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JEWISH HAPPENINGS February 2020 9B

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Jewish Food Festival at JCV NCJW General Meeting
The National Council of Jewish Women’s General Meeting features award-
winning author DL Havlin. His talk, “The Loyal 14 Colony – Florida in
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the Revolutionary War,” will focus on the history of Florida. A PowerPoint MASTERWORKS 5
presentation will cover the intrigue, chaos and violence in Florida during
this period. The event will begin at noon on The Larry & Mary Greenspon SOUNDS
Family Campus for Jewish Life at 580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota. Admission
is free and refreshments will be served. Guests are welcome. To make a
reservation (required) or for more information, contact Marion Marshak at OF NOBILITY
marjmar7@aol.com or Roz Hopp at rhopp4@comcast.net.
“How did American Women Act? February 21-23 Neel & Van Wezel

Heroism on the Home Front”
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee SIMONE PORTER, violin
Women’s roles changed significantly in WWII America. Many were
conscripted to join the war effort and wielded new power through jobs
outside the home. But, their influence wasn’t limited to factory floors.
Some women used their social and political positions to fight back against
isolationism and sound the alarm about the plight of Europe’s Jews. Join guest conductor
us to explore the role of the everyday woman during this era, as well as BRAMWELL TOVEY
the mindset and motivations of a few, including Lois Grunden, Edith Principal Conductor,
Rogers and Eleanor Roosevelt. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. at Temple
Beth Sholom, 1050 South Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. It is co-sponsored by the BBC Concert Orchestra
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, The Jewish Federation of
Sarasota-Manatee, Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance, and Temple
Beth Sholom. There is no charge, but registration is required. To RSVP
or for more information, contact Kelly Nester at 941.955.8121 or info@
templebethsholomfl.org.
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Club Fed Hits the Road Berlioz’s Rob Roy Overture, based on Sir Walter Scott’s
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee novel, opens this program of high drama and heartfelt
St. Petersburg’s Imagine Museum’s collection presents major works of emotion led by world-renowned British conductor Bramwell
American and international art created by founding, leading, current and Tovey. Violinist Simone Porter and cellist Joshua Roman,
emerging artists working in the field of studio glass. Tickets to this road shine in one of the most rapturous Brahms’ concertos ever
trip are $70 and include a private docent tour, lunch and transportation. composed. Sir William Walton’s Symphony No. 1, long
The bus departs at 9:00 a.m. from The Larry & Mary Greenspon Family viewed as one of the greatest symphonies of the modern age,
Campus for Jewish Life, 582 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota. To purchase tickets, is an emotionally searing, melodic commentary on love lost.
go to jfedsrq.org/events. For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at
941.343.2113 or at jlisitza@jfedsrq.org. Tickets from $35
SarasotaOrchestra.org | 941-953-3434
Idelson Library Film Matinee Series

Live and Become is the epic story of an Ethiopian boy who is airlifted
from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel in the mid-1980s during Operation
Moses. Shlomo is plagued by two big secrets: he is neither a Jew nor an
orphan, just an African boy who survived and wants, somehow, to fulfill
his Ethiopian mother’s parting request that he “go, live and become.” The
film is followed by a Q&A with Sandi Kligman. The Temple Beth Sholom
Men’s Club will provide popcorn and refreshments. The event begins at
1:15 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 South Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. Sug-
gested donation: $3 for TBS members and $5 for non-members. For more
information, please call Lex Calaguas at 941.955.8121 or email info@
templebethsholomfl.org.

Women’s Rosh Chodesh Society
All women are invited to join Chabad of Sarasota’s Rosh Chodesh Society
class entitled “Blending Celestial Spirit and Mundane Matters.” Learn the
secret of a harmonious life, and find it within the Torah’s instruction. Not
only is it a guide to a holy life, but within its instruction lies the key to
achieving optimal success in a material sense as well. Gain insight into a
different view of the Torah. Refreshments will be served. For assistance
with underwriting this course, appreciation is extended to Anne Stein. All
women are welcome at 7:00 p.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Rd.
Cost: free for Rebbetzin Circle, $10 for members, $12 for non-members.
Anyone joining Chabad Women’s Rosh Chodesh Society class for the first
time is our guest at no charge. For more information or to RSVP, contact
Sara Steinmetz at 941.925.0770 or sara@chabadofsarasota.com.

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“What’s New at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute”
The Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, in coordination with its Shab-
bat service, welcomes Janna Overstreet, Director of Lifelong Learning,
who will discuss plans for the new facility. The event begins at 7:30 p.m.
at Unity, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota. Free and open to the public. Dona- Fri Feb 7 – Sun Mar 1
tions accepted. For more information, please call 941.929.7771 or email
chjsarasota@hotmail.com.
Tickets: $15 - $55
TBS Goes North! Lakewood Ranch Shabbat 20% Off Opening Weekend
Join Temple Beth Sholom for this informal service filled with singing
followed by an Oneg (light refreshments after Friday evening Shabbat Under the Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park
service). This service is a great way to meet your neighbors and other behind the Mall at UTC. Now Air Conditioned!
people in your area. Services will be led by Temple Beth Sholom members
Cantor Neil Newman and Rabbi Anat Moskowitz. The service begins at CircusArts.org | 941.355.9805
7:30 p.m. at The Windsor, 8220 Natures Way, Lakewood Ranch. For more
information, please call Lex Calaguas at 941.955.8121 or email info@
templebethsholomfl.org.

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