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Building and planning for a
vibrant Jewish future…together!
needs to the architects who will create
drawings and accompanying budgets.
In all, there are over 70 community
The construction work will be per-
formed in phases, with the first three
ing, etc. In order to accomplish all the
work that needs to be done, the utiliza-
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Staff report e know that many of you theater, security, kitchens and cater- members sitting on these committees.
tion committee has been broken down
phases taking precedence:
Phase 1 will address infrastructure
into four sub-committees, which report
are eager for a ‘behind the
needs, including access for emergency
11 Community Focus
33 Israel & the Jewish World Wscenes’ look at what we are their findings back to the overall group. vehicles and additional parking.
Phase 2 will be the renovation of
planning for our Larry Greenspon Fam-
18 Jewish Happenings
28 Jewish Interest
ily Campus for Jewish Life. Our staff
Those sub-committees are:
the existing recreation and teen center
Youth and Family Programming
Performing Arts, Event and
buildings (gymnasium and surrounding
and leadership are busy meeting with
vendors and potential campus partners
areas) for the needs of Community Day
Outdoor/Sports Facilities
34 Commentary
to discover all our options for creating a
‹
Meeting Space
School, which will relocate to our cam-
‹
Israel and Holocaust
These sub-committees have been
ness, summer day camp, culinary arts
37 Focus on Youth
39 Life Cycle vibrant Jewish campus: sports and well- ‹ ‹ meeting regularly to discuss how to pus in June 2021. Phase 3 will be the renovation and THA T’S FIT TO PRINT!
and so much more. Though this campus
expansion of the Flanzer-Weinberg
ture programs, and what kind of space
best use the space for current and fu-
plan is still a work in progress, we are
continued on page 2
excited to share some details with you!
MARCH
is required; conducting research on
We have a well-established utili-
similar spaces in other cities; meeting
Meet the dynamic duos behind
with professionals; and conveying their
Black and Randon Carvel, which con-
sists of members of the community and
2 zation committee, co-chaired by Ian 16-21
Building Our Future…Together!
backgrounds in construction, building,
Hershorin Schiff Community 6 Federation board members who have
By Su Byron 201 5
Day School leaders power
vision for the future
he Larry Greenspon Family
Campus for Jewish Life pres-
Lion of Judah & Pomegranate Tents an innovative and exciting
opportunity to take our community to
Tom and Karen Bernstein are eration is the heart of our Jewish com- hope everyone will take ownership in
a new level of programming and en-
Ben & Stacy Hanan, Tom & Karen Bernstein, Patti & David Wertheimer, Julie & Josh Green
gagement. To help fund this monumen-
The Jewish Federation’s
New Torah dedication ANNUAL
tal initiative, four couples have come
together to launch a capital campaign:
Ben and Stacy Hanan are excited
to leave a legacy for future generations
its future.”
Luncheon
Building Our Future…Together! We
munity and we believe in its mission,”
of Jews in our community. “The idea of
shine a spotlight on them in this piece.
says Josh. “The most exciting part of
a campus for Jewish life energizes us,”
says Ben. “Stacy grew up in a commu-
nity with a very vibrant JCC. Although
enthused about spreading the word
this campaign is that we are building a
about the project. Tom, who is also a
center for the future of the Jewish com-
this won’t be a JCC, it will provide a
Federation board member, says he is
munity that will have a generational
place for all things Jewish. There are
16
impact.” Julie, who serves on the Fed-
so many exciting opportunities that
Building Our Future…Together! to
positively passionate about describing
eration’s board, adds that the initia-
come along with this.” Stacy agrees.
prospective investors. “It will become
the cornerstone of the Jewish commu-
tive, “will bring the mission to a higher
“The new campus will serve as a con-
at Congregation Kol
continued on page 2
Jewish life, provide for those in need
Day School on campus.” Karen says
HaNeshama
that, as residents of the region for 25
and promote Israel. In order to keep
years, they’re thrilled to be part of a
up with changing times and fulfill our
project that will enhance the region for
vision for a vibrant campus for Jewish
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Federation moves quickly in response
twice a week in an effort to keep our
demic. We were also still in our event
isolated community connected. There
Would you rather get your copy by mail? 13 Community Focus to Coronavirus crisis stepped up our regular weekly eblast to
season, so I also had concerns about
is a lot of collaboration between these
34 Commentary TheJewishNews.org
By Gayle Guynup
21 Jewish Happenings
two teams and that has been one of our
s we moved through February
how we would continue to provide pro-
and into March, the Coronavi-
gramming virtually,” she said.
26 Jewish Interest
keys to success,” Adler said.
Arus global pandemic reached
“Our programming team took im-
Program Director Trudi Krames
32 Israel & the Jewish World
.
– from China, into Europe and the
tional organizations, such as The Jewish
Contact 941.371.4546 x 0 37 Focus on Youth its invisible tentacles across the globe mediate steps to connect with our na- and the team began pivoting its pro-
gramming in mid-March, when it was
United States – and our lives changed.
Federations of North America, and
Words like social distancing became
other Federations and JCCs to share
part of our daily lexicon as we locked
39 Life Cycle
our doors and watched the daily num-
Locally, it could not have come
ber of cases rise.
at a worse time, at the start of high
season on the Gulf Coast. Social
one after another, and the tourists
8 and cultural events were cancelled,
A changing of the guard for our that annually flock to our shores Federation staff adapted quickly to working from home and communicating via Zoom
were absent, leaving an economic
mark that we are still feeling today.
Federation LIFE & LEGACY™ team
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-
Manatee stepped up in response to
apparent they were going to have to
adapt the Jewish Film Festival to the
this unprecedented crisis, finding in-
“We didn’t want to just abandon
for virtual programs. Our communica-
to pivot toward a “new normal.”
the whole festival because we weren’t
As the Coronavirus crisis unfolded,
tions team definitely rose to the chal-
lenge, quickly creating a resource page
going to be able to see the films in
Federation Chief Operating Officer
Kim Adler said her immediate con-
on our website for Coronavirus news,
11 novative and out-of-the-box ways and glean resources and alternatives new reality. continued on page 2
cerns were “keeping our team motivat-
Jewish programming, links to our local
Baking challah for a cause ed in a work-from-home environment, Jewish partners and more. They also
Joint statement from Federation
technology hurdles and the lack of any
at Gulf Coast Hillel
playbook for operating during a pan-
Jewish life and identity, and to emerge
Then the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
from this difficult period with a re-
The Federation and Community
newed sense of purpose and dedication
n September 2018, The Jewish
Day have carefully considered the toll
to the Jewish community.
13 and Community Day School work together for the enhancement of
Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
The need for and importance of a
of this pandemic on both of our orga-
programming in response Iand Hershorin Schiff Community
Jewish agencies pivot their Day School entered into a lease for a nizations, and on our entire commu- Jewish day school in Sarasota-Man-
nity. In the midst of such challenging
atee remain unchanged. Community
new school building on The Larry &
Day School will continue to operate
and uncertain times, it is not possible to
Mary Greenspon Family Campus for
at its current location on the Temple
proceed with the Campus development
to Coronavirus pandemic
project as planned. Accordingly, the
Jewish Life. Together, we began work-
Beth Sholom Campus for the 2020-21
ing on plans for the construction of a
Federation and Community Day School
school year while exploring options for
Community Day that would include
We know that the community
will not move onto the Campus.
will share our mutual disappointment.
classrooms, a chapel, art spaces, a kib-
While the Federation and Com-
butz-style garden, athletic fields and
However, we also know that our com-
munity Day School will not share a
more. To finance the development of
campus, we remain committed to our
munity is resilient and steadfast. We
38 state-of-the-art learning facility for will terminate their lease, and the school future expansion.
panding Jewish educational opportu-
nization in any way you can, and join
and expansion of other Campus facili-
Temple Emanu-El Religious the school buildings and the renovation aligned Jewish values, including ex- hope that you will support each orga-
School ends year with spirit
us in strengthening the Federation and
nities for the more than 3,000 Jewish
ties, the Federation undertook a vig-
PAID POLITICAL orous Capital Campaign. Our shared children in Sarasota-Manatee. We look Community Day School for genera-
goal: to make the Campus a center for
forward to collaborating on long-term
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