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2021
F ederation
WELCOMING NEW PRESIDENT BRUCE UDELL
Join us at our annual Federation Celebration as we welcome our new
board president, Bruce Udell, and honor our awardees listed on page 11A.
50 Years November 2021 - Cheshvan/Kislev 5782
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
19A Jewish Interest
26A Commentary
31A Life Cycle
1B Jewish Happenings
14B Community Focus
20B Focus on Youth
14A
STEP teen mensches
hold donation drive
for Afghan refugees
18B
Two temples and community
rabbis partner with Aviva
to celebrate Sukkot
22B
Temple Emanu-El Religious
School’s return to in-person
classes brings joy
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My learnings and surprises
as I meet our community
By Shep Englander, Chief Executive Officer
s I reflect on my first two ‹ The caliber of the volunteers here. thought I would address some of them
months as CEO of The Jew-
I had no idea this beachside town
here.
Aish Federation of Sarasota- would be filled with former CEOs, What are the main priorities of
Manatee, my top priority has been to entrepreneurs and top-tier profes- the Federation?
learn about this community and those
sionals with knowledge and expe-
Coming out of the 2019 Communi-
who shape it. I rience in any field you can name. ty Study, the Federation’s board adopt-
have met with our
They aren’t satisfied to come to
ed four priorities that make great sense
board and com- meetings. They want to use their to me and that I am proud to advance.
mittee members, talent and experience to make a They are:
donors, volunteers, difference. ‹ Connect Jews to Jewish Life and
partner organiza- ‹ How this Federation has not only to Each Other – double the number
tions and elected shaped the local Jewish communi- of community members who we
officials, and have ty but has also been a pillar in the engage in relevant and meaningful
enjoyed three wel- general civic community. ways
Shep Englander come receptions ‹ How warmly my wife Hayley and ‹ Care for the Vulnerable – ensure
and two Zoom meet-n-greets (see page I have been welcomed by commu- that all known Jewish frail and vul-
18A for photos). nity members at every reception nerable are financially and emo-
There have been surprises along and event we have attended. tionally healthy and self-sufficient
the way. For example, I was not pre- In many of these conversations, ‹ Safeguard a Secure, Confident and
pared for: I’ve been asked similar questions, so I continued on next page
Kretzmers underwrite Jerusalem Garden
for redesigned Greenspon campus
By Gayle Guynup
rnie Kretzmer and his son Peter, “I can’t think of a father and son Ernie’s sister, a lifeline, allowing them
on behalf of the entire Kretzmer combination that is more kind, sweet, passage to Great Britain (Isle of Man).
Efamily, are underwriting and charitable and important to our Feder- A year later, they secured visas that
naming the Jerusalem Garden outside ation,” said Major Gifts Officer Rich would take them to the United States.
the Klingenstein Jewish Center (home Bergman. “They are visionaries who Meanwhile, Peter’s maternal
of the Federation administrative offic- recognize the benefits the campus grandmother, who was raising his mom
es) on the reimagined Larry & Mary will bring for future generations. The and aunt, was sent to a concentration
Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Kretzmers are supportive of so many camp where she perished. Peter’s mom
Life. organizations in Sarasota-Manatee. We and her sister proceeded to France,
PAID POLITICAL are honored they have chosen to be a where they were hidden for the dura-
part of this project.”
tion of the war.
ADVERTISEMENT The Kretzmers’ generous support After the Kretzmer family relocat-
DISCLAIMER
This issue of The Jewish News contains a paid of Jewish causes can be traced back ed to Worcester, Massachusetts, Ernie
through their family’s roots. Ernie was
quickly progressed through the Worces-
political advertisement. The ad does not a refugee from Germany. In the earli- ter Polytechnic Institute and then the
reflect the views of, or serve as endorsement est days of the war, a friend in England Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
by, the staff or leadership of The Jewish
Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. offered the Kretzmer family, through continued on next page
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