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Celebrating Jewish Life in Sarasota and Manatee Counties, Israel and the World
FEDERATION NEWS

50
PUBLISHED B Y
Celebrating Years The Jewish

Federation

OF SARASOTA-MANATEE

THE LARRY & MARY GREENSPON
FAMILY CAMPUS FOR JEWISH LIFE

August 2020 - Av/Elul 5780 www.jfedsrq.org Volume 50, Number 7

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Keeping our community safe

10 Community Focus from anti-Semitism
18 Jewish Interest

21 Jewish Happenings By Howard Tevlowitz, Chief Executive Officer
29 Israel & the Jewish World s most of you have likely which it all came, is a testament to the CRC and, in fact, why we do the work
we do.
united and caring nature of the Saraso-
heard, two of our area syna-
32 Commentary Agogues, Temple Emanu-El and ta-Manatee Jewish community. Temple Each brick and mortar Jewish or-
36 Focus on Youth Temple Sinai, were recently vandalized Emanu-El stands alongside all of us, ganization has its own security plan
39 Life Cycle with ani-Semitic graffiti. The Jew- united.” and protocol in place. We are here to
ish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Rabbi Samantha Kahn of Temple
bring the organizations together as well
has been work- Sinai also gratefully referred to the as support and enhance our synagogues
ing in cooperation support of the entire community. She and Jewish agencies.
with the two syna- said, “While we are heartbroken by It is important that the community
gogues, local law the vandalism on our building, we are is aware of the critical steps already
enforcement, FBI, comforted by the outpouring of love taken by the Federation to ensure the
Secure Communi- and support we have received from safety of our community. First and

9 ty Network (SCN) across the Sarasota faith and political foremost is the partnership we have
communities. We continue to believe
created with SCN, the official home-
and area leadership
Volunteer Spotlight: Howard Tevlowitz to manage the fall- that hate directed at anyone is unac- land security and safety initiative of the
Delivering more than meals out and organize a coordinated com- ceptable, and we appreciate our friends organized Jewish community in North
to our community munity security effort. and neighbors standing by us and add- America. We were fortunate to have a
As Rabbi Michael Shefrin of ing their voices to the chorus of those SCN professional here on the ground
Temple Emanu-El articulated, the van- calling out for love and acceptance for to immediately coordinate with law
dalism was more than an attack on in- all.” enforcement when the vandalism was
dividual synagogues. He said, “This The Federation has also received discovered.
attack was an attack on all of us. So, many messages of support from vari- Michael Masters, National Direc-
too, the response has also included all ous non-Jewish organizations and indi- tor & CEO of SCN, said, “Given the
10 of us. The outpouring of support and viduals in the community. This is the threats facing the Jewish community
direct result of the work of our Heller
offers of partnership, and the speed at
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Area synagogues pivot
™
services and programming LIFE & LEGACY initiative
in response to virus
tops $1 billion in commitments

By Gisele Pintchuck, LIFE & LEGACY Director
™
n less than eight years, LIFE & “The success of HGF, points to the vital
LEGACY has motivated more this program is a direct goal of his organiza-
™
Ithan 17,000 donors in 63 com- result of the commit- tion to provide Jewish
29 munities across North America, in- ment, effort and energy organizations with a
cluding Sarasota-Manatee, to commit of all 11 partners that strategy to help secure
Israeli-made flying cars may be more than a billion dollars in current have a deep interest in their long-term finan-
floating into our future and after-lifetime assets to the Jewish participating in a pro- cial goals, especially
organizations which shaped their lives. gram that is not only now in the middle of an
In challenging times like these, endow- meaningful and impact- economic crisis. “Sup-
ments provide organizations with the ful for their individual porting our Jewish in-
financial stability to meet evolving organizations, but, as stitutions is critical to
needs. Legacy commitments ensure importantly, for the Jew- ensuring future genera-
that organizations that are providing ish community at large,” tions are able to enjoy
impactful programs and services dur- said Nelle Miller, LIFE & LEGACY our rich culture and heritage. I am
38 ing both calm and turbulent times have Community Chair. “We are experienc- thrilled that LIFE & LEGACY is moti-

Temple Sinai’s Director of Youth the necessary resources to adapt. ing a new level of interest in participat- vating donors to make legacy commit-
ing at the collective table for the good
Locally, 507 local donors have
ments that will sustain vibrant Jewish
Education expands her role made 624 legacy commitments to- of all.” communities for years to come.”
PAID POLITICAL taling $18.9 million to support the Arlene D. Schiff, National Direc- A full list of LIFE & LEGACY par-
ADVERTISEMENT Sarasota-Manatee Jewish community. tor, LIFE & LEGACY, said, “The ticipating local organizations and the
donors who are supporting them can
These commitments are part of a col-
commitments made by Sarasota and
DISCLAIMER laborative endowment-building effort Manatee counties’ legacy donors are be found at jfedsrq.org/legacy-partner-
This issue of The Jewish News contains paid that includes 11 Jewish organizations just the beginning of a community- program. To learn how you can be part
political advertisements. The ads do not and congregations, The Jewish Fed- wide effort to ensure a bright Jewish of securing the Sarasota-Manatee Jew-
reflect the views of, or serve as endorsement
by, the staff or leadership of The Jewish eration of Sarasota-Manatee and the future.” ish future, contact me at 941.706.0029
Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF). Harold Grinspoon, founder of or gpintchuck@jfedsrq.org.

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