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THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF SARASOTA-MANATEE PRESENTS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
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People of the Book Event
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J ewish Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee With Lynda Cohen Loigman
Career Exploration Program, Part 2
T heater Students – are you thinking about the career path you want to take after
you graduate? We’ve teamed up with college entrance expert Debra
Landesberg of My College Resource to help you find your career passion
with the BestFitU program, a student-driven process for helping students
achieve their “best fit” college experience. The event takes place on
The Sarasota Jewish Theater proudly begins its inaugural season Zoom from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. To register, please visit jfedsrq.org/events.
with a series of rehearsed readings on Zoom. These two plays For more information, contact Jessi Sheslow at jsheslow@jfedsrq.org or
will be performed by superb actors and directed by 941.343.2109.
well-respected Sarasota directors.
People of the Book Event
With Meg Clayton
CHERRY DOCS
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Based on true events, The Last Train to London tells the story of a Dutch-
woman working with British and Austrian Jews, facing down Adolf Eich-
mann to rescue thousands of children from Nazi-occupied Vienna. After
Britain passes a measure to take in child refugees, “Tante Truus” dares
to approach Adolf Eichmann in a race against time to bring children like
Stephan, his brother Walter and Žofie-Helene on a perilous journey to an
uncertain future. Meg Waite Clayton’s screenplay for The Last Train to
London was chosen for Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, and was spon-
sored by The Writers Lab. Tickets to this 7:00 p.m. event on Zoom are $10
per household (or $18 for all four February author events). For admission
to this and all other People of the Book events, please visit jfedsrq.org/
books. For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at jlisitza@jfedsrq.
org or 941.343.2113.
A Bintel Brief with the Asolo Repertory Theatre
The Asolo Repertory Theatre will present A Bintel Brief, bringing to mind
the many problems and obstacles facing our turn-of-the-century immigrant
ancestors from Eastern Europe. For more than 80 years, the Forward’s leg-
endary advice column, “A Bintel Brief” (“a bundle of letters”), dispensed
shrewd, practical and fair-minded advice to its readers. Enjoy this theat-
rical reading of actual letters interspersed with Yiddish music. The event
begins at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Fill out the form on templebethsholomfl.org
for the password and link. No cost, but donations are always appreciated.
For more information, call the Temple Beth Sholom office at 941.955.8121
or email info@templebethsholomfl.org.
Biblical HERstory with Rabbi Samantha Kahn
Temple Sinai’s Rabbi Kahn will teach an engrossing course about real-life
lessons from biblical women. The class will bring ancient text to life in
new and modern ways, focusing on well-known and unfamiliar biblical
women. Through these women, their historical context and modern-day
Tickets $18 per play parallels, we will glean practical strategies and inspiration for how to af-
FEBRUARY 28 • 3pm fect the world we live in today. Join us at 2:00 p.m. on Zoom. Topics:
Featuring Jim Floyd and Dylan Jones, narrated by Robert February 10 – Community Organizers; February 24 – Political Agitators.
For the Zoom link, visit templesinai-sarasota.org.
Turoff and directed by Diane Cepeda. This intense drama
unfolds when a Neo-Nazi skinhead, accused of a vicious
hate crime, is assigned a Jewish public defender.
Play by David Gow New to the
FROM DOOR TO DOOR MARCH 21 • 3pm Sarasota-Manatee area?
Featuring Geraldine Librandi, Katherine Michelle Tanner,
and Sandra Musicante, narrated by Rabbi Geoff Huntting and directed We Welcome You!
by Carole Kleinberg. This funny and moving play spans 65 years. As a
grandmother, mother and granddaughter grow and change, secrets
and surprises are revealed, conflicts are resolved, always grounded in Shalom! Welcome to paradise!
love and appreciation. Play by James Sherman We hope you feel at home and become active
A live Zoom talk-back will be held after each play. members of the Sarasota-Manatee
Jewish community.
Can’t make it? Plays will be available on YouTube Please contact Ilene Fox • 941.343.2111 • ifox@jfedsrq.org
to ticketholders for four days after each performance.
Get Newcomer information: jfedsrq.org/new
To register, please visit JFEDSRQ.org/events
QUESTIONS? Call Leslie Podolsky at (941) 315-2095
The Larry & Mary Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life • Klingenstein Jewish Center
580 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota, FL 34232
