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6B March 2020 JEWISH HAPPENINGS

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New Bereavement Support Group
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
JFCS of the Suncoast will hold its next Bereavement Support Group at
the agency’s 2688 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, location. Facilitated by Com-
munity Chaplain Rabbi Jonathan R. Katz, the group is open to people of
all faiths and backgrounds and will meet for six weekly Tuesday sessions
from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. from March 10 through April 14. The cost for the
entire program of sessions is $36. Pre-registration is required. For more
information and to register, please call Rabbi Katz at 941.366.2224 x166.

New York-Style Purim Party
This year, celebrate Purim New York-style with a fabulous NY deli dinner
with pastrami and rye sandwiches, egg rolls and more. Enjoy a Megillah

reading, graffiti wall, live Jewish music, food booths, pickle making, com-
edy and lechayims. Dress up in Purim attire (optional); a winner will get
a prize. All kids in costumes will receive a prize. The event is open to the
public and all are welcome. Join us at 4:30 p.m. at the Chabad Education
Center, 21560 Angela Lane, Venice. Cost: $25 for adults; free for children.
To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.chabadofvenice.
com or call 941.493.2770.

Scroll & Roll Purim Party & Dinner

Celebrate Purim with Chabad of Sarasota and, after hearing the Megillah
scroll read, enjoy a family-friendly dice “roll” party. Join us for a delec-
table menu, and an array of fast and fun games that will keep you in smiles
“Our monthly Jewish-themed for days after the Purim party. The evening will also feature a magic show

film series focuses on real slices that promises to be lots of fun for all. The Megillah reading begins at 5:00
p.m. followed by a Purim dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700
of life we can all relate to.” Beneva Road. Advance reservations necessary. The cost through Wednes-

– ROSANN BLACK day, March 4: $18 per adult, $12 per child, $50 per family. After March 4,
the cost increases to $25 per adult, $20 per child, $75 per family. To RSVP
or for more information, call 941.925.0770 or go to sarasotachabad.com/
BOYCOTT THIS! purim.

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 • 6:30 pm Purim in New York City
Viewers join comedian Brad Stine on a journey in search of truth Chabad of Bradenton & Lakewood Ranch invites you to Purim in New
that takes him across the US and Israel, learning first-hand how,
if successful, the BDS movement would destroy the livelihoods of York City! Enjoy an interactive Megillah reading and dine at the Lower
thousands of Palestinian families. East Side Deli. Festivities feature a NY-themed drum circle, candy apple
making, graffiti wall, street performer, NYC masquerade, comedy with

Special guest: Producer Laurie Cardoza-Moore with Q&A the rabbi and cantor, and much more! The fun begins at 6:00 p.m. at The
Beatrice Friedman Theater on The Larry & Mary Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Cost in advance: $18 for
Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life adults, $12 for children 3-12, free for Chabad Hebrew School students.
582 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota, FL Payment at the door: $25 for adults, $18 for children. For more informa-
ASK DR. RUTH tion and to RSVP, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 or info@
chabadofbradenton.com.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 • 1:00 pm
As her 90th birthday approaches, Dr. Ruth Westheimer reflects on Ruth Bielski: Daughter of Holocaust Hero
her painful past. A survivor of the Holocaust, her career path leads Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
her to the forefront of the sexual revolution, making her America’s
most famous sex therapist. Tuvia Bielski and his brothers’ story was portrayed in the 2008 Holly-
wood movie Defi ance starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie
2019 Critics’ Choice Documentary Award: Bell. Many believe that the Bielski partisans’ achievement is on par with
Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary, more famous acts of wartime courage such as those performed by Os-
Ruth Westheimer kar Schindler and the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Ultimately
Beatrice Friedman Theater on The Larry & Mary the Bielskis saved the lives of more than 1,200 Jews. Our speaker, Ruth
Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life Bielski, is Tuvia Bielski’s daughter. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. at Tem-
582 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota, FL
ple Beth Sholom, 1050 South Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. It is co-sponsored by
DEAR FREDY the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, The Jewish Federation

of Sarasota-Manatee, Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance, and Temple
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 • 1:00 pm Beth Sholom. Cost: $15 by Friday, March 6; $20 after March 6 and at
Fredy Hirsch was born in Germany, a proud Jew and openly gay the door. For more information, contact Kelly Nester at 941.955.8121 or
man. He was 19 years old when the Nuremberg Laws were info@templebethsholomfl.org.

published—he fled from Germany to the Czech Republic. When he
arrived in Auschwitz, Fredy did not succumb to despair. This film
combines interviews, archival materials and animation which tell
the story of his amazing life.
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Houston Film Critics Society Award Grand Jury Prize, discover... A new way
Houston International LGBTQ Film Festival
Selby Library to care for
1331 1st St, Sarasota, FL

I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN YOU: your skin
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF SIMON WIESENTHAL
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 • 1:00pm
This documentary details his life and his work with the American
War Crimes Unit, which tracked down more than 1,000 Nazi war
criminals with Simon’s help.

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LIMIT 2 TICKETS PER FILM. THE SERIES IS FREE but audience members are
encouraged to bring cans of food which will be donated to All Faiths Food Bank.
encouraged to bring cans of food which will be donated to All Faiths Food Bank.
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