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STAFF MEMORIES: facilities. Instead of being dependent Antisemitism is rampant. Everything
Kim Adler: Howard and I have on fundraising, we started using differ- is black or white. We no longer see
worked together since his first day at ent streams of revenue to support our any shades of gray. That’s why it is so
the Federation. Over the last 20-plus programming.” That led to the concept important to build these community-
years, Howard has become my mentor Established 1971 of a fee-for-service campus. based relationships,” Howard said.
and friend. I believe Howard’s main PUBLISHER “It kind of followed the Westcoast Re-envisioning the Federation
legacy is growing this Federation into The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Black Theatre Troupe model (who we campus
a true community organization where The Larry & Mary Greenspon also work with),” Howard said. “They Perhaps the pinnacle of Howard’s Fed- The work of a CEO is not always glamorous.
we meet the needs of our Jewish com- Family Campus for Jewish Life saw a need and created programming to eration career is still to be fully real- Howard holds the campus plans while architect
munity while working together with Klingenstein Jewish Center fill that need. And look what happened! ized – the reimagined Larry & Mary Debbie Graves explains the drawings
580 McIntosh Road
other minority, religious, governmental Sarasota, FL 34232-1959 We are pretty much in the process of Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish the $25 million range,” Howard said.
and advocacy organizations on issues Phone: 941.371.4546 doing the same thing. We created an Life. “The idea for this originated in The new campus will include the
that impact all of us. Under his lead- Fax: 941.378.2947 engagement model that people felt 2017 or 2018. The question was what Joel and Gail Morganroth Event Cen-
ership, our Federation is now recog- E-mail: jewishnews@jfedsrq.org comfortable with and were willing to to do with this campus. Do we contin- ter. Through a legacy gift, the theatre
nized in Sarasota-Manatee as a partner Website: www.jfedsrq.org pay for,” he explained. ue to rent, do we sell it or do we de- inside the center will be named in hon-
in philanthropy, education, communi- Published Monthly The pandemic and the growing need velop it? With the assumption that the or of Bea Friedman. Other lead naming
ty building, diversity and social jus- Volume 51, Number 7 for security community was growing dramatically, gifts include: the day camp, named by
tice. On a personal note, Howard and August 2021 Fast forward to today. Change can be and the fact that we felt we needed a Karen and Tommy Bernstein for their
I share a love of reality TV, especially 56 pages difficult for an organization, especial- strong presence in order to deliver our daughter Marci Lynn; and the Israel
the show Big Brother, which airs every USPS Permit No. 167 ly during a crisis. “For example, when Center in the Cultur-
summer. I will always relish our cra- September 2021 Issue Deadlines: Covid hit our community, it definitely al Arts and Education
zy conversations about game strategy, Editorial: July 29, 2021 threw a monkey wrench into our whole building, named for Bob
which players we love or hate, and the Advertising: August 2, 2021 plan,” Howard said. Still, the Federa- and Esther Heller, which
brilliant editing of that show. I have CHANGE OF ADDRESS: tion raised $350,000 during the pan- will focus on Israeli in-
many fond memories of the two of us, Inquiries can be sent to Bonnie Souther demic; money which was then granted novation, Jewish pride
at bsouther@jfedsrq.org
sometimes joined by other colleagues or call 941.371.4546 x0 to organizations to help them survive and Jewish heritage.
who also love the show, spending our the deadly virus while keeping their “We did not want
lunch hour laughing together about the PRESIDENT constituents engaged. to follow a traditional
crazy antics of one player or another, Randon Carvel Then there was the security issue, JCC model. We want-
or taking bets on who will be evicted CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER and hiring the Federation’s first se- ed to create something
that week. Howard Tevlowitz curity director, Jeff Solomon. In the more relevant in the
Rich Bergman: I have known midst of the pandemic, Temple Sinai 21 century,” Howard
st
Howard for more than 20 years as an SENIOR DIRECTOR OF and Temple Emanu-El were defaced, Howard Tevlowitz with Mary & Larry Greenspon explained, adding that
associate, consultant and friend. How- COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING marking the beginning of the outbreak services, we chose the option of rede- none of this would be possible with-
ard will be leaving several legacies, Marty Katz of antisemitism that we are still seeing veloping the campus,” Howard said. out the Selma and Paul Klingensteins
from creating a warm and coopera- today. “Ultimately, the decision to move of the world, the Betty Schoenbaums,
tive relationship with our non-Jewish MANAGING EDITOR “When times get rough, the one ahead was made by the board and lead- Bea Friedmans and Ian Blacks (who
Ted Epstein
friends and organizations, to a Jewish thing that the far right and far left can ership, and paid for by a capital cam- had the foresight to buy this campus
community that stands up to antisem- ADVERTISING SALES agree on is that they don’t like Jews. paign that has raised just under $21 for the Federation) – all of the giants
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young people who love and appreciate selves. And it’s not just us. It’s the faith
Israel and our Jewish heritage. PROOFREADERS community, the black community and
Inna Sideman: I worked with Edward D. Cohen, Rhonda Kaplan, the Hispanic community. We have to
Howard as Chief Financial Officer for Elliot Ofsowitz, Jeff Sherman, raise the visibility of what has been
almost 17 years, from 2003 to 2020. Jill Simons, Linda Stern, happening – an 80% increase in inci-
During Howard’s tenure we built a Bryna Tevlowitz dents of antisemitism since the situa-
strong Jewish community while put- MISSION STATEMENT: The Jewish News of tion between Israel and Gaza began.
ting the Federation on a strong financial Sarasota-Manatee strives to be the source of
footing. When Howard arrived, very news and features of special interest to the
Jewish community of Sarasota-Manatee, to
few people outside the Jewish commu- provide a forum for the exchange of ideas
nity were familiar with the Federation. and opinions in the Jewish community, and
Now, it is well-recognized as one of the to communicate the mission, activities and
most respected organizations in Sara- achievements of the Federation and its Jew-
sota. When Howard interviewed me ish community partners.
for my position, he said one thing that OPINIONS printed in The Jewish News of Sara-
always stayed with me: “You have to sota-Manatee do not necessarily reflect those
stay relevant.” I think that is how he of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Mana-
tee, its Board of Directors or staff.
led the Federation. He was not afraid to
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