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COMMUNITY FOCUS February 2020 13A

The history of Jews in Germany

By Marden Paru, Dean, Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva | This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
hen we think of Jews in Judaism that began in Germany in century CE to the present. The course His book, Jewish Germany, An Endur-
Germany, it’s the Holocaust the 1800s and developed here by fee is $40. ing Presence from the Fourth to the
what each one represents. Wthat immediately comes to immigrant rabbis to America. To enroll or for more informa- Twenty-First Century, was published
Students in Chipurnoi’s classroom mind. And that is the way it should be. ‹ The three individuals whose ideas tion, contact me at 941.379.5655 or in January 2018 by Vallentine Mitch-
shared that they were not familiar with The Holocaust was a uniquely tragic have most impacted world events marden.paru@gmail.com. Classes will ell. Dr. Levinson was a research an-
Hanukkah before they learned about it period in human history. But the story for 100+ years were all German take place from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. on thropologist and director of a research
in school, and all agreed that it was fun of Jewish Germany goes back nearly Jews – Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud The Larry & Mary Greenspon Family institute at Yale University for over 20
to learn about other holiday traditions! 2,000 years, and the Jewish experience and Albert Einstein. Campus for Jewish Life, 580 McIntosh years and has been involved in several
Every month, PJ Library sends in Germany continues to influence life ‹ Under German law, victims of Road, Sarasota. The Jewish Federa- public anthropology projects, includ-
more than 650,000 free Jewish books around the world. Here are just a few Nazi persecution and their children tion of Sarasota Manatee partially ing the establishment of the African
to families around the world with chil-reasons the Jewish German experience can reclaim or become German cit- subsidizes the Yeshiva through a grant. American Heritage Trail in New Eng-
dren ages 6 months through 8 years is worth learning about: izens. In the last few years, some About Dr. David Levinson land. He served as general editor of the
old. PJ Library shares stories that cel- ‹ Germany has more monuments to 100,000 Jewish people, mainly Dr. David Levinson is a cultural an- 10-volume Religion & Society series
ebrate Jewish values, culture and tradi- Jewish history than any other na- from Israel, Britain and the United thropologist and son of a German Ho- and co-editor of the four-volume En-
tion, all at no cost to families. tion except Israel. States, have done so. locaust survivor. His ongoing research cyclopedia of Community. Among
For more information about PJ German Jews moving east estab- Starting Tuesday, February 11, on his own and other Jewish families his other books are One Minute a
‹
Library, or PJ Our Way (for children lished what came to be called the the Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva will of- and European Jewish life continues Free Woman: Elizabeth Freeman and
ages 9-12), contact Andrea Eiffert at Ashkenazi communities of Eastern fer a four-week course on the history his career-long interest in telling the the Struggle for Freedom and This Is
941.552.5308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org. Europe. And they brought the Yid- of Jewish Germany, during which, cul- stories of forgotten and persecuted America: A Short History of the United
dish language with them. tural anthropologist David Levinson peoples – the homeless, victims of States.
‹ Reform Judaism in the United draws out the expanse of the Jewish family violence, refugees, immigrants
States came about from the Reform experience in Germany from the fourth and African American communities.
“How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World”

This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
emple Emanu-El, The Jewish the motivations, ingenuity and persis- caust survivors and their families, im- Tickets for the event are available
Federation of Sarasota-Man- tence of Israelis of all faiths compelled migrants and people of many faiths, for $18 in advance at www.sarasota
Tatee and Dalet are delighted by the spirit of tikkun olam – the tra- has become a ‘light unto the nations,’” temple.org, and will also be available
to welcome bestselling author and re- ditional Jewish mandate to repair the noted Temple Emanu-El Adult Educa- for $25 at the door. For more informa-
nowned speaker Avi Jorisch to Sara- world. This inspiring, must-read book tion Co-Chair and Dalet representative tion, please call 941.371.2788.
sota next month. Jorisch will present at has been translated into 30 languages. Dr. Janet Hiller.
Temple Emanu-El on Sunday, March Jorisch is well published in other areas
29 at 2:00 p.m. This special event is as well, with articles having appeared Tidewell Hospice
part of the 75-year commemoration of in The New York Times, The Wall Street
the liberation of Europe and the end of Journal, Foreign Affairs, The Jerusa- is committed to meeting the spiritual and physical
World War II. lem Post, The Times of Israel, Forbes needs of our patients and families.
A Middle East expert and thought and on Al-Arabiya.net. As a certified Jewish Hospice, Tidewell offers:
leader in exploring global innovation “It is indeed fitting that Avi Jorisch • Mezuzah and Shabbat candles
trends, the Arab world, counterterror- will be part of Sarasota-Manatee’s
ism and illicit finance, Jorisch is per- 2020 commemoration of the end of • Spiritual consultation with Rabbi on request
haps best known for his most recent World War II and the 75 years since • Bible and prayer book
bestselling book, Thou Shalt Inno- the liberation of the Jews in Europe,
vate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs since his writings show us how the www.tidewell.org • 941-552-7500 • 855-Tidewell
PJ Library parent and teacher Michala Chipurnoi the World. In this book, he describes fledgling State of Israel, home to Holo-
with her Fruitville Elementary School second-grade class

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