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In December, Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando's Maimonides Medical, Cardozo Legal, Financial, and Real Estate societies will be hosting a dinner in support of the 2014 Shaping the Future: Annual Campaign. The event will be on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Congregation Ohev Shalom, 613 Concourse Parkway South, Maitland, 32751. The dinner will feature special guest speaker, Talia Levanon, who is the director of the Israel Trauma Coalition (ITC). The ITC is a collaborative network committed... Full story
Join Rosen Plaza and Chabad of South Orlando for their first Grand Menorah lighting and Chanukah family celebration on Sunday, Dec. 1 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Rosen Plaza Hotel, 9700 International Drive, Orlando. Enjoy a community event featuring a variety of family-themed activities including food stations, dreidel spinning contests, Chanukah arts and crafts, traditional entertainment, and raffles and prizes, all in an interactive streetmosphere. Food stations include kosher cotton candy, delicious sufganiyot (donuts), and a Latke... Full story
Hadassah of Williamsburg is having a general membership meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. The children of the Orlando Torah Academy will perform Chanukah songs. Members, associates and quests are cordially invited to attend this holiday celebration. Delecious refreshments will be served. For more information, please call Eleanore at 407-351-9189 or Helene at 407-352-0535.... Full story
“Blacks have known slavery and so have Jews,” Julian Bond reminded some 150 delegates at the annual meeting of the Southern Jewish Historical Society. “But we cannot build a common future on our common graves,” the co-founder of SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee told the crowd. Bond, who became the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center and served 20 years in the Georgia State legislature, was the keynote speaker at the Historical Society’s annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama. The meeting location was chosen to h... Full story
More than 400 Jewish National Fund (JNF) supporters attended the 2013 JNF Tree of Life™ Award dinner at the Rosen Plaza Hotel on Nov. 6 to honor Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer with the Tree of Life™ Award, presented by JNF Orlando Board of Directors member Jim Pugh, in honor of his outstanding community involvement, dedication to the cause of American-Israeli friendship, and devotion to peace and security of human life. Receiving the Guardian of Israel Awards were Sy and Debra Israel, Mark and Car... Full story
Just as it is important to always remember the Holocaust by retelling those events through living survivors, books, films and various programs, it is equally important to teach the history of modern-day Israel accurately, and make sure it remains factual so that its history does not become distorted to fit a particular political agenda. On Nov. 4, approximately 35-40 people attended a program on Israel in World Relations, held at the University of Central Florida. Sponsored by the Knights For... Full story
Knights for Israel is a new pro-Israel group at the University of Central Florida. It has been established to be a beacon for pro-Israel advocacy on campus. Along with advocacy, its mission is to provide students with education on various issues in Israel as well as pioneering interrelations between the UCF campus and Israel. “With the help of our current president, Kelly Truitt, we aim to establish an active group of students who support Israel by organizing political, cultural, and social events on campus. Our chief goal is to promote p... Full story
The second meeting of the Holocaust Center's Religion 201 series, held Oct. 22, presented another unique opportunity to talk about how different faith communities view the world and its meaning. The Rev. Kathy Schmitz, moderater of the course, introduced the topic for the evening, "How Can a World of Love and a World of Suffering Coexist?" Each of the presenters gave a brief explanation of how his faith addresses that difficult question. Nav Khalsa, speaking for Sikhism, explained the teaching... Full story
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass" that scholars identify as the beginning of Hitler's Final Solution. Arts and cultural groups throughout Central Florida have worked collaboratively throughout the year to provide an impressive array of programs that explore the impact of that night. These programs included exhibits, films, concerts, and lectures, each planned to remind us of the devastating cost of prejudice and intolerance. Hundreds of people,... Full story
Beginning in January, children between the ages of 18-36 months with speech and language challenges will benefit from a traditional, yet enhanced, preschool experience at the Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando's award-winning Richard S. Adler Early Childhood Learning Center in the heart of Maitland. Open to all faiths, the Roth JCC seeks to target communication-focused goals at a crucial stage in children's speech and language development. In addition to traditional preschool... Full story
BALTIMORE (JTA)-Almost from the moment they met him, several officials and players with Israel's national baseball team said they saw manager Brad Ausmus headed for the major leagues. They cited his communication skills, command of the game and preparation-not to mention his 18-year playing career as a catcher that included winning three Gold Gloves and reaching the 2005 World Series with the Houston Astros. "We knew that even though he'd never had any managerial experience, he'd go and be a... Full story
One in four Jews is a carrier of one or more of the 19 known preventable Jewish genetic diseases, according to the Center for Jewish Genetics. Although Sephardic Jews and non-Jews can carry these diseases, they appear twice as often for Ashkenazi Jews as they do for the rest of the population. When both spouses are carriers for a particular genetic disease, the couple has a 25 percent chance of passing the disease on to their children. Launched in September through the Emory University School... Full story
Three years ago my 15-year-old daughter, Jennifer (Jenny), was granted a wish by New Hope for Kids Wishes for Kids Program in Maitland. Jenny chose to visit a medical center in the Los Angeles area. Although she had grown hospital weary following a protracted illness, which included travel to Johns Hopkins, The Mayo Clinic and Northwestern University Hospital, there was one premier medical center that was still on Jenny's wish list. She wished to visit Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital (formerly... Full story
While Jews across the globe celebrate Chanukah for eight nights, the part-time program directors at the Jewish Pavilion celebrate for more than a month. Visit the Pavilion's new website www.jewishpavilion.org and click on the calendar to see 50 Chanukah celebrations all over town. Everyone in the community is welcome to participate in any of the parties. Unlike Jewish communities that have a Home for the Jewish Aged, every facility the Jewish Pavilion staff and volunteers visit has a different... Full story
Jewish National Fund (JNF)’s Women for Israel (WFI) will host “A Night at the Museum” at Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College, located at 1000 Holt Avenue, 2765 in Winter Park, on Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. Ena Heller, director of the gallery, will be the docent for the evening as WFI supporters are invited to view exhibit Auktion 392: Reclaiming the Galerie Stern, Düsseldorf. Max Stern’s Düsseldorf gallery exhibition addresses the issues of Nazi looted art and the on-going restitution efforts by the courts in America and Europe for works for... Full story
As part of Central Florida's Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Orlando's Adventist University of Health Sciences' presented its University Colloquium series with an inspiring and educational program about two different but related aspects of the Holocaust. The theme was "Moral Courage." The two speakers were Eva Fogelman, PhD, a licensed psychologist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book "Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust," who spoke... Full story
A night filled with laughter will be the Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando's goal on Saturday, Dec. 7. That night, the Roth JCC will be hosting its a Comedy Club Night. The event will showcase the talents of five comedians: Carmen Vallone, Preacher Lawson, Alicia Reese, Mark Viola, and Myke Herlihy. The comedians have an impressive combined resume, having appeared on HuffPost Live, NBC's Last Comic Standing and CBS's Comedy Night School, shared the stage with likes of Dustin... Full story
Bringing the joys of Chanukah to local seniors is what the Jewish Pavilion is planning for the coming weeks and months. Atria Senior Living and the Jewish Pavilion are planning a community-wide Chanukah celebration to take place Nov. 22, at 5 p.m. Atria Senior Living printed the invitations while Jewish Pavilion volunteers stuffed and addressed envelopes making for a perfect partnership. Atria is inviting the entire community to enjoy a complimentary Chanukah dinner with festive entertainment by... Full story
On Saturday, Nov. 16 the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties are proud to have Cantor Lance Rhodes, who has been with Congregation Brith Shalom-a synagogue 2,000 strong in Bellaire, TX-for five years come and perform. There will be a Havdalah service beginning at 5:30 p.m. and a concert at 6 p.m. Cantor Rhodes is the son of Dr. Richard and Lisa Rhodes of Ormond Beach, Fla. He received his bachelor's of Music from the University of Miami in 2003. He is a graduate of the H. L.... Full story
The Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando's FItTATA event on Sunday, Oct. 20, raised $900 for Florida Hospital's Breast Cancer Care Fund. This donation will help individuals who normally would not be able to afford the necessary medical treatments to fight breast cancer. Pictured are (l-r) David Wayne, JCC executive director; Diana Frazee, Florida Hospital Healthy 100 Women event logistic coordinator; Monica Lowry, Florida Hospital community outreach coordinator, mammography; and Rene... Full story
When the Anti-Defamation League, marking its 100th anniversary, sought a partner to distribute its new book "A Convenient Hatred: The History of Anti-Semitism," in western Volusia County, they turned to Temple Shalom, the oldest congregation in the county's largest city. The book, written by Phyllis Goldstein and published by the organization Facing History and Ourselves, covers the 2,500-year history of anti-Semitism through powerful stories that enable readers to understand the consequences... Full story
Congregation Beth Am in Longwood invites all Jewish Veterans, our military men and women on active duty and their families to attend the Shabbat Morning service at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 9 in recognition of Veterans Day. Included in the invitation are the surviving families of those who have served our country. This year Beth Am encourages the families of our young men and women currently stationed in American, Afghanistan, Iraq, and on military posts throughout the world to attend this special service. Rabbi Rick Sherwin believes that the Jewish... Full story
The 15th annual Central Florida Jewish Film Festival, co-produced by Enzian and the Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando as part of the Cultural Festival Circuit and is supported by United Arts of Central Florida, is a cinematic celebration of Jewish life, culture, and history. Using the power of film to inform, educate, and most of all entertain, the festival challenges conventional perspectives on issues facing all of us. This year's festival will feature a newly expanded program... Full story
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando’s Choices 2014—the Jewish community’s biggest event for women—will celebrate its 20th anniversary by paying tribute to past Harriet Ginsburg Women of Choice to thank them once again for their vision in paving the way for generations to come. The event, to be held at the Rosen Plaza on Feb. 1, 2014, is co-chaired by Rita Isaak, Monique Eyal and Susan Bierman, who are planning a professionally written and produced interactive musical extravaganza highlig... Full story
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando welcomes Marisa West to its administrative team. West joins the team with a wealth of experience as office manager. She will be responsible for providing administrative support to Executive Director Olga Yorish, and will maintain daily operations for a smooth-running office. She also will provide support in numerous areas including finance/bookkeeping, event logistics, customer relations, vendor relations, human resources, building maintenance and... Full story
