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MIAMI TO INVEST ISRAEL APPROVES SALE Israel was still conducting talks with trauma unit from Israel-based United
$1 MILLION IN ISRAEL OF ADDITIONAL WATER Hamas on a wide range of economic Hatzalah, and paramedics from Magen
BONDS IN GESTURE TO JORDAN projects for Gaza including a new water David Adom and Zaka who had also
OF SOLIDARITY Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett pipeline, the construction of fish farms, traveled to Miami from the Middle
East. “We’re here to show support, sol-
the establishment of a large fuel reser-
The city of Miami will invest $1 mil- has approved the immediate sale of 50 voir to prevent future power shortages idarity,” Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, Israel’s
lion in Israel government bonds in a million cubic meters of water to Jor- and a jointly operated industrial zone at Consul General in Miami, told me. The
move approved unanimously by city dan, to be followed by another 50 mil- the Karni border crossing. All of these Israelis are here for the living.
commissioners on Thursday, June 10. lion next year. projects have now been canceled. That the Israeli visitors have suc-
Commissioner Joe Carollo said Israel supplies Jordan with 55 mil- During the fighting, Israeli offi- ceeded in alleviating anyone’s suffer-
the investment will serve as a “small lion cubic meters of water annually, cials kept repeating, “What was, is no ing shows what the Jewish state can
token of our support for Israel and our according to the 1994 peace agree- more.” The true meaning of that is now mean to people thousands of miles
appreciation for the warm friendship ment. However, Jordan’s water needs clear. Moreover, the IDF is just wait- away during the worst moment of their
and support that we have had from so increased significantly after the influx ing for the first rocket to fly as a reason lives. The tragedy in Surfside shows
many Israelis and their contribution to of three million refugees from Iraq and to destroy Hamas’ remaining arsenals. that the connections between Ameri-
our community.” Syria. (Alex Fishman, Ynet News) can Jews and the Jewish state are not
Carollo told Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, The Netanyahu government had merely political and go beyond the
Israel’s new consul general in Miami, agreed to provide Jordan with addi- HONDURAS OPENS strictly rational. The bonds are resil-
“We want you to bring back to Israel tional water in April but the deal was EMBASSY IN JERUSALEM ient in ways that perhaps only a crisis
a little bit of gratitude from the city of not completed. (Asharq Al-Awsat - UK) Honduran President Juan Orlando Her- can fully surface. In moments of need,
Miami.” nandez dedicated the new Embassy of all other contexts retreat into the back-
Elbaz-Starinsky said, “I really HAMAS ROCKET ATTACK Honduras in Jerusalem on Thursday, ground, and the Jews can still resemble
don’t have enough words to express FROM GAZA PROVOKED June 24, the fourth country to do so. a family.
my gratitude.... Just three weeks ago MAJOR ISRAELI POLICY In addition, Hungary and the Nachman Shai, Israel’s Minister
I was sitting in a shelter with my five SHIFT Czech Republic have diplomatic offic- for Diaspora Affairs who was in Surf-
children.” When Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar es in Jerusalem, and several countries side, said, “It’s important for Jews in
Carollo responded, “We’re very gave the order to fire rockets at Jeru- have trade offices in the capital. (Lahav the diaspora to know that we care for
privileged and blessed that...we don’t salem on May 10, he failed to see that Harkov, Jerusalem Post) them and that we will come any time
have to worry day-to-day that we’re this would lead to a fundamental shift they need us.”
going to be attacked with missiles. The in Israeli policy on Gaza. Due to his THE IDF ARRIVES In the official Israeli view, and in
State of Israel recently went through miscalculation, Israel is now transfer- IN SURFSIDE the view of many American Jews, the
something that we in America cannot ring only limited amounts of humani- A small team from the Israel Defense Jewish backyard extends for thousands
even begin to imagine.” (Marie-Rose tarian aid and fuel to Gaza. Force’s Homefront Command arrived of miles, meaning that every crisis is
Sheinerman, Miami Herald) In the days preceding the fighting, in Surfside. They joined a psycho- continued on next page
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Building and planning for a
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needs to the architects who will create
drawings and accompanying budgets.
In all, there are over 70 community
ing, etc. In order to accomplish all the
The construction work will be per-
work that needs to be done, the utiliza-
formed in phases, with the first three
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Staff report e know that many of you theater, security, kitchens and cater- members sitting on these committees.
tion committee has been broken down
into four sub-committees, which report
Phase 1 will address infrastructure
phases taking precedence:
needs, including access for emergency
their findings back to the overall group.
11 Community Focus
are eager for a ‘behind the
33 Israel & the Jewish World Wscenes’ look at what we are Those sub-committees are: vehicles and additional parking.
18 Jewish Happenings
Phase 2 will be the renovation of
planning for our Larry Greenspon Fam-
Youth and Family Programming
ily Campus for Jewish Life. Our staff
28 Jewish Interest
the existing recreation and teen center
buildings (gymnasium and surrounding
and leadership are busy meeting with
Performing Arts, Event and
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Outdoor/Sports Facilities
34 Commentary vendors and potential campus partners ‹ ‹ Meeting Space These sub-committees have been areas) for the needs of Community Day
to discover all our options for creating a
School, which will relocate to our cam-
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vibrant Jewish campus: sports and well-
Israel and Holocaust
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meeting regularly to discuss how to
39 Life Cycle ness, summer day camp, culinary arts MARCH pus in June 2021. Phase 3 will be the renovation and THAT’S FIT TO PRINT!
and so much more. Though this campus
expansion of the Flanzer-Weinberg
best use the space for current and fu-
continued on page 2
plan is still a work in progress, we are
ture programs, and what kind of space
is required; conducting research on
excited to share some details with you!
We have a well-established utili-
similar spaces in other cities; meeting
Meet the dynamic duos behind
with professionals; and conveying their
Black and Randon Carvel, which con-
sists of members of the community and
2 zation committee, co-chaired by Ian 16-21
Building Our Future…Together!
backgrounds in construction, building,
Hershorin Schiff Community Federation board members who have
By Su Byron 201 5
Day School leaders power
vision for the future
he Larry Greenspon Family
Campus for Jewish Life pres-
Lion of Judah & Pomegranate Tents an innovative and exciting
opportunity to take our community to
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Ben & Stacy Hanan, Tom & Karen Bernstein, Patti & David Wertheimer, Julie & Josh Green
Tom and Karen Bernstein are eration is the heart of our Jewish com- hope everyone will take ownership in
a new level of programming and en-
The Jewish Federation’s
gagement. To help fund this monumen-
New Torah dedication ANNUAL
tal initiative, four couples have come
Ben and Stacy Hanan are excited
together to launch a capital campaign:
Luncheon
to leave a legacy for future generations
Building Our Future…Together! We
its future.”
shine a spotlight on them in this piece.
of Jews in our community. “The idea of
munity and we believe in its mission,”
a campus for Jewish life energizes us,”
says Josh. “The most exciting part of
says Ben. “Stacy grew up in a commu-
this campaign is that we are building a
enthused about spreading the word
about the project. Tom, who is also a
nity with a very vibrant JCC. Although
center for the future of the Jewish com-
Federation board member, says he is
this won’t be a JCC, it will provide a
munity that will have a generational
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eration’s board, adds that the initia-
Building Our Future…Together! to
so many exciting opportunities that
tive, “will bring the mission to a higher
come along with this.” Stacy agrees.
prospective investors. “It will become
level, offering even more to strengthen
“The new campus will serve as a con-
the cornerstone of the Jewish commu-
Jewish life, provide for those in need
sistent reminder of the importance of
nity, especially with the Community
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Day School on campus.” Karen says
and promote Israel. In order to keep
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vision for a vibrant campus for Jewish
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Federation moves quickly in response
twice a week in an effort to keep our
demic. We were also still in our event
isolated community connected. There
13 Community Focus to Coronavirus crisis stepped up our regular weekly eblast to
season, so I also had concerns about
is a lot of collaboration between these
By Gayle Guynup
how we would continue to provide pro-
Would you rather get your copy by mail? 26 Jewish Interest Arus global pandemic reached gramming virtually,” she said. keys to success,” Adler said.
s we moved through February
two teams and that has been one of our
21 Jewish Happenings
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and into March, the Coronavi-
“Our programming team took im-
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32 Israel & the Jewish World
mediate steps to connect with our na-
its invisible tentacles across the globe
and the team began pivoting its pro-
tional organizations, such as The Jewish
gramming in mid-March, when it was
– from China, into Europe and the
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our doors and watched the daily num-
ber of cases rise.
Locally, it could not have come
season on the Gulf Coast. Social
and cultural events were cancelled,
one after another, and the tourists
8 at a worse time, at the start of high
were absent, leaving an economic
A changing of the guard for our that annually flock to our shores Federation staff adapted quickly to working from home and communicating via Zoom
mark that we are still feeling today.
Federation LIFE & LEGACY™ team
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-
Manatee stepped up in response to
apparent they were going to have to
this unprecedented crisis, finding in-
adapt the Jewish Film Festival to the
for virtual programs. Our communica-
to pivot toward a “new normal.”
“We didn’t want to just abandon
the whole festival because we weren’t
tions team definitely rose to the chal-
As the Coronavirus crisis unfolded,
Federation Chief Operating Officer
going to be able to see the films in
lenge, quickly creating a resource page
on our website for Coronavirus news,
Kim Adler said her immediate con-
11 novative and out-of-the-box ways and glean resources and alternatives new reality. continued on page 2
ed in a work-from-home environment,
Jewish partners and more. They also
Baking challah for a cause cerns were “keeping our team motivat- Jewish programming, links to our local work together for the enhancement of
Joint statement from Federation
technology hurdles and the lack of any
at Gulf Coast Hillel
playbook for operating during a pan-
from this difficult period with a re-
Then the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
The Federation and Community
newed sense of purpose and dedication
n September 2018, The Jewish
Day have carefully considered the toll
to the Jewish community.
of this pandemic on both of our orga-
Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
The need for and importance of a
13 and Community Day School Jewish life and identity, and to emerge
programming in response Iand Hershorin Schiff Community nizations, and on our entire commu- Jewish day school in Sarasota-Man-
Jewish agencies pivot their
atee remain unchanged. Community
nity. In the midst of such challenging
Day School entered into a lease for a
and uncertain times, it is not possible to
new school building on The Larry &
Day School will continue to operate
to Coronavirus pandemic
Mary Greenspon Family Campus for
at its current location on the Temple
proceed with the Campus development
Beth Sholom Campus for the 2020-21
Jewish Life. Together, we began work-
project as planned. Accordingly, the
school year while exploring options for
Federation and Community Day School
ing on plans for the construction of a
Community Day that would include
We know that the community
will not move onto the Campus.
will share our mutual disappointment.
classrooms, a chapel, art spaces, a kib-
While the Federation and Com-
butz-style garden, athletic fields and
munity Day School will not share a
However, we also know that our com-
more. To finance the development of
campus, we remain committed to our
munity is resilient and steadfast. We
38 state-of-the-art learning facility for will terminate their lease, and the school future expansion.
Temple Emanu-El Religious the school buildings and the renovation aligned Jewish values, including ex- hope that you will support each orga-
and expansion of other Campus facili-
panding Jewish educational opportu-
nization in any way you can, and join
nities for the more than 3,000 Jewish
us in strengthening the Federation and
ties, the Federation undertook a vig-
School ends year with spirit
Community Day School for genera-
orous Capital Campaign. Our shared
children in Sarasota-Manatee. We look
PAID POLITICAL
goal: to make the Campus a center for
forward to collaborating on long-term
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