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Tuesday, Feb. 9 was more than just the regular weekly chillin’ and grillin’ barabecue for UCF students at Chabad. Students were fortunate to hear the moving and inspirational story of Leibel Zisman’s journey through the Holocaust. Zisman, who grew up in Kovno, Lithuania, endured the harsh pain of living in several concentration camps and suffered the loss of his mother, father, sister and brother. Yet he persevered through the hardships of war and was eventually liberated, which Zisman belie... Full story
On May 27, 2010 Rabbi David Nesenoff of rabbilive.com recorded the anti-Semitic “slur heard around the world” while visiting the White House for American Jewish Heritage Month. The rabbi and his son, Adam, were standing on the White House lawn when they crossed paths with “dean of the White House Press Corps” Helen Thomas, whom had covered every presidential administration from Eisenhower to Obama. Nesenoff pulled out his flip-camera, and asked Thomas if she had any comments to make about I... Full story
Musical Duo “Time Squared” will be performing at the Jewish Pavilion Gala on April 21 at the Marriott, Lake Mary. Gayle Cohen (vocals) and Robert Cohen (instrumentals, vocals), related only by their passion for music, specialize in offering shows customized to meet the particular musical needs of their clients. They perform music from the 1930s through the present including jazz, R&B, Broadway, big band, folk, classic pop and classical. “Time Squared” performs around the country enterta... Full story
Celebration Jewish Center CJC’s second night Passover seder dinner service will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Celebration’s Heritage Hall under the spiritual leadership of Rabbi Dr. Richard Cowin. Cowin has selected a Haggadah that will allow for a comprehensive—yet expeditious—seder service. Kosher-style cuisine will be prepared by TooJays Catering of Orlando. The seder dinner buffet menu contains traditional Passover favorites for adults and children—gefilte fish/chopped liver, matzah ball soup, 1/4 roasted chicken, carrot tz... Full story
The 1970’s jingle for Enjoli perfume epitomizes Jewish Pavilion volunteer and honoree Marcie Katzen. The ubiquitous jingle requires just a few “kosherizing” modifications: “I can bring home the (turkey) bacon, fry it up in a pan, and never, ever forget my whole clan, ‘cause I’m a Jewish woman.…” Katzen will be honored by the Jewish Pavilion at its annual Spring Into Fashion at Bloomingdale’s Orlando at 10:45 a.m., March 7. Marc and Henrietta Katzen and family and the Slotsky-Kramer family will s... Full story
How do you entertain hundreds of Central Florida’s men? Good food, booze, fancy cars, luxury jets and a little bit of magic. The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando is hosting its Second Annual Man Cave from 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. Thursday, March 14 in the corporate hangar complex at ELJ Aviation, 4130 Centerline Lane, Sanford. The Man Cave is a Men’s Division fundraiser in support of the JFGO’s annual campaign. The event will feature cigars, a bourbon tasting and open bar, food trucks, private jets, exotic cars and more. Guests will schmooze in the c... Full story
The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center has announced that its February Education Forum will feature a presentation by local writer Greg Dawson. He will be discussing his latest book, “Judgment Before Nuremberg.” The presentation is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at the Holocaust Center, 851 N. Maitland Ave. in Maitland. Dawson has been well received at the Holocaust Center discussing his earlier book, “Hiding in the Spotlight.” In it, he tells about his mother’s harrowing... Full story
It’s time to make your child’s summer plans! Enroll your child in the most fun Jewish week of the year, MACHANEH OHEV for children entering Pk-8th grade in the fall. MACHANEH OHEV will take place the week of June 10-14. The camp day begins at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. with before and after care available for an additional charge. MACHANEH OHEV takes place at the Congregation Ohev Shalom at 613 Concourse Pkwy S. Maitland and is open to the entire Jewish community regardless of synagogue membership. What makes MACHANEH OHEV special? The... Full story
These are the Central Florida Purim events that have been reported to the Heritage by press time. Check with your synagogue or Jewish organization to find out about others that may not have been reported to the paper. Chabad Jewish Center Purim Esters (Oscars) Award Dinner, celebrating “Purim in Hollywood” with comedian Joel Chasnoff. Megillah reading is at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and party at 5:30 p.m. Sunday Feb. 24 at 708 Lake Howell Road, Maitland. There will be a complete children’s program. The cost is $36 adults, $18 for children under... Full story
Congregation Ohev Shalom will have a special presentation Sunday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. in the social hall with special guest professor Marcos Kerbel of Florida International University in Miami leading the program. Local residents Jamie Shujman and Justo Martinez will also contribute their experiences in leaving Cuba at an early age. Both Kerbel and Shujman are Cuban-Jews and Martinez is Catholic and also Cuban born. A number of interesting facts will be covered such as the history of Jewish life in Cuba, from the early 1900s until the early... Full story
Dr. Norman Berdichevsky, who teaches Hebrew at UCF’s Judaic Studies Program, will present a lecture titled “Do You Speak Esperanto? A Created, Modern International Language and the Revival of Hebrew” at noon, Tuesday, Feb. 19 in the Psychology Building, room 105. Berdichevsky holds a Ph.D. in human geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1974) and is the author of several books, among them: “The Danish-German Border Dispute” (Academica Press, 2002), “Nations, Language and Citizenship” (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2004), “Spanish Vign... Full story
St. Johns County Commissioner Cyndi Stevenson was charged with reading the motion of the Board proclaiming “St. Johns County Jewish History Month,” but she could not finish without stopping to express heartfelt gratitude for the role played by Jews in 1831. That was when St. Augustine’s Moses Elias Levy led the movement to establish free public education in the nation’s oldest city, a model to be followed throughout the United States. In the midst of nearly a dozen paragraphs, each beginning wit... Full story
After 13 years of research and writing her family history book, “La dor v’dor From Generation to Generation,” Edith Lefkovits Schulman, a former associate edidtor at the Heritage Florida Jewish News, is finally finished—though not complete. There are endless ways to write a history of your family, Schulman explained. She chose to tell the story of her four grandparents, and in doing so, related the stories of her ancestors and the relatives who came after them, why and when they came to America... Full story
Most Jews know about the Four Questions that are central to the celebration of Passover. But many of us have much more than four questions when it comes to understanding the Passover story and all of its traditions. What do I serve for dinner? How do I make a seder plate? Which haggadot should I use? How do I make matzah balls? If you have absolutely any questions regarding Passover, the Congregation of Reform Judaism has the answers! CRJ will be hosting its first “A to Z Passover Festival” fro... Full story
