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“Jewish on Campus” – Redefining college prep

JFSM

Have your future college students
signed up for part two of “Jewish on
Campus” with current college stu-
dents on Thursday, October 22? Your JFSM
V
teens can hear firsthand from a panel
ual
t
ir
of college students originating from
the Sarasota-Manatee area. They will
speak about what they are experienc- Virtual
ing on their campuses and open up a
dialogue for questions. The discussion
will be moderated by Logan Marr,
Florida State University alumnus and
Federation Communications and Mar-
keting Coordinator. To register, visit
jfedsrq.org/events.
For more information about the
Heller CRC, contact Jessi Sheslow at
jsheslow@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2109.
For more information about STEP,

contact Andrea Eiffert at aeiffert@jfed
srq.org or 941.552.6308. FEDERATION MAJOR EVENTS

Hunger leaders detail

the depth of need 2020–2021

By Rabbi Brenner Glickman
ican Friends of Leket, described a
similar situation that the national food
bank is facing in Israel. The devastated OCTOBER 2020 – JUNE 2021 JANUARY 24, 2021
economy in Israel caught everyone by
surprise. For instance, in the resort city People of the Book Series International Holocaust
of Eilat, unemployment rose from 3%
to 70%. This surge in need came just Remembrance “Honoring
as the usual food donors were shutter-
ing their businesses. Leket responded NOVEMBER 8, 2020 Children of the Holocaust”
by purchasing enormous amounts of
food to provide for the elderly, children Federation Celebration
and vulnerable populations. Leket sent
thousands of volunteers to pick fresh FEBRUARY 23, 2021
produce that farmers could not sell to
restaurants and hotels. Major corpora- NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Community Lecture
tions such as McDon-
ald’s lent Leket trucks Kristallnacht with special with Eli Beer,
to transport the huge
increase of food distri-
butions. performance by Niv Ashkenazi President & Founder,
Here and in Israel,
the food banks are re- and Matthew Graybill United Hatzalah of Israel
sponding to the need.
If you would like to
donate or volunteer,
please visit www.all- DECEMBER 7, 2020 MARCH 1 – MARCH 25, 2021
faithsfoodbank.org and
TH
www.leket.org. THE Women’s Event 12 Annual Jewish Film Festival
The well-attended webinar was
hosted by Rabbi Brenner Glickman and with Jamie Bernstein & Alexandra Silber
sponsored by The Jewish Federation
of Sarasota-Manatee, and the Social
Action Committee and Brotherhood of
Temple Emanu-El.

To register, visit jfedsrq.org/events

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