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are and what do you think you are do- “It is like he had two personalities humanity and also his earthiness,” Ja-
ing?” inside the same body,” she explained. mie said. “When you just see him in
While she says her father was sup- “There was the very outgoing, peo- black-tie and tails on the conductor’s
portive, he was also a very competitive ple-connected personality. And then podium, you get the impression of this
Established 1971 person, and so there was this unspoken there was the part of him that turned very formal, driven person. He was
PUBLISHER understanding that nobody was going inward – the creative artist who would that, but he was so much more. He was
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee to be as good as he was. “He would need to be all alone, late at night, find- funny and spontaneous and goofy, and
The Larry & Mary Greenspon never say such a thing, of course, but ing notes and putting them on a blank all the other warm things that made
Family Campus for Jewish Life it was this vibe that was always there.” piece of paper,” she said. “This was his him who he was. I hope I have been
Klingenstein Jewish Center Jamie said the solution to this life- lifelong conflict because he felt com- able to share that side of my father with
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E-mail: jewishnews@jfedsrq.org “I didn’t just talk about my dad He would have to shut down one en- 7 at 7:00 p.m., is co-chaired by Janis
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achievements of the Federation and its Jew- ry, which was made into an Academy
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OPINIONS printed in The Jewish News of Sara- director of the New York Philharmon-
sota-Manatee do not necessarily reflect those ic and conducted many of the world’s
of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Mana- most acclaimed orchestras. Yet, when
tee, its Board of Directors or staff. asked whether he considered himself a
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may be withheld from publication without “He would tell you that he considered
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