were taken to jail. Eventually they managed to get out of jail and reunite with the rest of Ginettes family. Rach-elle, who was taken away, was sent to one of the French detention camps. Ginettes family received one postcard from her and then never heard from her again. Rachelle did not survive the war, but her quick thinking with the French policeman saved her mother and chil-dren.

In 1942, the Germans occupied all of France. One day, the Nazis came and gave Ginettes family 24 hours to get out and move to another area. Her parents put her fi ve-year-old brother into a monastery and sent Ginette to a boarding school. Her parents hid in a house owned by a Jewish family who had a denim factory. The Jewish owner was not allowed to run the factory so it was being managed by a non-Jewish employee who reported to the owner every day.

One day, when the manager was coming to report to the owner at his house, he saw that the Nazis were rounding up Jews from their homes. When they had emptied a home of its Jewish occupants they would draw a swastika on the door with blue chalk. The man got some blue chalk from a store and went to the owners house to warn him. He told them to be very quiet and he marked the house with a swastika so it seemed that the house had already been searched. Ginette was in boarding school at the time but she felt that her family was in danger. She ran to the principals offi ce and begged her to get in touch with her family. The principal refused. Ginette was beside herself the rest of that week. She did see her mother on the following Sun-day when her mother could visit her. Usually her mother arrived on the fi rst morning train but on that Sunday she

came on the very last train. Ginette anxiously waited at the gate all day for her mother. It was dark by the time her mother arrived. Ginette heard her mothers high heels clicking on the cobblestones. She ran to her mother and they fell into each others arms. Ginette immediately asked her mother what had happened on Wednesday. Her mother was shocked that Ginette had felt that something was wrong. Her mother told her what happened and how the manager had saved them from being rounded up.

They had another close call on a sunny summer day when Ginette, at age 15, was staying with her family in hiding. She talked her mother into

taking a walk. As they came out of the basement hiding place, they saw French police checking peoples pa-pers. Ginette walked behind her moth-er so that they would not appear to be together. Her mother had false papers on her but Ginette did not. Her mother showed her false papers to one police-man while Ginette was standing before another policeman. Thinking quickly she told him that she did not have her papers as she had left her identifi cation card in school since she was only going for a walk on a beautiful summer day. He angrily told her that the law stated that everyone must carry their papers from the age of 13 otherwise they are breaking the law. He said that he had

to take her to the police station. While walking there, Ginette tried to talk him into letting her go to the school to get her papers and bring them back to him. He refused. As they walked to the po-lice station, Ginette continued to talk to him. When they got to the stone steps of the police station, she could see in-side and it was dark and scary looking. She did not know what to do. Then the policeman said, I am letting you go now but do not ever take a walk without your papers. Ginette was so relieved, she ran in the direction of the school crying and trembling. This was the most frightening situation she had experienced. She had come so close to being arrested. And the most amazing part of it was that this took place in the summer when the school was closed.

Finally, in 1944, the American military made it to the town where they were hiding and they were fi nally free. Many years later the young Jewish boy, Charles Herszkowitz, who had helped Ginettes grandmother and cousins get to Free France and was arrested with them, became Ginettes husband. Af-ter he came to the United States he changed his last name to Hersh. Gi-nette and Charles raised a family in the Bronx, New York. He was a tailor and Ginette says that she was the best-dressed woman in the Bronx. Sadly, Charles died at age 56, and Ginette came to live in Florida.

Ginette Hersh is an engaging speaker. She has told her story to nu-merous students at many of our local schools.

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Our interest in Jewish MessianismBy Marden Paru, Dean, Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva

For 3,500 years, the Jewish peo-ple have yearned for the com-ing of the Messiah. We have waited patiently and still pray for the day when the lion and the lamb can live together harmoniously in the same en-closure. When will the Messiah come? Will we recognize the personage of the redeemer?

Contemporary Judaism has transi-tioned philosophically away from a hu-man savior. Liberal Jews pray for the start of a messianic era, best expressed in the Tanach The Holy Scriptures in the vision of Isaiah 2:4: And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. When will that time come?

Yet, throughout Jewish history, many individuals arose who were thought to be the savior. No discussion of the rabbinic Messiah can ignore the personality of Shimon Bar Kokhba, the leader of the Judean revolt against Rome from the 132-135 CE. According to rabbinic sources, Rabbi Akiba, the greatest sage of the time, proclaimed Bar Kokhba as the Messiah.

Two types of Messiah are men-tioned frequently in rabbinic literature: Messiah ben Joseph and Messiah ben David. Jesus of Nazareth was claimed by early Christians as the first type since his father coincidentally was a Joseph. Other early Christians claimed Jesus as Moshiach ben David in keep-ing with biblical prophecy. Judaism rejected the Christian Messiah entirely

based on the lack of both qualifications and predetermined conditions at the time of Jeshus sojourn during the Ro-man period.

With anti-Semitism so rampant in Europe during the middle Ages, the Jewish people looked even more fer-vently for the redeemer. Surrounded by a Christian majority, under the hege-mony of the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic Church, Jews cried out for redemption, freedom to practice Yiddishkeit freely, and salvation. One result was the emergence of a number of false messiahs, most notably Shab-batai Tzvi. Today, we still yearn for the Messiah to come. This would be a good time!

Commencing Friday December 4, from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., the Sarasota

Liberal Yeshiva is offering a new eight-week course: The History of Jewish Messianism. This seminar will study the most notable messianic characters and why they did not meet the con-ventional criteria for being the Mes-siah. Well also explore the differing messianic orientations of Christianity and Judaism as well as new emerging views.

To register, please contact me at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail.com. The course fee is $50. Scholar-ships are available. The Sarasota Lib-eral Yeshiva is partially funded through a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. This seminar is open to everyone.

Sixth Annual Ringling College Hillel Judaic Art Competition to take place in NovemberRingling students to create artwork based on The Book of Deuteronomy

Ringling College Hillel, in con-junction with the Ringling College of Art and Design, is pleased to announce the Sixth Annual Ringling College Hillel Judaic Art Competition. The theme of the compe-tition will be The Book of Deuterono-my, which represents the continuation of the competitions work through the Five Books of Moses. The competi-tion will be judged by Ringling Col-lege faculty members. All full-time Ringling College students are invited to participate and will have the oppor-tunity to utilize any art medium taught at Ringling College of Art and Design.

The awards ceremony and recep-tion, which is complimentary and open to the Sarasota community, will be held on Tuesday, November 10 from 6:00 to

8:00 p.m. in the Diane Roskamp Exhi-bition Hall in the Ulla Searing Student Center on the Ringling College of Art and Design campus, located at 2700 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. Awards will be presented to the student artists beginning at 7:00 p.m. Reservations are requested. RSVP to Linda Wolf, Suncoast Hillels Assistant Director, at 813.899.2788 no later than Tuesday, November 3.

Student scholarships, ranging from $1,800 to $180, will be awarded for first, second, third, fourth and fifth place in the competition. Competition entries will also be available for sale to the public during the event, and af-terwards, by contacting the Ringling College Dean of Students Office at 941.359.7509.

Last years competition featured original works of art by 11 Ringling College students. To view the artwork and artists statements about their work from the previous program, please visit www.ringlinghillel.org.

The Ringling College Hillel Ju-daic Art Competition is made possible through the generosity of the Mau-rice A. & Thelma P. Rothman Family Foundation.

Hillels of the Florida Suncoast supports Jewish life on seven college campuses along the Suncoast of Flor-ida, including Ringling College of Art and Design, New College of Florida, University of South Florida, Univer-sity of Tampa, Eckerd College, USF-St. Petersburg, and Stetson University College of Law. Ringling College Hil-

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For more information about Ring-ling College Hillel or the Hillels of the Florida Suncoast organization, please contact Linda Wolf, Assistant Direc-tor for Hillels of the Florida Suncoast, at 813.899.2788 or shalom@suncoasthillels.org.

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with Dr. Rabbi Ed Weinsberg: Rabbi Weinsberg is an award-winning author, Certifi ed Intimacy Coach, and has appeared on many radio and television shows, includ-ing Good Morning America.

December 6 - Hillel, Anti-Semi-

tism and Israel on the American College Campus with Rabbi Ed Rosenthal: Rabbi Rosentahl is the Executive Director and Cam-pus Rabbi of Hillels of the Florida Suncoast, located from Tampa to Sarasota.

January 3 - Whats Next in the Middle East with Rabbi Howard Simon: Rabbi Simon is co-chair of the Robert and Esther Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, and a member of the executive committee of the Sarasota/Manatee Ministerial Alli-ance.

February 7 - World Wide Wrap with Rabbi Michael Werbow: The donning of tefi llin begins at 9:00 a.m., followed by breakfast.

March 6 - The Future of Higher Education in the U.S. with Dr. Donal OShea

April 3 - To be announced

Own an RV? Join the Shalom Roamers this December in Sarasota!Do you own and travel in an RV? Would you like to meet other Jewish couples and singles who enjoy the same lifestyle? The Shalom Roamers, a Chapter of FMCA (Family Motor Coach Associa-tion), will hold its annual Winter Rally from Tuesday, December 22 to Sunday, December 27, at the Sun-N-Fun RV Resort in Sarasota. Rally events will include Shabbat Dinner & Services, Havdalah, Torah Study, Hebrew Class, Tzedakah Project, Shalom Roamer Sip N Noshes, SR Annual Meet-ing & Dinner, Pot Luck Dinner, RV Travel Roundtable, Book Club Discus-sion, Game Night, Lox, Bagel & Eggs Breakfast, Dog Park Gatherings, Shuf-fl eboard Tournament and Golf Outing.

Members of the Shalom Roamers

come from the Sarasota area as well as other parts of Florida and across the U.S. While their personal philosophies and practices vary widely, members are united in a common commitment to maintaining Judaism in their lives while traveling in their RVs. Through-out the year, members are encouraged to keep in touch with each other in ad-dition to gathering as a group. Con-tact is maintained through a quarterly newsletter, emails, Facebook and Ya-hoo groups.

Join today and make new friends for life. Dues are $18 per year per RV. The Rally Fee is $20 plus $38 per night to Sun-N-Fun. For more information, email ShalomRoamers@gmail.com or call Debbie Zimbler-DeLorenzo, presi-dent, at 727.415.0736.

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BNC Study Groups offer many bene ts

There are 19 fabulous Study Groups and learning oppor-tunities this season from the Sarasota Chapter of Brandeis National Committee. Many are favorites from prior seasons Modern Novels, Jewish Film Series, Modern Plays, and Jewish Short Stories. Some groups are totally new, including interesting tours to area attractions, luncheons and dinners. Most take place during the day, but a few are evening groups.

Study Groups utilize the exper-tise and skills of many of our talented members as group leaders. Also, we reach out into the community for ex-perts willing to share their knowledge on many interesting topics. Included this season are Highlights of the Su-

preme Court (Paul Rosen Lifelong Learning Academy), Creativity (Lar-ry Thompson President of Ringling College of Art and Design), and For-gotten Lives (Harriett Hendel Life-long Learning Academy and Pierian Spring Academy).

Study Groups afford us the oppor-tunity to experience new things, see the positive elements in our community, and interact with other members on an intellectual basis and best of all, have fun while participating! Only BNC members may attend study groups. Contact Ellen Klein (epk92245l@aol.com) about becoming a member or Jill Simons (simons3615@aol.com) for additional information about BNC Study Groups.

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Jewish artists were at the very center of cultural life in Germany in the 1930s, but as the Third Reich was rising, their art became increasingly isolated, and in some cases, ultimately forbidden. This season, Sarasota Opera will present several programs that will explore anti-Semitism from Nazi Ger-many to our day.

The Nazi regime viewed the mu-sic of Jewish composers as inharmoni-ous as well as morally and spiritually dangerous. By 1934, even non-Jew-ish composers such as Pfi tzner and Hindemith were maligned as atonal noisemakers because of their musical progressiveness and their association with Jewish musicians.

In a partnership with the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg and with support from both The Jew-ish Federation of Sarasota-Manateeand the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Sarasota Opera will pres-ent two concerts entitled Forbidden Music Works Banned by the Na-zis. The concerts will feature works banned as part of the Nazi campaign against Entartete Kunst (degenerate art), a label that was originally applied to the visual arts and later expanded to music, poetry and theater.

The two performances of For-

bidden Music will take place fi rst at Sarasota Opera House on Saturday, November 7 at 8:00 p.m., and repeated in Ferguson Hall of the Straz Center in Tampa on Sunday, November 8 at 3:00 p.m. The dates were selected to coincide with the commemoration of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, which took place on November 10, 1938.

Among the composers represented will be Felix Mendelssohn, George Gershwin and Kurt Weill. The program will feature songs, arias and ensembles linked together through a narration de-veloped in collaboration with the Flor-ida Holocaust Museum.

In addition to the concerts, the col-laboration will include a talk and panel discussion following the theme of anti-Semitism. On Thursday, November 5 at 5:30p.m., Hava Holzhauer, Florida Regional Director of the Anti-Defama-tion League, will offer a talk focused on anti-Semitism in Europe leading up to the Holocaust, comparing and con-trasting it with anti-Semitism today in Europe and in the United States.

Following Ms. Holzhauers talk, there will be a facilitated community conversation with a panel discussion about contemporary anti-Semitism worldwide and locally on Thursday,

November 19 at 5:30 p.m. Both events are free and will take place at the Sara-sota Opera House Kamlet Library. No tickets are required.

On Saturday, November 14, Sara-sota Youth Opera will present Hans Krsas childrens opera Brundibr for two performances with a new prologue by stage director Martha Collins.

Written before the start of World War II, Brundibr was performed 55 times in the Theresienstadt Jew-ish ghetto, and is the most performed youth opera in the world. Also known as Terezn, the ghetto supported a ro-bust cultural community amidst the atrocities of the Holocaust. The opera Brundibr was used several times by the Nazis as propaganda, including in a fi lm entitled Der Fhrer schenkt den Juden eine Stadt (The Fhrer Gives a City to the Jews), and again on June 23, 1944, during an inspection visit by the International Red Cross.

The story of Brundibr centers on the mission of two young children, Joe and Annette, to get milk for their sick mother. When they attempt to sing in the town square to raise funds, the organ grinder Brundibr chases them away. Three wise animals a sparrow, cat and dog come to the childrens aid and help recruit other young people to

rise up against the evil organ grinder.Composer Hans Krsa and libret-

tist Adolf Hoffmeister originally wrote Brundibar as an entry for a child opera competition. The results of the com-petition were never announced and a 1941 attempt to perform the work at the Prague Jewish orphanage was thwarted as martial law and deportations began. Though a production without orchestra took place in August 1942, Brundibr received its offi cial opening night per-formance on September 23, 1943, in the hall of the Magdeburg barracks, in Theresienstadt.

In the 54 performances that would follow, the cast continually changed as members were deported east. Krsa would compose several new works in Theresienstadt, including his Overture for Small Orchestra which we will per-form as part of our production, before his own death at Auschwitz on October 16, 1944.

While the history of Brundibr is somber, the story is one of hope. The members of Sarasota Youth Opera look forward to bringing Hans Krsas op-era and its message to the stage once more this fall.

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Sarasota Jewish Chorale member active in Jewish affairsBy Marcia Polevoi

Many Sarasota Jewish Cho-rale members are active not only with the Chorale, but give back to the community by being involved in a wide range of activities beyond the SJC. Ronnie Riceberg is one example of this because she is im-mersed in several Jewish organizations. Currently, Ronnie is co-chair of an event sponsored by the Sarasota Chap-ter of the Brandeis National Commit-tee the Annual Showcase being held on Friday, November13 at 9:30 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The aim of the event is to attract new members and to educate them about what the Sarasota chapter does. It is a day for registration for a

wide variety of study groups for both returning members and people just joining. There will also be entertainment provided by the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, titled Selections from the Repertoire.

As a longtime mem-ber of the SJC, Ronnie suggested to the Brandeis board that the Chorale provide a program for the event. This would be a wonderful opportunity for the chorus to further its presence in the community. The re-quest was approved and Ronnie opted to select music that would tug at peo-

ples heartstrings and maybe get a tear in their eye. To accomplish this, she

went through the entire rep-ertoire of the chorus to fi nd songs such as Tumbalalai-ka, Bei Mir Bistu Shein and Jerusalem of Gold. Rehearsals on this program started in September.

Ronnie, an alto, retired from teaching 3rd grade at Phillippi Elementary School in 2014 after many years of teaching both in Sarasota and in Massachusetts. She

then realized that she needed more in-tellectual pursuits. She is a graduate of Brandeis herself, as is her daughter.

Ronnie Riceberg

For the second year in a row, members of Temple Emanu-El participated in a unique proj-ect to build community and aid needy veterans through the temples popular Summer Dining Series.

Every week in the summer months, Temple Emanu-El holds Friday eve-ning services at 6:00 p.m., and after-wards members and their guests gather at local restaurants to share a Shabbat dinner. Temple Emanu-El member and military veteran Dick Gross makes the reservations, choosing restaurants that agree to donate ten percent of the mon-

ey spent by the temple group to Temple Emanu-El Social Action Committees Buddy Program. Created by the Social Action Committee, the Buddy Pro-gram provides assistance and support for homeless and needy veterans and their families through Jewish Family and Childrens Services OMAP Pro-gram (Operation Military Assistance Program). This year, almost $1,000 was raised.

When Mr. Gross lived in New York, he belonged to an organization that helped needy Jewish families. He said it was a good feeling knowing he

was able to provide sup-port in an anonymous way to those less fortunate, stating, Its what Juda-ism is all about. When he heard about the plight of Americas returning vet-erans, he began to think about what members of Temple Emanu-El could do to help them and came up with this idea.

I want to let these men and wom-en know they have not been forgotten, Mr. Gross said. He thanks those restau-

Temple Emanu-El members and guests enjoyed Shabbat dinner at Demetrios while raising money for needy veterans through

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rants that participated and is looking forward to doing this again next year.

She became a member of the board of the Sarasota Brandeis chapter, as well as working on the Jewish Film Festi-val and for The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. She sings with other music groups and helped with the Womens Seder, where she also as-sisted in singing.

The Sarasota Jewish Chorale re-hearses most Thursdays evenings at the Hecht School on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sara-sota. For more information, please call Susan Skovronek at 941.355.8011. For bookings, please call Phyllis Lipshutz at 941.924.6717.

JFCS hosts Sweet Success PartyBy Sheri Weiss, Director of Volunteer Services and Community Outreach

In September, JFCS hosted a Sweet Success Party to kick off a new program created by Sheila Birn-baum. The program is a collaboration of three local agencies: JFCS, Harvest House and Mothers Helping Mothers; and national distribution organization K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers.

The goal of the program is to provide basic items needed by those served at the three partnering agencies in order for them to get back on their feet. With the help of K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers, JFCS, Harvest House and Mothers Helping Mothers will receive and distribute goods such as clothes,

towels, blankets and books to help children, families, veterans and seniors in need. This program was funded by a grant from The Z Foundation through The Gulf Coast Community Founda-tion.

Partnering agencies, funders and volunteers with Sheila Birnbaum (center) at Sweet Success PartySheila Birnbaum with JFCS Past Board Chair

Marie Monsky (photos courtesy Jamie M. Smith)

Sharsheret supports JFCS to offer breast cancer support services By Jamie M. Smith, MBA, Director of Marketing

JFCS recently joined the national Sharsheret Supports program to raise awareness and to sup-port women and their families facing breast cancer. Sharsheret, Hebrew for chain, is a national not-for-profi t or-ganization supporting young women and their families, of all Jewish back-grounds, facing breast cancer.

The new support program will be led by Jewish Healing Program Coor-dinator Jennifer Singer, MAJE, who is excited to offer such a comforting ser-vice to our community. In partnership with Sharsheret, JFCS will provide ac-cess to national breast cancer resources, including culturally-relevant resource materials, local support groups, edu-

cational classes and conferences, and community surveys.

For more information, please con-tact Jennifer Singer at 941.366.2224 x166 or jsinger@JFCS-Cares.org. You can also visit the Sharsheret website at www.sharsheret.org.

Call for volunteers for A Taste of Chanukah community-wide eventPlanning is well underway for the 2015 edition of A Taste of Chanukah, Sara-sota-Manatees preeminent community Chanukah celebration! This commu-nity-wide event will be held at the Sarasota Fairgrounds on Sunday, December 6 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., and will again feature delectable gourmet kosher food prepared and served by some of the regions top restaurants, spectacular entertainment, and attractions for the whole family. Highlighting this years event is the Moshav Band, an Israeli-American rock band.

A large number of volunteers are urgently needed to assist with event operations, including set-up, decorating, traffi c/parking assistance and more. If you wish to volunteer, please contact Chabad of Sarasota at 941.925.0770 or info@chabadofsarasota.com, or visit www.ATasteOfChanukah.com.

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rants that participated and is looking forward to doing this again next year.

She became a member of the board of the Sarasota Brandeis chapter, as well as working on the Jewish Film Festi-val and for The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. She sings with other music groups and helped with the Womens Seder, where she also as-sisted in singing.

The Sarasota Jewish Chorale re-hearses most Thursdays evenings at the Hecht School on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sara-sota. For more information, please call Susan Skovronek at 941.355.8011. For bookings, please call Phyllis Lipshutz at 941.924.6717.

towels, blankets and books to help children, families, veterans and seniors in need. This program was funded by a grant from The Z Foundation through The Gulf Coast Community Founda-tion.

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Falafel with YoavCome and enjoy a terrifi c kosher falafel lunch at noon at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. All you can eat falafel for $5. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.

Torah TotsJoin other parents, grandparents and caregivers as we explore the childs world through story, song, cooking, crafts and circle time. Torah Tots encourages multi-sensory experiences that stimulate emerging language, motor development, socialization and bonding between parent and child. Explore child-rearing from a Jewish perspective, participate in group activities, and learn Jewish customs that will enhance this unique time in your toddlers life in these formative years. Torah Tots takes place from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Suggested donation: $6. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2

A musical celebration of Temple Sinais Silver Anniversary

This is the fi rst of a four-series concert, Seeds of Sun musical ambassa-dors of Israel representing the eclectic spirt of Israeli life. The event begins at 3:30 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. Cost per concert: $18 in advance, $25 at the door, $10 with student ID. For more information, call the temple offi ce at 941.924.1802.

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RELATED EVENTS

Lecture:Forbidden Music & Anti-SemitismTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 5:30 PM

Panel Discussion:Anti-Semitism TodayTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 5:30 PM

Free admission. No ticket required. Lecture and Panel Discussion held inThe Jonas Kamlet Library, Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236

In partnership with the Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, Sarasota Opera presents FORBIDDEN MUSICtwo identical concerts, a lecture and a panel discussion, dedicated to works by composers banned by the Nazis.

The concerts will feature songs, arias, and instrumental pieces by composers such as George Gershwin, Felix Mendelssohn, Kurt Weil, and Hans Krsa.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7,