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COMMUNITY FOCUS April 2021 19A

Sarasota/Manatee Annual Yom HaShoah

Community Service and Commemoration

This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee

he Sarasota-Manatee Rabbinical led by our community cler- Jewish Congregation lands, the Frank family went into hid-
Association (SMRA), in con- gy and local residents. In of Venice, is author ing, but the Kohnstams decided to flee.
Tjunction with the Jewish Con- addition to remembering the of A Chance to Live: They made their way across Belgium
gregation of Venice, Temple Beth pain of the past, we will also A Family’s Journey to and France, crossing the Pyrenees to
Israel of Longboat Key and The Jew- take note of the alarming in- Freedom. As a small Spain in a year-long journey filled with
ish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, crease in antisemitism in to- boy, Pieter lived with dangerous border crossings and mirac-
will sponsor this year’s Community day’s world. We must learn his parents in an apart- ulous escapes.
Yom HaShoah Service and Commem- the lessons of the past, stay ment in Amsterdam Pieter will share his story with
oration via Zoom. The program will resolute in the face of the during World War II. the help of a PowerPoint presentation.
be held on Wednesday, April 7 at 7:00 challenges of the present, By coincidence, one of Pieter and his wife Susan received the
p.m. All those interested in participat- and always remain hopeful their neighbors was the Legacy of Hope Award from the Anne
ing should register by sending an email for the future. Pieter Kohnstam Frank family, includ- Frank Center for Mutual Respect in
to shana@tbi-lbk.org. Our featured speaker this year ing Anne Frank, who became Pieter’s 2019. Pieter serves on the Board of
The program will include memo- will be Pieter Kohnstam. Pieter, a res- sometime babysitter and playmate. Directors of the Anne Frank Center
rial prayers, readings and reflections ident of Venice and a member of the When the Nazis occupied The Nether- USA.
The Women of Sinai community-wide food drive

feeds the hungry

By Gail Glickman
emple Sinai has had a history been unable to have our weekly collec- March 22 through March 26
of tzedakah, concern and giving tion. Our services and all of our meet- during business hours. The food
Tback to the community. This ings and events have been virtual. We collected for this project went to
year, Covid-19 has impacted the abil- have just started to bring back limited The Food Bank of Manatee.
ity to continue with one of our major attendance in the sanctuary. For those unable to deliver
projects, collecting food for the hungry Because the Women of Sinai have food items to the temple, checks
in the Sarasota-Manatee area. not been having monthly luncheons can be made payable to either of
There is so much need for food in and unable to collect items for the the two local food banks – All
the community. Before the pandemic, community, the group decided to orga- Faiths Food Bank of Sarasota or
barrels for weekly food collection were nize a community-wide food drive the The Food Bank of Manatee – and
left in the Temple Sinai lobby and those week before Passover. sent to Judy Polivy, c/o Temple
attending services brought non-perish- Coordinated by Judy Polivy, Wom- Sinai, 4361 S. Lockwood Ridge
able items every week. Since March en of Sinai VP Mitzvah, bins for food Road, Sarasota, FL 34231. For
2020 until recently, no one has been collection were placed in front of the more information, contact Judy Judy & Howard Polivy at last year’s
allowed in the sanctuary and we have main entrance to Temple Sinai from at teachtel21@frontier.com. Women of Sinai food drive

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