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4A June/July 2021 FEDERATION NEWS

New role for Holocaust educator

By Trudi Krames, Sr. Director of Programming
here has been a significant spike key role in teaching about the impor- eration’s Heller Community Relations
in antisemitism and hate-fueled tance of human rights and how democ- Committee and Chair of its Holocaust
Tviolence and rhetoric in recent racy will guarantee those rights, could sub-committee, and on the Federation’s
years. Surveys show that Holocaust not be greater than now. strategic planning committee. Bette
education has an enormous positive Enter Bette Zaret, the newest was also responsible for the creation
impact on young people’s attitudes, staff member at The Jewish Federa- of the Butterflies of Hope and Remem-
beliefs, behaviors and actions. Despite tion of Sarasota-Manatee. Bette will brance project last year, which com-
that, Holocaust education is a require- now lead our Holocaust education and memorated the 75 anniversary of the
th
ment in only 15 U.S. states. The need programming efforts. She most re- end of WWII and the liberation of the
for Holocaust education, which plays a cently served as the Vice Chair of Fed- Nazi concentration and death camps.
Bette has a 40+ years of expe-
Bette Zaret was honored with the
rience in strategic brand marketing, Zachor (Never Forget) Award at last year’s
and successfully transformed brands Federation Celebration
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Women’s Giving Circle

awards funds

By Jeremy Lisitza, Director of Innovation and Volunteer Engagement
he Women’s Giving Circle ‹ The Dr. Israel Goldstein Youth Vil-
(WGC) membership recently lage, Residence for Lone Soldiers
Tmet to award $34,000 to sev- – $4,000
en outstanding non-profits in Israel. WGC Chair Debbie Yonker says,
Nadia Ritter, who has been a member “Seventy-three grant applications were
since WGC’s inception, shares, “I’m so received and whittled down to the
gratified to be a part of the Women’s top nine choices of the grant reading
Giving Circle. Even during this past committee. Seven applications were
year, with all the financial challenges deemed worthy of an award by the
of Covid-19, this group of very caring
women has been able to help worthy
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‹ DVI - Dental Volunteers for Israel,
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347968-1 and Abused Women – $6,000 Zoom participants. Although our grants
‹ Mavoi Satum, “From Strength to are small and in the $4,000-$6,000
Strength” empowerment program
range, each of these organizations is
Why WE belong for Jewish women trapped in un- now able to further their missions with
wanted marriages – $6,000
our assistance. Please consider joining
Beit Ruth for Young Women and
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women and children in Israel better.”
Girls At Risk, Computers for 21 the WGC and help us make the lives of
st
We love the work our Federation Century Learning – $5,000 Since its start in 2014, WGC has
does here in Sarasota, Israel ‹ ELEM - Youth in Distress, Young distributed more than $307,000 in
and around the world. Happily, Women Activists Group – $4,000 grants to 71 nonprofits in Israel that
our new campus will be here ‹ Beit Micha, Parent Assistance help women and children of all back-
grounds live safer, healthier and more
Program for Families of Deaf and
for our grandchildren and Hard-of-hearing Infants – $5,000 meaningful lives. Membership is $518
great grandchildren. ‹ American Friends of Rabin Medi- and every member has a voice in which
cal Center, Rabin Medical Center’s organizations are awarded grants.
Ed Kalin and his daughter, Breast Cancer Unit - BRCA Mul- If you are interested in becoming
Leslie Malkin
tidisciplinary Breast & Ovarian a WGC member, please contact me at
Cancer Clinic – $4,000 jlisitza@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2113.

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