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                                                                                                The Jewish Federation


                                                                                                    OF SARASOTA-MANATEE



                                                                                                     THE LARRY & MARY GREENSPON
                                                                                                   FAMILY CAMPUS FOR JEWISH LIFE

 50  Years  June/July 2021 - Sivan/Tamuz/Av 5781                          jfedsrq.org                          Volume 51, Number 6



              INSIDE THIS                     Announcing Federation’s new CEO

                    ISSUE:                    Staff Report                          America and the board is looking for   President of the Jewish Federation of
                                              “
                                                      n behalf of The Jewish Feder-
            15A  Community Focus                      ation of Sarasota-Manatee,    new and innovative approaches,” Shep   Greater  Pittsburgh,  Associate Direc-
                                               OI am  proud to announce
            21A  Jewish Interest              that after  a comprehensive  national   explained. “Organizational growth and   tor  for  Government  Relations  at  The
                                                                                    transformation  have
                                                                                                                                  Jewish Federations of North
            27A  Israel & the Jewish World    search, our Board of Directors has se-  been  my  passion  for                      America, and practiced  law
            30A  Commentary                   lected Shepard Englander as our new   the last 16 years and                         in  Washington, D.C. Shep

            35A  Focus on Youth               Chief Executive Officer,” said Randon   I am excited by the                         earned a Juris Doctor degree
                                                                                    challenge  of leading
                                              Carvel,  Federation  Board President.
                                                                                                                                  from Northeastern Univer-
            39A  Life Cycle                   “We believe we have found the perfect   a new community                             sity School of Law and is a
            1B     Jewish Happenings          leader  to take the helm of our grow-  transformation.  After                       graduate of Tufts University.
                                                                                    experiencing the ways
                                              ing Federation.  We couldn’t be more
                                                                                                                                      Shep is familiar  with
                                              thrilled.”                            in which Cincinnati’s                         Sarasota because his mother
                                                  Shep’s 16 years as CEO of  The    community    campus                           often wintered here. Shep
                                              Jewish Federation of Cincinnati earned   invigorated  our com-                      and his wife Hayley are ex-
                                              him national recognition as a strategic   munity, I can’t wait                      cited to partake in Sarasota’s
                                              and entrepreneurial  leader  who trans-  to partner with com-                       acclaimed cultural offerings.
                                              formed Cincinnati’s Jewish community   munity leadership  to     Shep Englander     They love being  outdoors
                                    4A        by implementing new business models   build and launch the new campus.”     and Hayley looks forward to playing
                                                                                       Joel Morganroth, Chair of the CEO
                                              that  multiplied  revenue.  Shep’s  first
                                                                                                                          tennis year round. Shep and Hayley
          New role for Bette Zaret            project in Cincinnati was spearheading   Search Committee,  said, “Shep has a   have three grown children who plan to
          as Holocaust educator               the Federation’s capital campaign and   mixture of everything we were looking   visit regularly.
                                              construction  of its  community  center   for: a professional with a keen business   Shep will succeed  Howard  Tev-
                                              campus. This was the first step in Cin-  mind, who is known as a collaborator,   lowitz, who is retiring after 20 years as
                                              cinnati’s journey to becoming  one of   and  who has experience  with  capital   CEO. Shep will begin his role on Sep-
                                              America’s most collaborative and pur-  campaigns,  entrepreneurial  business   tember 1, 2021.
                                              poseful Jewish communities.           models  and  community  relationships.   For more information,  contact
                                                  “Sarasota-Manatee  is one of the   Shep will be an asset from day one.”  Kim Adler, Chief Operating Officer, at
                                              fastest-growing Jewish communities in    Previously, Shep served as  Vice   kadler@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6300.

                                   12A        Camp Marci Lynn – only one year away
          My MoMENtum journey:                By Robby Etzkin, Sr. Director, Camp Marci Lynn
          Finding my place
                                                     rum  roll  please!  We  are  offi-  will occur right here on our reimagined   be smiles, excitement and the smell of
                                                     cially one year from the grand   Larry & Mary Greenspon Family Cam-  sunscreen everywhere. Those campers
                                              Dopening of Camp Marci Lynn           pus for Jewish Life. The school year   who walk into CML are the fortunate
                                              (CML) – where friendships begin, hap-  will be in the rearview mirror and the   ones, and  parents  and  grandparents
                                              piness grows and memories are created   summer season that, as a child, seemed   will be too!
                                              to last a lifetime. For those who attend-  as if it never had an end in sight, will     The days of parents stressing about
                                              ed a Jewish summer camp as a child,   finally  kick  off.  Bus  rides,  sleeping   filling their child’s summer or just the
                                              as I did, the memories are vivid. The   bags and late-night talks are all on the   complications of driving all over town
                                    27A       traditions,  friendships and counselors   horizon. Lifelong friendships will un-  for different camps on different weeks

          73 remarkable, weird and            who were thought of as rock stars, are   knowingly be starting.             are over.  The days of grandparents
                                                                                       For most children, there is no bet-
          wacky things about Israel           all part of each summer’s exhilarating   ter time of year. When the camp gates   looking for summer activities for visit-
                                              journey.
                                                                                                                          ing grandchildren are over too!
          you most likely don’t know              In June 2022, a very special inau-  finally swing open on the first day of   Camp Marci Lynn will be an eight-
                                              gural  first  day  of  Camp  Marci  Lynn     camp to the upbeat music, there will          continued on page 2

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