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NCJW Book Club People of the Book Event Eretz Yisrael in Song
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Book Club will discuss With Steven E. Zipperstein
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel at a virtual discussion on Zoom Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. It’s the story of how a family keeps a secret, and how During the early years of the Arab-Jewish conflict in Palestine, the parties
that secret ends up keeping them. The NCJW Sarasota-Manatee section repeatedly used the law to gain leverage against each other and influence
website (ncjwsarasota-manatee.org) has information about the Book Club, international opinion. In two instances – the Shaw Commission in 1929
the title selections and dates for the upcoming season. Click on Community and the Lofgren Commission in 1930 – Arabs and Jews faced off against
Services at the top of the page. You will also find Goodreads reviews each other in full-blown trials before British and international judges. In a
of the books. There is no charge for this event and guests are welcome. third instance, the 1936-37 Peel Commission, the parties used witness tes-
For more information and the Zoom link, contact Michelle Rosenthal timony and extensive written submissions to continue their legal advocacy.
at oceanrose103@yahoo.com or 609.306.8383, or Susan Horowitz at The arguments the parties made in those three trials continue to resonate
sbhorowitz55@gmail.com or 508.733.3250. in the conflict today, nearly 100 years later. Join Steven Zipperstein as he
shares this and more from his fascinating book, Law and the Arab-Israeli
Conflict. Tickets to this 2:00 p.m. event on Zoom are $10 per household
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People of the Book events, please visit jfedsrq.org/books. For more in-
People of the Book Event formation, contact Jeremy Lisitza at jlisitza@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2113.
With Raffi Berg “Israeli Holidays Observances:
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut”
In the early 1980s, on a remote part of the Sudanese coast, a new luxury Among the most important of Israeli holidays are two back-to-back days
resort opened for business. Catering to divers, it attracted guests from to commemorate Israel’s fallen military heroes and terrorist victims, and
around the world. Little did guests know that the staff members were to celebrate Israel’s blessed re-birthday as a nation and the homeland of
undercover spies, working for the Mossad – the Israeli secret service. Red the Jewish people, where every Jew of every race has a special place. This
Sea Spies is a page-turner that tells the true story that inspired the recent year’s theme of remembrance and rejoicing is especially imperative to
Netflix drama, The Red Sea Diving Resort. What began with one cryptic participate in, as Israel emerges from its pandemic lockdowns, causing
message pleading for help, turned into the secret evacuation of thousands widespread unemployment and discouragement. Learn the facts! This
of Ethiopian Jews and the spiriting of them to Israel. Tickets to this 2:00 event, presented by the Al Katz Center, begins at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.
p.m. event on Zoom are $10 per household (or $18 for all three April author Donations greatly appreciated. To RSVP and receive the Zoom link,
events). To register for this and all other People of the Book events, please please call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.
visit jfedsrq.org/books. For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at
jlisitza@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2113.
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Stay connected @ jfedsrq.org People of the Book Event
With Maurice Samuels
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
The year was 1832 and the French royal family was in exile, driven out
by yet another revolution. From a drafty Scottish castle, the Duchesse de
TO LIFE VIRTUAL EVENT restore the Bourbon dynasty. By blaming an entire people for the actions
Berry – the mother of the 11-year-old heir to the throne – hatched a plot to
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
of a single man, the duchess’s supporters set the terms for the century of
antisemitism that followed. The Betrayal of the Duchess is the riveting
‘21 APRIL 12, 2021 story of a high-spirited woman, the charming but volatile young man who
double-crossed her, and the birth of one of the modern world’s most dead-
ly forms of hatred. Tickets to this 10:30 a.m. event on Zoom are $10 per
AT 7:00 PM
household (or $18 for all three April author events). To register for this
and all other People of the Book events, please visit jfedsrq.org/books.
For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at jlisitza@jfedsrq.org or
941.343.2113.

Just Reel Education:
THE Yerusalem, A Post-Film Discussion

Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Available on Monday, April 12 with a talkback event on Zoom on April 15
YEAR from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Details to come. To register, please visit jfedsrq.or g/

events. For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at jlisitza@jfedsrq.
org or 941.343.2113.

OF NCJW Council Chat

The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) has a monthly chat group
on the third Thursday of every month. Each session will begin with infor-
HOPE mation on famous Jewish women in history. The topic is different each
month and everyone is welcome to this free virtual chat on Zoom at 1:00
p.m. Look forward to introducing yourself and meeting some new people,
learning about NCJW and enjoying a lively discussion. Advance registra-
tion is necessary to obtain the Zoom link. To RSVP or for more informa-
tion, contact Ginny Kutikoff at gkutikoff@gmail.com or 845.531.9949.
The Florida Holocaust Museum honors the memory of millions of
innocent men, women and children who su ered or died in the
Holocaust. The Museum is dedicated to teaching the members of all
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