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stances leading up to their pregnancies Celebrating LIFE & LEGACY donors virtually
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and their decision to terminate those By Nelle Miller, LIFE & LEGACY™ Community Chair, and Gisele Pintchuck, LIFE & LEGACY™ Director
pregnancies. As a child of the Roe v n November 12, it was an hon- and resources to preserve a meaningful Bernstein, LIFE & LEGACY donor Nelle thanked fellow donors for
Wade era, I knew intellectually that or to convene a celebratory Jewish future. He tied our Jewish her- and Temple Emanu-El’s program team their commitment and foresight, say-
it was difficult and often traumatic to Ogathering of LIFE & LEGA- itage to the importance of supporting member. ing that the support of a strong Jewish
seek an abortion before 1973, but these CY™ donors for an evening of learn- our families and communities today, The Harold Grinspoon Founda- community in Sarasota-Manatee will
essays made the issue very real in a ing and gratitude for their philanthropy and what that does to ensure the future. tion’s LIFE & LEGACY program has make the area more viable for the next
way that I knew had to be an important and foresight into the future of our Rabbi Cohen’s storytelling created a been a great success in our commu- generation, including our children and
part of any book I wrote about female Jewish community in Sarasota-Mana- very personal narrative that was both nity as a result of the supportive and their children, to live here. She stressed
ambition. tee. Close to 200 donors and 10 com- grateful and hopeful in the context generous participation of over 500 lo- our responsibility and brilliant oppor-
At the time I began writing the munity partners gathered by Zoom to of what our special group of LIFE & cal donors. Close to $19.5 million has tunity to ensure that our legacy as a
book, one Presiden- hear from The Jewish Federation of LEGACY donors have already set up already been pledged and $2.3 million group is strong, inspirational to future
tial administration ago, Sarasota-Manatee leadership – CEO for our community. has been received. “We feel great grat- generations and permanent.
I felt I was writing Howard Tevlowitz, Board President “It was most meaningful to hear itude and thanks for the legacy that For more information about the
about this from a his- this community continues to step up to LIFE & LEGACY program, contact
torical perspective, but provide for the next generations of our Gisele Pintchuck, LIFE & LEGACY
the past four years of families and friends who will choose Director, at gpintchuck@jfedsrq.org or
the Trump administra- to live here and participate in Jewish 941.706.0029.
tion have made it very life,” said Nelle Miller.
clear that the issue of
reproductive rights is
current, and that histo-
ry is repeating itself. I
want Feast Your Eyes
to help make abortion A concierge practice devoted to internal medicine and wellness.
something that people start talking
about, to normalize it as a topic of con-
versation, and remove the stigma and
secrecy that still surround it almost 50 Randon Carvel, LIFE & LEGACY the words of Rabbi Cohen. May we
years after its legalization. Community Chair Nelle S. Miller – as a community, and I as an honored
What did you learn about your- and guest speaker Rabbi Daniel Cohen. part, continue to follow the light,”
self by writing this book? Rabbi Cohen shared his elegant said Adrea Sukin, a LIFE & LEGACY
Writing this book was a way for wisdom and meaningful message donor and member of Temple Beth
me to explore the parenting/ambi- through conversation about legacy, Sholom’s program team.
tion issue on an intellectual level as and what it has meant to him person- “He was outstanding! So glad we
well as a personal one, in an attempt ally to share his passion, knowledge got to hear his message,” added Don CHRISTOPHER S. LITTLE, M.D. and STEVEN W. FINEMAN, M.D.
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