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JEWISH HAPPENINGS March 2021 11B

TUESD A Y , MAR CH 2 3 Virtual Season...Two Great FREE Series!
TUESDAY, MARCH 23

Brandeis Art in the Afternoon
Join Brandeis National Committee (BNC) from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. SARASOTA INSTITUTE OF LIFETIME LEARNING
on Zoom. Michael Lasser, former teacher and theatre critic, and host
of syndicated public radio show Fascinatin’ Rhythm, will discuss with
recorded music, “Irving Berlin’s Amazing Year.” This season, BNC
members can experience a BNC Art in the Afternoon program free. The Global Issues
cost for guests is $18. BNC membership includes study groups and special
events. The event fee may be applied to membership. To receive the private & Music Mondays
Zoom link, please register with Maris Margulies at grandmakabat@aol. SILL celebrates 50 Years
com or 941.757.3012. with FREE online series
- our gift to the Community
“Italian Jewish Personalities” with Lael Hazan for 50 years of support
JANUARY 4 to MARCH 30
The People of the Book have contributed to the flowering of Italian
culture for over 2,000 years. This program will bring to life some of the For series schedule
most towering and colorful figures of the Judeo-Italian experience. We and to sign up to view the programs visit:
will explore the great Jewish personalities from Jason ben Eleazar and sillsarasota.org
Eupolemus ben Jonanan, who came to Italy as envoys of Judah Maccabee,
to Rita Levi-Montalcini, Nobel-winning scientist, and Nicola Zingaretti,
current leader of the Italian Democratic Party. The event begins at 7:00 P asso v er b egins the
Passover begins the
p.m. via Zoom. Fill out the form on templebethsholomfl.org for the
evening of Saturday,
password and link. No cost, but donations are always appreciated. For e v ening of S a tur da y ,
more information, call the Temple Beth Sholom office at 941.955.8121 or
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email info@templebethsholomfl.org. March 27. Many of the
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prohibition against “graven images” and the exclusion of Jews from artistic information.
guilds across Europe. However, worldwide political changes in the 1800s
and 1900s produced a significant level of secularization in Europe – and
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new opportunities for Jewish artists and photographers. This lecture will THURSDAY, MARCH 25
discuss Jewish artists including Amedeo Modigliani, Chaim Soutine and
Marc Chagall. This free Temple Emanu-El event begins at 10:30 a.m. on The Mort Skirboll Jewish Film Festival:
Zoom. Please visit sarasotatemple.org/event-registration.html to register. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Closing Night
R R to 9:00 p.m. For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at jlisitza@
This sponsor-only event – Cinema Under the Stars – takes place from 7:00
jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2113.
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The Mort Skirboll Jewish Film Festival:
Breaking Bread,
A Film Discussion with Director Beth Hawk
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
In Breaking Bread, exotic cuisine and a side of politics are on the menu.
those
those you cherish Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, the first Muslim Arab to win Israel’s MasterChef
you cherish
television competition, is on a quest to make social change through food.
In an effort to effect change, she founded the A-sham Arabic Food Festival
by making a in Haifa, Israel, where pairs of Arab and Jewish chefs collaborate on local
by making a
dishes. A film about hope, synergy and mouthwatering fare, Breaking
Bread illustrates what happens when people focus on the person, rather
donation in their than the religion; on the public, rather than the politicians. The film
donation in their
discussion takes place from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Zoom. Registered guests
will receive a link with the purchase of this film. To register, please visit
honor or memory … jfedsrq.org/jff. For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at jlisitza@
jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2113.
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“The Amazing Passover Race”
Join Temple Sinai at a fun family activity just like in the show The
Amazing Race. Meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Temple Sinai parking lot at 4631
S. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota (enter from Proctor Road only), to
receive race instructions and start your race with the first mission, driving
Call Bonnie at Or visit jfedsrq.org/ from one spot to the next using given clues. The first team to find the
941.343.2115 tribute to donate afikomen and bring it back wins! For more information, email Bethany
Leinweber at bleinweber@templesinai-sarasota.org.