The CHJ Connection - Congregation for Humanistic Judaism

The CHJ Connection
Newsletter of
The Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
Sarasota, Florida
Affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism
Volume XIX Number 2
October 2015
2015-5776
Saturday, October 10 at 10:30 A.M.
Service & Speaker Suzanne Cunningham Dickie on
The Affordable Care Act:
The Law & Some Recent Developments
Suzanne Dickie is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago.
She will speak to us on The Affordable Care Act. Dickie has been active with the
Democratic Party, Florida League of Women Voters’ Speaker Bureau, and is the
2014-2015 Chair of the LWV-Manatee Health Committee. She is a member of the
Manatee Healthcare Alliance and a participant in County Health Assessment.
Saturday, October 24 at 10:30 A.M.
Service & Tony D’Souza speaking on Man About Town
We welcome award-winning journalist Tony D’Souza. In his presentation Man
About Town, he will present inside information on what he learned while investigating the homeless dilemma in Sarasota.
He is an investigative journalist, a writer of fiction, a guest on A&E, NPR, BBC,
and CNN, and was twice selected by his peers to present speeches to United
States ambassadors and foreign presidents at Peace Corps ceremonies. He is
the father of two and son of CHJ President Alice D'Souza.
This Program sponsored by Alice D’Souza
OCTOBER 2015 EDUCATION PROGRAM
Irene Mircovic’s 4th Four-Part Series of Holocaust Films
October 6:
October 13:
October 20:
October 27:
AMERICA AND THE HOLOCAUST – DECEIT AND INDIFFERENCE
IMAGINARY WITNESS – HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST
PAPER CLIPS
VARIAN’S WAR
See page 3 for details and registration. Open to the public.
Inside This Issue
Page 3
Holocaust Films
Page 5
Coming Events
Page 7
Rosh Hashanah Collage
Page 12
October-May
From our President Alice D’Souza
Having just celebrated a wonderful Rosh Hashanah service and Yom Kippur prepared by the Ritual Committee, we are all full of renewed energy. The music sung by the Humanaires was indeed superb and uplifting.
The New Year sharing of food and conversation was a joy. Amy Eliezer, with the help of several other members, did an outstanding job.
I must make mention of all the wonderful kugel baked by so many talented cooks for Break-the-Fast. Delicious and all so different, just like us.
I can’t believe school has started and summer is over, but not so quick - the heat is still here. Those of us
who traveled far and wide over the summer are home, and in the next month the snowbirds will be returning.
By now you have seen the Program and Education programs that your committees have planned for the year.
We hope you will find them stimulating. This is a reminder that we will be having all our services on Saturdays until February 5, 2016. Many people had told us how difficult it is to drive at night and so we are experimenting with the new times. Your feedback as the year goes on will be welcome.
Our constant request for your help in bringing in new members continues. Remember, if you are happy at
CHJ, someone else will be, too. We will be continuing our food drive for All Faiths Food Bank each month
starting with our Saturday, October 10 service. An e-blast will be sent out before the service to remind you.
Sponsorship of a program or an oneg is a very good way to recognize a birthday, anniversary or other special
occasion. You can sponsor alone or with a friend. It’s a nice thing to do if you can. As a sponsor, you will be
honored by your lighting of the candles.
Mark your calendars for Dr. Suzanne Cunningham Dickie, who will be speaking about The Affordable Care
Act on October 10. The Education Film series presented by Irene Mirkovic will start on October 6 and run for
four consecutive Tuesdays at 2:00 P.M. in Fellowship Hall. Please e-mail or phone in your reservation for one
or all four films to the office. Further information about the films is on page 3 in this issue..
We are all looking forward to good health, happiness and microphones that work all the time.
Shalom,
Alice D’Souza
Board of Directors
September Board Action
President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Directors:
The Board approved Sponsorships for CHJ Program Speakers, Onegs, Services and additional
Education Programs and/or Speakers. The cost
of sponsoring any of those to be $200, which
may be taken by one person or couple or
shared by more than one. Sharing an event will
be arranged and indicated in the initial request
for a particular date or event. The President of
the Board will mention the sponsorship/s at the
appropriate time during the event being sponsored. Sponsorships will be listed in The Connection any time the function is mentioned in
print, and a complete list of people who supplied
sponsorships will be published at the end of the
year. Let the office (941-929-7771) know which
one(s) you wish to sponsor.
Alice D’Souza
Lou Altman
Susan Boston
Barney Sack
Lois Altman
Judy Beltzman
Mike Beltzman
Sandi Cooper
Stan Katz
Harriet Lane
Terry Langlois
Leonard Rosen
Phil Silverstein
Annette Wolfe
735-1937
847-530-2104
927-4433
378-0355
923-4347
248-909-2107
248-909-2107
383-3049
343-0095
371-1008
524-3985
355-1786
377-2147
953-1992
The Board meets at 3:30 P.M. on the second Monday of every
month at the Roskamp Center for Arts and Humanities,
1226 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.
All CHJ members are welcome.
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Board Appointed Designee to SHJ:
Ellie Altman
Advisor to SHJ: Lou Altman
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847-530-2104
847-530-2104
CHJ EDUCATION SERIES
Welcome to IRENE’S PICS, the fourth four-part series of EXTRAORDINARY HOLOCAUST FILMS.
All films are related to America during or after the Holocaust. Post-film discussion will be
facilitated by Irene Mirkovic, Florida Holocaust Museum Docent and Lifelong Learning Academy Instructor in Holocaust Film Studies.
Four films on Tuesdays in October at 2:00 P.M. on October 6, 13, 20, 27, at UNITY,
3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota.
October 6:
AMERICA AND THE HOLOCAUST – DECEIT AND INDIFFERENCE.
(Documentary 1988, 90 min.) Complex social and political factors shaped America's response to the Holocaust, from "Kristallnacht" through the liberation of the death camps. For a short time, the US had an opportunity to open its doors, but instead erected a bureaucratic maze that prevented most Jewish refugees from entering the country.
October 13: IMAGINARY WITNESS – HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST.
(Documentary 2004, 92 min.) Film directed by Daniel Anker and narrated by Gene Hackman that examines
the treatment of the Holocaust in Hollywood films over a period of sixty years and the impact of the films on
public perception and thinking.
October 20: PAPER CLIPS. (Documentary 2004, 84 min.) About The Paper Clips Project, by middle
school students from the small southeastern Tennessee town of Whitwell, who created a monument for Holocaust victims. It started in 1998 as a simple 8th-grade project to study other cultures, and then evolved into
one gaining worldwide attention.
October 27: VARIAN’S WAR. (Docudrama 2000, approx. 2 hours.) New York editor Varian Fry builds an
underground network to save European artists and intellectuals from Nazi persecution during World War II.
Along with thousands of ordinary citizens, Fry helped to save such notables as Marc Chagall, Heinrich Mann,
Max Ernst, Hannah Arendt and Andre Benton.
CHJ members free. Non-members $5.00 per film, or $15.00 for all four.
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REGISTER for these films by completing this registration form.
Registration is required for both members, and non members,
along with your check if you are a non-member.
Mail to: CHJ, 3023 Proctor Road Sarasota, FL 34231. CHJ members may e-mail Names(s), Home
Phone, Address, and Desired Program(s) to chjsarasota@hotmail.com or phone 941-929-7771.
Register at least one week before each film, or register for all before October 2.
Please check the programs (one or more) you plan to attend:
CHJ members free. Non-members $5.00 per film or $15 for four.
Oct. 6…………….…..# of people__________
Oct. 13………………..# of people__________
Oct. 20………………..# of people__________
Oct. 27………………..# of people__________
$________
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___________
________________________________ CHJ Member ( ) ( )
Name
Home Phone
Address
Yes No
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We Will Remember Him
Harry S. Scherzer
Harry S. Scherzer, 80, passed away September 1, 2015, after months of medical challenges. He had been a member of CHJ for only a year, but everyone who met him always saw
a smile on his face and heard a joke in every sentence. His commanding presence and voice
were matched by his broad knowledge and biting wit.
He was born and raised in Massachusetts, attended MIT at age 15, received a B.S. in Chemical
and Mechanical Engineering at 19. An air force ROTC member, he then served in the Guided
Missile School, teaching NATO officers the mathematics necessary for guidance technology (pre GPS).
Thereafter, he returned to MIT’s Sloan Foundation for a master’s degree in business.
The father of two (son, Larry of New Jersey, and a deceased daughter), grandfather of four, Harry was married three times. He was divorced twice and widowed after 27 years of marriage to a concert pianist.
He owned Treville International, an import business, which enabled him to travel broadly and utilize his fluency of many languages. Later in life he became a Certified Financial Planner. He was President of both
Temple Am in Parsippany, N.J., and B’nai B’rith in Rochester, N.Y.
He loved teaching and did pro-bono work at the N.J. Department of Labor where he trained laid-off, downsized executives to prepare effective resumés and negotiate salaries. To quote Harry, “A resumé must be
written as if it were for Alexander the Great, not for Alexander the Adequate.”
Because of his love of history, Harry became an expert in ancient and medieval coins, especially Islamic
ones. He said, “My joy wasn’t related to the owning of coins, but lay in the discovering of their provenance.”
On many cruise ships he taught a course on the History of Money. A member of CHJ’s Jewish History group,
he continually amazed members with his vast knowledge of ancient history. Classical music, cinema and the
sciences were also his passions.
Harry was laid to rest at the Sarasota National Cemetery. His family in N.J. sat shiva the following week.
Important: BackPack for Kids Rosh Hashanah Appeal Report
At CHJ's Rosh Hashanah service, Len Rosen made an appeal for continuing support of our commitment to the All Faiths Food Bank BackPack for Kids Program. He shared some shocking
information about the presence of hunger among children in our own town. Len told us that in
2015-2016, a total of 2555 children received weekend backpacks. Though that seems to be a
large number, it represents only 12% of those children eligible. There are in fact over 20,000 children who
qualify for free or subsidized meals in Sarasota.
CHJ had reduced our support to 26 children for the 2014-2015 school year because of funds reduced from
the previous year. However, the fine response last year with initial donations of $3500, supplemented by
$3000 from an anonymous, non-member donor, and further contributions from CHJ members have allowed
us to pack for 40 children during this next school year.
We had hoped to increase this to 45 children, adding one child for every $160 over the $3000 contributed during our Rosh Hashanah collection. As of September 15, we have fallen short of our goal. Twenty congregants
who returned their envelopes on Rosh Hashanah have contributed a total of $2912. However, many others
have taken envelopes home and we have yet to hear from our snowbirds.
Renee Crames, the founder and moving force of our backpack program, will check again in one month. All
contributions will be added to the present total and we will increase the number of children for whom we pack
by the total contributed at that time.
Snowbirds! Send your contributions to http://www.allfaithsfoodbank.org/how-to-help/make-a-gift or
send a check to All Faiths Food Bank, 8171 Blaikie Ct, Sarasota, FL 34240. Note on your check that
your contribution is for the CHJ BackPack program.
These children are our neighbors. As Len said on Rosh Hashana, every time you drive past children waiting
for a school bus on a Monday, some of them are hungry. Your contributions are tax deductible, and the children will really appreciate your generosity.
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Coming Events
Saturday, November 7 at 10:30 A.M.
Kristallnacht Service with The Humanaires and
Speakers Laszlo Biro and Joe Newman on A Remembrance
After our 10:30 A.M. Kristallnacht Service including the voices of The Humanaires, there will be a brief introduction to the history of Kristallnacht. We will learn what this night brought to two individuals with
quite different exposures to the tragic event . There will be a 15-minute period for audience participation.
Laszlo Biro. In 1944 when he was 15, Laszlo Biro and his parents were moved by the Germans
from Hungary to an Austrian labor camp. After the war, the family returned home where he continued his education, graduating from Kossuth University with an M.D., and finished a specialization
in dermatology. Then he crossed the border and came to America. A nine-month course and an
internship at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, enabled him to be re-licensed in this country.
Joe Newman will share his experience of Kristallnacht from an American perspective. Newman, a
CHJ member, was born in Chicago on January 13, 1913. Two years later his family moved to South
Bend. He graduated cum laude in Accounting from Notre Dame University and moved to Boston
where he had hopes of going to law school; but due to lack of funding he accepted a job with the
Social Security Administration. In 1945, he went into private practice as an accountant, retiring in
1979.
Saturday, November 21 at 10:30 A.M.
Thanksgiving Service with the Humanaires and presentations by
Denise Cotler on What Hunger Looks Like in Sarasota,
and Annie Morrison on Community Haven
Following our 10:30 A.M. Thanksgiving Service, Denise Cotler of All Faiths Food Bank will
speak on What Hunger Looks Like in Sarasota. Cotler joined All Faiths Food Bank in January
2014 as Senior Director of Development. Previously she served as Director of Development for
the Jewish Housing Council Foundation, Associate Director for the American Cancer Society and
Development Associate for The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Originally from New
York City, she has 2 sons, a new husband and stepson, and a dog named Charley.
We will also welcome back Annie Morrison speaking on Community Haven. Morrison is the CoFounder/Artistic Director of Kaleidoscope Theater, a musical theatre program for persons with
developmental differences, and Gotta Van Productions, celebrating solo performances and new
small cast plays that illuminate the human condition, especially that of those who are perceived
as “other than.”
Community Haven empowers independence and inclusion in all aspects of society for children, teenagers and
adults with disabilities by meeting their needs for therapy, education, socialization, housing, fitness, vocational
training, job placement and recreation.
Ritual Committee
Join the Ritual Committee. Active participation: write, discuss, set up, proof read, be inspired!
Do you play a musical instrument? Are you willing to present a short musical interlude at a CHJ
service?
CHJ services now open for sponsorships. $200.00 – be at the very heart of it!
If you’re interested in being a part of this dynamic committee or for more information, contact Sandi
Cooper, ritual chair at cooper2120@yahoo.
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LIFE CYCLES
October Birthdays
October Yahrzeit
Leslie Bennett, husband of Millie Bennett
Jacob Bernstein, loved one of
Adrienne & Howard Feltman
Shirley Black, mother of Donald Black
Dr Samuel Davidow, father of Lorynne Cahn
Rose Frankel, mother of Mark Frankel
Avery Gordon, loved one of Pamela Gordon
& Marvin Waldman
Erwin Hecht, father of Sora Yelin
Jean Himelfarb, loved one of Betty Weiner
Samuel Horowitz, father of Irv Horowitz
Robert Kabcenell, brother of Martin Kabcenell
David Kotelansky, father of Susanna Rafalovich
Shirley Kriedman, sister of Marty Hollander
Kate Levinson, mother of Jerry Levinson
Bessie Peters, mother of Lynne Robbins
Gertrude Pitchford, mother of Linda Vendeland
Eugene Robbins, husband of Lynne Robbins
Helen Rosenthal, mother of
Sheila Rosenthal & Lois Altman
Gyula Roth, father of Robert Roth
Laz Rubin, father of Stephanie Louis
Chic Schwartz, husband of Alice Schwartz
Samuel Shapiro, father of Judith Black
Nathan Shulman, father of Mark Shulman
Jacob M Weinberg, husband of Ruth Weinberg
Herb Weiner, husband of Betty Weiner
Terry Langlois
Lynne Robbins
Susanna Rafalovich
Laura Mills
Edith Sack
Harvey Gochberg
Joanne Gottheil
Marty Hollander
Marcia Freedman
Mark Rickman
Wade Sears
Erwin Segal
Adele Wolfson
October 7
October 7
October 8
October 18
October 18
October 20
October 20
October 20
October 25
October 25
October 25
October 26
October 27
October Anniversaries
Pamela Gordon & Marvin Waldman
October 11
Lorynne & Robert Cahn
October 15
Marcy & James Moore
October 19
Fagie & Dan Perlmutter
October 23
Ellie & Lou Altman
October 30
23rd
66th
18th
61st
49th
Chocolate Maker Annette Wolfe
HAIKU FOR JEWS
Yom Kippur—forgive Me, God
for the Mercedes
And all the lobsters.
Jewish Proverbs
“What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent
with your mouth.”
“When you have no choice, mobilize the spirit of
courage.”
“As you teach you learn.”
“A
pessimist, confronted with two bad choices,
chooses both. “
“In a restaurant choose a table near a waiter.”
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Rosh Hashanah Service & Lunch
Collage by Jules Altenberg
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SPECIAL & SOCIAL GROUPS
If you are interested in volunteering to lead a new or existing CHJ Special or Social Group or if you are simply
seeking general information, please e-mail Norman at normannfrmn@comcast.net
or call the CHJ office at 929-7771
NEEDED: VOLUNTEERS FOR THE CARING COMMITTEE
The Caring Committee needs volunteers to help with hospital/home/assisted living visits and telephone calls.
If you wish to volunteer – or if you need help - please call
Alice D’Souza at 735-1937 or the Office at 929-7771.
BACKPACK PROGRAM for KIDS
The All Faiths Food Bank started its BackPack Program
for schools on September 9.
Packing is done from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. every Wednesday
- with a few holiday exceptions.
We can use one or two volunteers throughout the school year.
Filling the Back Packs can be done sitting if you wish.
If you are interested in this Mitzvah please contact
Don Marshall at 371-5567 or sarasotadon2msn.com.
Do you have someone you would like to honor, a special event or occasion,
or perhaps you would just like to sponsor a 2015-16 CHJ Program?
After you've had a chance to check our Calendar for 2015-2016 (page 12) please think about what you might like to
sponsor. There is a new list of Sponsorship Funds:
1.
2.
3.
4.
A SPECIFIC SHABBAT SERVICE FUND
SPEAKER/PROGRAM FUND
ONEG/HOSPITALITY FUND
ADDDITIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FUND
Your $200 contribution will make you the sponsor for any one of the above. You may do it on your own or with one or
two others. You will be identified as the sponsor(s) of that program on our Calendar and below the articles about that
program in The Connection. You will also have the honor of lighting the candles during the service preceding the program. Please contact the CHJ office or call 941-929-7771 to let us know your preference.
Don’t Forget to Bring Food to our Saturday Morning Services
Please bring your non-perishable food contributions for All Faiths Food Bank with you to our
Saturday morning Shabbat Services beginning with our October 10 Service.. There are
more hungry Sarasotans in need than ever before.
SHJ NEWS
We are pleased to tell you that the member newsletter, Humanorah, is now available on the SHJ website at
http://www.shj.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Humanorah-37-11.pdf
Enjoy, and Shana Tovah – a good year of health for all.
Humanistic Judaism embraces a human-centered philosophy that combines rational thinking with a celebration
of Jewish culture and identity. It affirms that human beings possess the power and responsibility to shape their
own lives, and that ethics and morality are not divine in origin but are human responsibilities. Our mission is to
meet the needs of humanist, secular Jews as well as their non-Jewish family members/partners and friends in
the greater Sarasota and Manatee area.
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EDUCATION SERIES—DECEMBER 2015
The Revisionaries
December 19, 2015 at 10.30 A.M. – at Unity in Fellowship Hall
The Revisionaries is a 2012 documentary film about the re-election of Don McLeroy, the
former chairman of the Texas Board of Education. The documentary focuses on
McLeroy’s opposition to scientifically sound material that he believed should not be taught
to Texas students, and to his campaign to insert creationist teaching into public school
textbook material requirements.
It also details how the Texas Board's decisions on textbook content influence textbooks
across the nation and affect the American culture war, (92 minutes). The Revisionaries was directed by Scott Thurman and produced by Silver Lining Films, Magic Hour Productions and Naked Edge Films.
CHJ Members Free. Non-members - $5.00
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REGISTER for this film by completing this registration form.
Registration is required for both members, and non members,
along with your check if you are a non-member.
Mail to: CHJ, 3023 Proctor Road Sarasota, FL 34231.
CHJ members may e-mail Names(s), Home Phone, and Address, to chjsarasota@hotmail.com
or phone the office at 941-929-7771.
Register by December 12
CHJ members free. Non-members - $5.00.
# of people__________
$________
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___________________________________________
Name(s)
Home Phone
Address
CHJ Member
( ) ( )
Yes No
CHJ’s Inaugural Chavurah Enjoys Dinner & Conversation Together
Meeting once again, our merry group of
nine (minus photographer Barney Sack)
sits at the Boston’s table ready to lift forks
and spirits. Host/hostess shares menu responsibilities with participating members.
The host/hostess provides entrée and beverages, and each of the others bring a side
dish (as requested). Conversation and
wine flow – creating a stimulating and fun
evening for all. Consider forming a Chavurah – eight seems like a good number
– and contact Renee Crames (383-5056)
for assistance.
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SPECIAL & SOCIAL GROUPS
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After a very busy September when we shared beautiful music for the High Holidays with
the Congregation (including solos by tenor Robert Lischetti and soprano Susan Gordon),
our chorus is moving on to the songs, both old and new, that we will be singing during the
rest of this year. Please check the CHJ calendar for the dates when we will be singing. We meet to practice every Wednesday at 2:30 P.M. in the Unity Sanctuary from
mid-August to the end of April with our conductor Robert Lischetti. If you love to sing and especially if
blending your voice with others gives you joy, then this is the group for you! There is no audition. Please
check us out. We are a warm and welcoming group and we'll be delighted to see you.
For further information about being a singer or an associate with The Humanaires, please contact Sandy
Cadman at s.g.cadman@hotmail.com or 941-379-9894.
SUNSETTERS
Ours is always an open group that can accommodate an infinite number of people. We meet on the 3rd Sunday every month on Lido Beach – in front of
the pavilion. Our only agenda is the sunset. It is very informal and casual. We arrive
about 1-1/2 hours prior to sunset. Bring your own picnic dinner (something you can
grasp, like a sandwich, because the seagulls are hungry.) Bring chairs, of course. If
you’d like to join us, contact Barbara Shapiro at ms.shappy@verizon.net or 365-3756.
BIKERS
Our next bike ride is on Saturday, October 17 at 10:00 AM. We will ride about 1-1/2
hours in scenic Robinson Preserve, Bradenton. Then, continue the ride in the neighboring area visiting the Palma Sola Botanical Park, which has exotic fruit and nut trees, and
three lakes. We will lunch together after the ride. For further information please call or email Sandy Siegel: 941-228-8905, or sandrasiegel3600@gmail.com
CHAVURAH
We have two Chavurah groups embarked on new friendships and experiences. Become involved in starting the next Chavurah and enjoy the fellowship, intellectual
contact and pleasure of sharing with fellow CHJ members. Contact Renee Crames at
Reneecrames@yahoo.com to join or for information.
THE JEWISH HISTORY SEMINAR
From the CHJ History Seminar Archives: “The precursors of today’s up-scale gated
communities were the ghettos of Venice and Rome of the 16th- 18th centuries -- with
one major difference. In those times the gates of the ghettos were locked at night
not to keep strangers out but to keep Jews in.”
The History Seminar will meet on Wednesdays October 14th and 28th at Unity at 1P.M. in classroom B.
Readings in the Barnavi Atlas are pp.128 –133 (Oct.14) and pp.134 –139 (Oct 28).
You can never be too thin or know too much about Jewish history. Hope you will join us!
For more information contact Stan Katz at 343-0095 or Terry Langlois at 524-3985.
DIGITAL IMAGING GROUP (DIG)
We meet at 1:30 P.M. on the 3rd Tuesday of
every month at The Fountains Cinema, Parking Lot #4. An assignment is made and
members e-mail their required pictures, along with the best picture taken during the past
30 days. Photos are projected onto a large screen and editing software is applied to demonstrate possible enhancements. In addition, tutorials are presented with some guidance
for the next month’s assignment. Camera functions and general photography tips are addressed. New Members are welcome.
For further information contact Jules Altenberg at
jules@altenberg.com.
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TRIBUTES
Education Fund
“Happy Birthday to Lola Laubheim,” from Shirley Gotthelf
General Fund
For Sim and Irv Lesser - "So very sorry about the loss of your son-in-law. Our deepest sympathy,"
from Lois and Marshall Friedman
"In memory of Henry's sister, Judith Grossman," from Kay and Henry Levy
"In memory of Henry's sister, Barbara Wendroff," from Kay and Henry Levy
Speaker Program Fund
For Sim and Irv Lesser - "With deepest sympathy - in memory of your son-in-law, Scott,"
from Lois Altman
For Ceci Katz - "Get well and have a speedy recovery," from Ruth Weinberg
Consider Giving A Tribute…
The next time there is a special event you want to recognize or a greeting you’d like to send to
friends or family observing a death or celebrating a birthday or anniversary, or just because you’d
like to shout “Hooray!”, please consider giving a CHJ Tribute. It can be as small as $10 or as large
as you’d like to make it. It will tell others that you’re with them as they celebrate or as they grieve,
and it is a gift to them as well as to CHJ.
IMPORTANT!
Please note that the specific funds for Tributes were changed as of September 1, 2015.
The funds now available for Tributes gifts ($10 or more) are listed below.
A tribute is a wonderful way to recognize any occasion and benefit CHJ.
Complete this form and send your check for $10 or more
made out to CHJ.
Please circle the fund in which your donation should be placed:
BERMAN MUSIC
CONGREGANT EMERGENCY
EDUCATION
GENERAL
Person/s to be recognized__________________________________________________________________
Occasion _______________________________________________________________________________
Donor __________________________________________________________________________________
A lovely card will be sent to the honoree and a notice will be placed in the next newsletter. Checks should be
made out to CHJ noting the specific funds to which they are donated. Send all tributes to the Congregation
for Humanistic Judaism, 3023 Proctor Rd., Sarasota, FL 34231.
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CHJ Calendar October 2015—May 2016
Day
Date
Time
Event
Tues
Oct 6
2:00 PM
Sat
Oct 10
10:30 AM
Tues
Oct 13
2:00 PM
Tues
Oct 20
2:00 PM
Sat
Tues
Oct 24
Oct 27
10:30 AM
2:00 PM
Sat
Nov 7
10:30 AM
Sat
Nov 21
10:30 AM
Sat
Dec 5
10:30 AM
Sat
Sat
Dec 19
Jan 9
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Sat
Jan 23
10:30 AM
Education Series. Extraordinary Holocaust Films:
America and the Holocaust – Deceit and Indifference
Service. Dr. Suzanne Cunningham Dickie:
The Affordable Care Act: The Law & some Recent
Developments
Education Series. Extraordinary Holocaust Films:
Imaginary Witness – Hollywood and the Holocaust
Education Series. Extraordinary Holocaust Films:
Paper Clips
Service. Tony D’Souza: Man About Town
Education Series. Extraordinary Holocaust Films:
Varian’s War
Kristallnacht Service. Laszlo Biro & Joe Newman:
A Remembrance
Thanksgiving Service. Denise Cotler:
What Hunger Looks Like in Sarasota &
Ann Morrison: Community Haven
Chanukah Service. Addie Rosen: Laugh along with the
CHJ Readers performing short Jewish plays
Education Series. Film: The Revisionaries
Service. Rev. Roger Fritts, U-U:
Reflections on Life. Reflections of Life
Tu Bishvat Service. Jeff Rodgers:
A Rumination on Earth and Life
Fri
Sat
Feb 5
Feb 20
7:30 PM
10:30 AM
Fri
Mar 4
7:30 PM
Sat
Fri
Mar 19
Apr 1
10:30 AM
7:30 PM
Sat
Sat
Sat
Apr 16
Apr 23
May 7
10:30 AM
6:00 PM*
10:30 AM
Service. Sue Jacobson: Daughters for Life
Service. Nadine Smith: Victories & the Tough Road
Ahead for Civil Rights
Service. Carol Kaufman: George Gershwin – An
American Musical Treasure
Purim Service. Margot Restrepo: Hooray for Yiddish!!
Service. Suzanne Vromen: The Making of a Totalitarian
State
Yom Hashoah Service
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2 Night Seder – Michael’s On East
CHJ Annual Meeting
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Sponsor
(P) Program (O) Oneg
(P) Alice D'Souza
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H
(O) Alice D'Souza &
Sonia Fuentes
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(P) Arlene Pearlman
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(P&O)
Edith & Barney Sack,
Susan & Marty Friedman
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(P) Marilyn Golden
*=Not at Unity H=Humanaires sing (P)=Program (O)=Oneg
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