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4 July 2020 FEDERATION NEWS

Where your dollars go

Helping you live the life This series highlights mission-based programs and projects that are supported by

you want, the way you want. The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Funding for these initiatives is de-
rived from the Annual Campaign. The series helps to explain where your generous
dollars are spent and features certain initiatives that enrich the lives of Jews living
in Sarasota-Manatee, local projects with area partners, and overseas programs that
support the social and humanitarian needs of Jews in Israel and around the world.
Your generous support is found in our tenet of tikkun olam – repairing the
world!
The Perlman Music

Program/Suncoast

By Trudi Krames, Program Director

hrough the past 10 years, The The Perlman Music Program, to per-
Jewish Federation of Saraso- form Beethoven String Quartets for
Tta-Manatee has partnered with more than 900 audience members of
The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast all ages to the Sarasota Opera House.
(PMP) to support arts education out- The monies also helped present the
reach in the Sarasota-Manatee com- PMP Winter Residency in Sarasota-
munity. Having generously contributed Bradenton on the campus of USF Sara-
over $200,000 to date, we have helped sota-Manatee. These public programs
• Personal Care impact tens of thousands of children are offered to audiences at reduced

and adults through classical music pro- prices or no charge, maintaining a lev-
• Daily Living Assistance grams and experiences presented by el of true accessibility for all. The best
PMP each season. thing about this? Toby and Itzhak Perl-
• Light Housekeeping The Federation provided an award man are with the PMP students at all of
of $35,000 in 2019 to focus on support- these public events!
• Skilled Nursing ing PMP Alumni programs: In School Executive Director Elizabeth
and Around Town. PMP is highly suc- Power shares, “The Perlman Music
• Dementia Specialists

• Respite Care and Family Relief

• Inpatient Hospital Sitters

• And Much More …

Perlman Music Program/Suncoast alumni at a school performance in February 2019
cessful creating a meaningful and, what Program/Suncoast so values our great
is most ideal, a lasting impact. Federa- collaborations with The Jewish Fed-
tion helped Perlman Suncoast present a eration of Sarasota-Manatee. Federa-
total of 32 PMP Alumni performances tion enables Perlman Suncoast to con-
for all ages, including 13 school class- tinue to present world-class music
room performances for 800 students, performances featuring young string
and 19 public performances for more musicians considered to be the next
than 3,000 adults. (Also, as an ad- generation of concert artists, and their
ditional special opportunity, a PMP internationally-acclaimed teachers, for
RESPONSE
RESPONSE
RESOURCES • RESILIENCE
Alumni string quartet was able to per- the community to enjoy.”
form for Classical WSMR Radio audi- For more information regarding grants
ences totaling 80,000!) for our local community, please con-
Federation’s grant also supported tact Federation Chief Operating Of-
the Juilliard String Quartet, whose ficer Kim Adler at kadler@jfedsrq.org
members are faculty and alumni of or 941.552.6300.
Do not separate JCPA passes emergency

yourself from your
community COVID-19 resolutions

By Mary Collier, Heller CRC Chair
s there room for thinking about ‹ Immigration Concerns During
The Jewish Federation others right now? Many of us are, a Pandemic
of Sarasota-Manatee is Ieven as we struggle with our own ‹ Criminal Justice Reform During
personal battles during the current
a Pandemic
RESPONDING to our pandemic. Many of us find our minds ‹ Voting Rights and Elections
new normal. churning over concerns for people During a Pandemic
known or unknown who face addi- ‹ Principles for Responding to
tional adversity during this time of un- a Public Health Crisis
RELIEF & RECOVERY •
As the global health certainty. Past the initial concerns of “The resolutions expand the scope
crisis is changing our health and financial stability, there are of JCPA’s policies related to the pan-
world by the minute, other issues bubbling to the surface. demic on immigration detention, de-
we are READY to The Government Affairs branch of the criminalization and enforcement;
provide RELIEF for Heller Community Relations Commit- decarceration of prisons and jails; and
RECOVERY and the tee (CRC) recently had the opportunity vote-by-mail and in-person voting.
to focus and weigh in on some of these
The Assembly also passed, for the first
necessary RESOURCES issues. time, a resolution on handling pandem-
to get through this. Our local CRC participates in Del- ics.” – JCPA Press Release
Jews are a RESILIENT egate Assemblies through the Jewish The Heller CRC is a member of the
people and our spirit Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) an- Jewish Council for Public Affairs. The
resolutions passed do not necessar-
nually. It recently convened an emer-
JFSM
remains strong. gency, virtual session to debate and ily reflect the votes of the local Heller
vote on passing resolutions related to CRC and not all policies of the JCPA
the impact of COVID-19 on Minority are adopted by our committee.
For more information regarding
Communities and the Role of the Jew- the Heller CRC, contact Jessi Sheslow,
READINESS • help you during were adopted by the delegation: org or 941.383.2109.
ish Community.
For resources to
CRC Director, at jsheslow@jfedsrq.
Of the resolutions presented, four
this time, visit
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