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5 The Night of Broken Glass: capacity to bring forth light. The beau-
22A January 2021 FEDERATION NEWS

The night the Holocaust began

By Bette Zaret, Vice Chair Heller CRC, and Chair, CRC Holocaust Subcommittee
he Jewish Federation of Sara-
of Bat Yam Temple of the Islands on

sota-Manatee and its Butterflies
ty of their music tells us that our re-
Sanibel Island, offered an invocation
ly, to honor all of the survivors who
presented a virtual commemoration
share with others the light that is within
EASY Tof Hope Holocaust Initiative urging us to never forget and, especial- sponse to darkness must always be to
us all.
bore witness to this horrific time in his-
of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken
Glass,” on November 9, 2020.
tory.
Toward the end of the program,
Cantor Lizzie Weiss from Temple
November 9, 1938, saw a pogrom
Rabbi Fuchs then shared some of
that was unprecedented in the history
Emanuel of Beverly Hills energized
his life story and the extraordinary life
STEPS of modern Germany. Over two days of his beloved father, Leo Fuchs, who the audience with a combined Yiddish
and English version of “The Partisan
was arrested during the terrifying night
and nights, hundreds of synagogues
in Germany and its territories, many
of what became known as the Night of
Song,” which is considered one of
Broken Glass.
of them irreplaceable historical mon-
the chief anthems of Holocaust survi-
The audience was then treated
How To Stay uments, were burned and destroyed. to the combined genius of virtuoso vors and is sung in memorial services
Rioters ransacked and looted some
around the world. Cantor Weiss then
violinist Niv Ashkenazi and pianist
touched all of us with a combined
7,500 Jewish businesses, and vandal-
Up-To-Date ized Jewish hospitals, homes, schools Matthew Graybil, both graduates of Hebrew and English musical version
and cemeteries. Thirty thousand Jew-
The Juilliard School.
of the poignant Mi Shebeirach, the
On Your ish males, aged 16 to 60, were arrest- Itzhak Perlman and Glenn Dicterow at timely Jewish Prayer of Healing. With
Ashkenazi, who studied under
ed. Almost a hundred were murdered.
a holistic view of humankind, the
Jewish Hundreds of others died by suicide in The Juilliard School and participated prayer asks for physical cure as well as
Community despair. in the Perlman Music Program, played spiritual healing, praying for blessing,
one of the Violins of Hope that had
compassion, restoration and strength
The Kristallnacht commemoration
featured a number of extraordinary and been retrieved from the ashes of the for all.
1 FREQUENTLY talented individuals who, every day, Nazi concentration camps and refur- inspired all to remember those who
The Kristallnacht commemoration
inspire their communities with words,
bished. The Violins of Hope are instru-
music and song.
their own way, preserve the history of
locaust, those who miraculously sur-
Beautiful renditions of the United ments which, by telling their story in were so brutally murdered in the Ho-
Social Media: While we don’t always States National Anthem and the Israel the Holocaust and honor the survival vived and those who helped save them,
post hourly, we do post often. What do we National Anthem were sung by Nicole of the spirit of the Jewish people. as well as their families and loved ones.
post? Time-sensitive news, alerts, items of
interest, and more. Follow us on Facebook, Smith, Music Director at St. John’s The Federation’s Jessi Sheslow The commemoration also encour-
Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and more! United Methodist Church, and Cantor introduced their performance by ex- aged us to not only remember the past
Find us by searching for “JFEDSRQ.” Marci Vitkus from the Jewish Congre- plaining that their concert depicted but to look forward to a future where
2 DAILY gation of Venice, respectively. the relationship between darkness and we can continue to enjoy our freedoms
and, hopefully, live in peace and har-
light, and that when confronted by
Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs, pro-
darkness, be it the Night of Broken
lific author of six books whose pulpit
mony.
The Rev. Bryan Fulwider, Presi-
Website JFEDSRQ.org career has spanned nearly 50 years Glass, the Holocaust or the current dent of the Interfaith Council of Central
pandemic, the human spirit has the
and who is the current spiritual leader
Whether you’re on your desk-
top, laptop or smartphone, the Florida, emphasized the importance of
Federation website, has everything above and memorializing Kristallnacht, “…be-
below (and more) right at your fingertips. Keep Voices of the cause it reminds us of the importance
our event calendars in your bookmarks bar for
event information in a click. HOLOCAUST of standing with communities who
have traditionally been vulnerable,
3 BI-WEEKLY Holocaust, Genocide ostracized or targeted by hate groups.
This is an ongoing calling that we have
and Tolerance Education Inspiring Speakers: to be diligent about.”
Fittingly, the audience then recit-
Federation Eblast: GEORGE ERDSTEIN ed in unison the Hands Against Hate
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Federation to offer all virtual
39 Commentary
he Jewish Federation of Sara-
Jewish community right to your Where your dollars go: 4 cases that continue to climb in Flori- in-person event, what conditions ‹ ‹ event. All answers clearly showed survivors last year #NEVERFORGET communities for all.
43 Focus on Youth
sota-Manatee has made the dif-
47 Life Cycle
38 Israel & the Jewish World Tficult decision that all programs
2020-21 season?
door event for the coming Fall-Winter
Chief Executive Officer Howard Tev-
for the 2020-21 season will be virtual.
As you can see, an overwhelming
majority would not feel comfortable
munity.
reluctance on the part of the com-
lowitz says, “In an effort to keep the
community safe, we feel we have no
tell.
attending or thought it was too soon to
Many of the comments were en-
lightening. Here are a few:
choice but to make this decision. The
important!”
health of our Federation family is too
Other questions included at
what capacity one would attend an
I will not be attending in the fore-
In addition to the Coronavirus
would have to be in effect to feel
asking, but no, no and NO!!!
seeable future. Very glad you are
With an older population to con-
comfortable to attend an in-person
door every month with news, taken to a new level 12 answered by more than 550 re- event (i.e., masks, sanitizers, etc.) 4.0 % 9 .5 % sider, no indoor events should be
American Friends of
da, Tevlowitz points to the results of
Leket Israel
our recent event survey, which clearly
planned until there is a vaccine.
attend in-person events for the foresee-
and when would you see yourself
showed the community is not ready to
able future. “We have heard you loud
and films you’ve provided.
ready to come out to an in-person
Appreciate the varied programs
and clear,” says Tevlowitz.
The event survey sent out
continued on page 2
LEVEL OF COMFORT TO ATTEND INDOOR EVENTS
via email and social media, was
3 .2 %
SURVEY RESULTS
feedback about our current virtual
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spondents. They were asked for 57 .2
programming and questioned about
.2 Percent Will avoid attending in-
%
events, and more. Get your FREE Temple Beth Sholom Catering: 16 time to let us know their thoughts. 26.1 26 soon to tell 3 attending indoor events .2 Percent Have no concern about The evening concluded with these
how comfortable one would feel at-
57door events for the foreseeable future
tending in-person events this com-
ing season. We are so grateful that
so many in our community took the
.0 Percent Would be nervous,
4 but may still attend indoor events
The pie chart at right shows the
answer to the main question: What is
9federal/state guidelines are strictly followed
your level of comfort attending an in-
%
.5 Percent Will attend so long as CDC/
.1 Percent Think that it is too
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By Kim Adler, Chief Operating Officer, and Stacey Gillman, Stronger Together Granting Chair
Ibegan raising funds to provide
COVID-19 relief to Jewish organiza-
vices and programs for
tions in our two-county area. As of
our community mem-
and safe school year
The Gan plans an exciting
this printing, our generous community
has contributed more than $330,000 to
bers, many of whom are
the pandemic.
our Stronger Together effort, including
isolated and alone due to
a $100,000 matching grant from our
board-restricted fund.
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