Jewish American Heritage Month

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Those who have visited both Sephardic and Ashkenazic batei knesset know that there are some differences in their content and style. While the core is the same there are some noticeable differences. What about a get, a Jewish divorce document? Are there differences between a Sephardic get and an Ashkenazic get? If so, are they significant?

The short answer is that there are differences. Hacham Ovadia Yosef insisted that a get be done in accordance with Sephardic custom for a separating Sephardic couple. Hacham Ovadia was so insistent on this that as a young dayan (rabbinic judge) he even returned a get sent to him from Cincinnati by the venerable Rav Eliezer Silver, then the head of the Agudath HaRabbanim of the United States and Canada (as recorded in Teshuvot Yabia Omer). The young Rav Ovadia Yosef standing up and holding firm against this grand elder of the American rabbinate was no small matter. Rav Silver had written an Ashkenazic get for a Sephardic couple.

Hacham Ovadia took this matter very seriously. He relates (also in Teshuvot Yabia Omer) that he even resigned from the Petah Tikvah when his Ashkenazic colleagues refused to conclude a get conducted in accordance with Sephardic custom for a Sephardic couple. Hacham Ovadia returned to his seat on the court after he was issued an apology.

Finally, in Tamuz 5753 (July 1993), when Rav Yosef certified me to administer gittin, he issued me a stern warning to oversee gittin for Sephardic Jews in accordance with Sephardic practice. Hacham Ovadias firm insistence still resounds in my ear.

The differences, though, are relatively minor. The core process remains the same. Many of the differences lie in regard to style of transliteration of foreign names into Hebrew characters (all of the persons names are mentioned in a get, no matter the language from which the name stems). For example, Sephardim use a gimel with a slash to signify the letter J, whereas Ashkenazic Jews use either a combination of the letters daled zayin or daled zayin shin.

Other differences concern the shape of the letters written in the get. Ashkenazic Jews follow the specifications of the Beit Yosef whereas Sephardic Jews follow that of the Ari HaKadosh (Rav Yitzchak Luria). Some of the letters, such as the ayin and tzadi, are written differently according to these two approaches. Hacham Ovadia, though, in Teshuvot Yabia Omer notes that both of these scripts enjoy halachic validity.

Finally, the text of the Sephardic get differs slightly from the Ashkenazic get. For example, the word piturin, from the phrase get piturin (meaning document of termination; this is Targum Onkelos version of the Torah phrase Sefer Keritut), is written with the letter yod after the letter peh in a Sephardic get, but is omitted in an Ashkenazic get.

Despite the variety differences between the Sephardic and Ashkenazic get, one thing is absolutely clearthe differences are subtle and nuanced. The fundamentals remain the same.

The implications of this insight are profound. First, it bears witness to both Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews punctiliously preserving the mesorah (tradition). Despite a millennium of vast geographic separation between the two groups, when the communities reunited in the past 70 years we have found that we have remained in essence the same. The legacy that prior generations have bequeathed us must, as told in the Choni HaMaagel story (Taanit 19), be preserved by our generation for the future. Just as our forbearers steadfastly hewed to the mesorah, so must we.

Perhaps even more significant, the fact that the Sephardic and Ashkenazic gittin are nearly identical means that an Ashkenazic get is kosher for a Sephardic Jew and vice versa. This, in turn, is what permits Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews marriage to one another. Had either group deviated from the mesorah, our Gittin would be invalid according to the others standards and each would have, heaven forfend, regarded the other as illegitimate.

Sephardim and Ashkenazim do indeed slightly vary in their respective practices. However, in the bigger picture, these differences amount only to small variations on a much larger and grander theme. We remain am echad, one nation, following Hashem and His holy Torah, which binds us and maintains us as a nation, unified in our commitment to our beloved Creator.

By Rabbi Haim Jachter

Rabbi Haim Jachter is the spiritual leader of Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck. He also serves as a Rebbe at Torah Academy of Bergen County and a Dayan on the Beth Din of Elizabeth.

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Sisters expelled from Jerusalem return after 69 years Israel Hayom Sisters return to Four Sephardic Synagogues, where they hid for two weeks following Jordan's conquest of the Jewish Quarter in 1948 The Four Sephardic Synagogues were destroyed by the Jordanians and restored by Israel following the city's reunification.

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Temple Sinai Hosts Cantor Shemesh & Friends Concert Patch.com From Temple Sinai: Music, a universal language which bridges differences will create an exciting melodic journey from Sephardic to Ashkenazic Jewish Music at this year's Cantor Shemesh & Friends concert on Sunday, June 11th, at 3PM at Temple Sinai of ...

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The following is an edited excerpt of a speech given by Senator Linda Frum to the Senate Committee on Human Rights on May 10, to present her legislation to enact Canadian Jewish Heritage Month.

As a member of Canadas proud Jewish community, I am delighted to have had the privilege to have sponsored Senate Public Bill S-232, An Act Respecting Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, the result of a bipartisan, bicameral effort to formalize, in law, a time each year to celebrate the contributions of the Jewish community to Canada.

It is apropos that this bill is being studied in the Senate during the month of May, a month that is meaningful to the Jewish community. Since 2006, when it was enacted by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by former president George W. Bush, the month of May has been recognized by the U.S. government as the time to celebrate the contributions of the American Jewish community.

In his remarks celebrating Jewish Heritage Month in 2010, then-U.S. president Barack Obama said:

This month is a chance for Americans of every faith to appreciate the contributions of the Jewish People throughout our history often in the face of unspeakable discrimination and adversity. For hundreds of years, Jewish Americans have fought heroically in battle and inspired us to pursue peace.

Theyve built our cities, cured our sick. Theyve paved the way in the sciences and the law, in our politics and in the arts. They remain our leaders, our teachers, our neighbours and our friends.

Across the United States, you will find a wide range of activities during Jewish Heritage Month, from lectures at the Library of Congress and National Archives, to cooking classes and Klezmer music performances throughout the country.

In Ontario, Jewish Heritage Month was established in 2012 and is also celebrated in the month of May.

Since its adoption, Jewish Heritage Month has received widespread support among citizens, community organizations and local governments throughout Ontario.

For example, a photo exhibit showcasing Jewish life in Canada is on display at the city hall in Vaughan, Ont., for the duration of this month. In Toronto, the annual Jewish Film Festival is held during Jewish Heritage Month to celebrate and appreciate Jewish filmmaking from around the world.

May is also the month that Israel celebrates one of its more joyful public holidays, Yom Haatzmaut, or Israeli Independence Day.

And soon, we hope, with the passage of Bill S-232, Canada will also have a national Jewish Heritage Month of its own.

By establishing Jewish Heritage Month in law, Parliament will be signalling to Canadians that this month is to be recognized each and every year. In light of the recent report by Bnai Brith stating that anti-Semitic incidents in Canada last year were the highest on record, this official embrace of the Jewish People and the Jewish culture by Canadians can only help to promote the values of tolerance, acceptance and inclusion.

Another advantage of enshrining this month formally in law, is that it gives community organizations the lead time they need to plan events.

The European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage hosts Jewish heritage week throughout Europe each year, which brings over 120,000 visitors to the many events that take place throughout the continent. One of the keys to their success is that they are able to plan the events and inform stakeholders far in advance.

Having that lead time is especially helpful because the Jewish community has contributed to this country in so many ways and there is thus so much to discuss and celebrate.

The earliest Jewish settlers arrived in Canada in 1768, but it was not until the end of the 19th century that Jews arrived here in any significant numbers.

Most Jewish refugees came to Canada with nothing other than a sincere desire to build a safer, more prosperous future for their children, and to embrace the country that so openly embraced them.

Fleeing pogroms and anti-Semitism, primarily in Russia and eastern Europe, Jewish exiles settled across Canada, from coast to coast. In fact, the two oldest synagogues in Canada are in Sydney, N.S., and Victoria.

Another significant wave of Jewish refugees arrived in Canada after World War II, when Montreal became home to the third-largest population of Holocaust refugees in the world. In total, Canada accepted 40,000 Holocaust survivors.

Today, Canada is home to nearly 400,000 Jewish people, the fourth largest Jewish population in the world, after Israel, the United States and France.

To properly measure the immense and diverse contributions that have been made by Jewish Canadians to our society, we would have to survey nearly every aspect of human endeavour be it in academia, the law, politics, medicine, business, philanthropy, science, art, entertainment, even food.

It is my hope that with the establishment of Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, all Canadians, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, will have the opportunity to better understand the culture and history of Jewish Canadians, as well as to celebrate the integral role that the Jewish community has played in shaping Canada into one of the very best countries in the world in which to live.

Linda Frum is a Conservative senator from Ontario.

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Religious Liberty sculpture in front of the National Museum of American Jewish History.

(JTA)-Only one religious group in the U.S. has a federally proclaimed month celebrating their history: the Jews. In 2006, President George W. Bushofficially declared May as Jewish American Heritage Month.

Yet Jewish American Heritage Month, or JAHM, hardly seems a priority-not in the government, not in the media, not even withinthe Jewish community. There is not a single paid employee working to organize the commemoration, and neither the federal government nor anyJewish organizations or foundations are funding its operations. (By contrast, for example, the organization that coordinates Women's History Month lists fourstaff membersand 16sponsors.)

"To tell you the truth, I'm very disappointed,"said Marcia Zerivitz, who was one of the driving forces behind lobbying Congress to establish the month. "We have struggled to get any money to do much of anything."

The current annual budget forJAHMis about$10,000 and consists entirely of individual donations, according to Ivy Barsky, the director of the National Museum of American Jewish History and a member of the JAHM advisory committee.

"It's its own tiny little 501C3, all with people who run their own institutions volunteering some time to work on JAHM," Barskytold JTA. "So like any of these things, until it has a dedicated staff person, it's always going to be a little patched together."

Barsky hopes to change that. Her Philadelphia museum recently took over as JAHM'spublic face and organizer from the American Jewish Archives. She hopes that with the museum's support, the heritage month can raise its profile both within and outside the Jewish community.

"One of the original goals of Jewish American Heritage Month that we haven't necessarily realized as well as we'd like is teaching the non-Jewish world in America about the contributions of American Jewry to this country,"Barsky said.

The museum is providing some financial and staff support, but Barskyhopesto obtainfunding from corporationsand foundations. Manischewitz has served as a sponsor, promoting JAHM on its products, and Empire Kosher Poultry provided funding, but the two kosher food producers are no longer doing so.

Educating the wider American public was the goal of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who in 2005 introduced legislation in Congress to establish the month with the late Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican at the time (he later switched parties) and also Jewish.

"If you educated and raised awareness about contributions throughout American history all over the country, it would make people more familiar with the Jewish community and our people and hopefully impact a reduction of anti-Semitism and intolerance,"Wasserman Schultztold JTA about the inspiration for the legislation.

Shemanaged to get 250 Democrats and Republicans to sign on as co-sponsors for the bill, which the House passed unanimously. Zerivitz had lobbied for the month to be in January, to coincide with Florida Jewish History Month, but it was changed to May toconcur with Jewish Heritage Week, which President Jimmy Carter proclaimed in 1980.

Following the resolution's passage in the Senate,George W. Bush proclaimed the month. Itwas observed for the first time in 2006.

Wasserman Schultz, whoresignedas head of the Democratic National Committee last year following an email leak that suggested the organization was biased against presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, recalled the joy she felt upon the heritage month's proclamation.

"It was exhilarating. It was the first legislation that I passed as a member of Congress, and I'm the first Jewish woman to represent Florida in Congress, so it was very significant for me personally," she said, citing experiences with anti-Semitism both in New York, where she grew up, and in Florida.

But has the legislationlived up to its expectations?

While calling the month "still a work in progress," Wasserman Schultz said she is "very satisfied with how it's been celebrated."

However, Jonathan Sarna, a professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University, disagrees. At the time of the proclamation, "there was considerable excitement," but JAHM has yet to live up to its potential, he said.

"So much money is spent on Jewish education in the United States that the fact that we have not been able to harness this golden opportunity given to us by the government, and really develop a month that would affect every American Jew, is a sign of the disorganization that we've seen-ultimately it's a sign of a problem," Sarna told JTA.

JAHM's websitelists17 events this month, most of them hosted by local groups, including a poetry reading organized by a social justice group in Connecticut and an event about Jews and jazz at a Florida library.The Library of Congress, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco are each hosting one event, and the National Museum of Jewish History is hosting two events.

"Every Jewish newspaper and media outlet should be focused on American Jewish history during that month," Sarnasaid. "Programming materials should be sent to every rabbi, every synagogue. Synagogues should be encouraged to have a speaker dealing with American Jewish history."

To be sure, JAHM celebrationshave had some highlights over the years

In 2010, President Barack Obamahostedthe first Jewish American Heritage Month reception at the White House with such Jewish luminaries as Sandy Koufax and musician Regina Spektor, but the programwas cutin 2013 due to the budget sequester. Also in2010, Jewish-American astronaut Garret Reismanbroughtthe original proclamation with him aboard the Atlantis space shuttle.

Jewish groups, however, have been hesitant to commit money to the commemoration.

"I would think that all these national [Jewish] organizations would get behind it, but everyone is struggling for funding," said Zerivitz, who is on the JAHM board.

"[The] Holocaust gets the emotions going in the American Jewish community, and Holocaust things are much easier to fund than American Jewish history things," she added.

Barsky said she looks to more prominent national commemorations for inspiration.

"We hope we'll be able to fundraise and get some great attention for Jewish American Heritage Month, so that this can grow into something a little more akin to Women's History Month in March or African-American History Month in February," she said. "We've definitely got a vision for making it pretty big."

Sarna also is optimistic about JAHM's future.

"This is a lot easier than making peace in the Middle East, believe me," he said.

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Flyers denying the historical accuracy of the Holocaust have sparked outrage from University of Western Australia studentsafter they were distributed around the campus on Wednesday.

It is understood the flyers contained content that supported the works of controversial historian David Irvingand questioned whether the Holocaust actually happened.

The flyers are similar in content to those posted around eastern state campuses last month, which saw pamphlets distributed at the Australian National University, Monash University and Monash University in Victoria.

UWA Student Guild president Nevin Jayawardena said the university was investigating.

"Paper slips were left on cars parked on the University Campus that contained content that denies the occurrence of the Holocaust and diminishing the horrific experiences of those who were persecuted throughout the Holocaust," he said.

"The identity of the person or people who have been distributing these paper slips are unknown at the current time.

"The UWA Student Guild condemns the content and distribution of these paper slips and stands in solidarity with students and staff who have been impacted by this cruel act.

"The message of these flyers is deeply hurtful and disrespectful to several groups on campus and the wider student population. The UWA Student Guild strongly believes that all students should feel safe and respected on campus at all times."

The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) WA issued a statement regarding the incidentand said the group was thankful for the university's support.

"As AUJS WA, our main concern is to ensure Jewish students feel safe on campus. It is extremely encouraging to have a public statement made by the UWA Student Guild as it shows that the student community does not tolerate this type of behaviour and that it is not without consequence," it said.

"To the UWA students who found these flyers on their cars and around campus we are working hard to ensure this does not happen again and that the perpetrators are found."

A University of Western Australia spokeswoman said the campus security was reviewing CCTV footage from Wednesday in order to determine the identity of the perpetrator.

"The University of Western Australia finds the distribution of these flyers abhorrent," she said.

"The University has zero tolerance to behaviour that is disrespectful and offensive to staff, students and the community. The matter is being investigated and anyone with information should contact UWA Security on 6488 3020."

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God works in strange ways. So does Israeli filmmaker Rama Burshtein.

Her debut, Fill the Void (2012), was a tragedy of loss, duty, and reconciliation. Her second feature, The Wedding Plan, is a comedy about loneliness, desire, faith, and fulfillment. Both take place in the ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jewish community of Tel Aviv, but that unique setting serves as an alembic, not a microscope; it opens to a world whose dilemmas and conflicts are both sui generis and universal.

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The key to success in Wedding is Michal (Noa Koler), whose delightful strangeness is further unveiled with each scene. Confronted by a Hasidic wedding counselor, she is grilled for her real reasons for getting married all the while having her face smeared with a stinky fish paste. She confesses that she doesnt want to get married to please God, but to force God to prove to her that she has the right to be happy, normal, and not alone.

Cut to the next scene and she is cross-examining her fiance with similar intensity (minus the fish paste) about what he really thinks of their upcoming wedding. He finally admits that he doesnt love her, and the wedding is off.

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But not really. Michal decides to go ahead with her plans to be wed in 30 days on the Eighth Night of Hanukkah. She books a venue, sends out invitations, and buys a wedding dress. God will provide the groom. He better.

One reason you suspect she might succeed is Michals paradoxical and overbearing confidence and self-doubt. And how can you not have confidence in someone who makes a living by running a mobile petting zoo, which explains the appearance of a snake, parrot, and guinea pig early in the film?

The gaily decorated van in which she transports her menagerie is as described by one of her unlikely suitors, a famous rock star (Oz Zehavi) a mini ark with the approaching catastrophe being the rest of Michals life.

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Consider it the PG-rated, Hasidic version of Bridesmaids (2011), and like that movie the comedy is rooted in pain, eroding hope, and triumphant faith.

It also includes one of the best uses of a religious shrine in cinema. In a visit to the tomb of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov in Ukraine, Michal weeps in despair, telling God that she is a liar, that she feels nothing, that she cannot find Him anywhere.

A small voice speaks from behind the wall and consoles her.

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Directed and written by Rama Burshtein. Starring Noa Koler, Amos Tamam, Oz Zehavi. At Kendall Square, Coolidge Corner, West Newton. 110 minutes. PG (thematic elements). In Hebrew, with subtitles.

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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen. Directed by Joseph Cedar. Rated R. Opens Friday at Suncoast and Town Square.

Theres something oddly appealing about the whimsically titled Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, in the same way that theres something oddly appealing about its title character, played by Richard Gere. The other characters in the movie are equally charmed and irritated by Norman, a sort of political and corporate gadfly whose actual profession and skills are never quite clear. A lot about Israeli writer-director Joseph Cedars movie is never quite clear, and the filmmakers oddball style only adds to the disjointed feel of the story, which jumps ahead in time at various points, tracing Normans relationship with an Israeli politician (Lior Ashkenazi) who eventually becomes prime minister.

The semi-comedic movie isnt exactly a satire, and its determined vagueness about Normans actual business and political dealings makes it tough to connect it to any real-world events. But its not really a character study, either, because Norman himself remains deliberately obtuse, both to the audience and to the other characters. Cedars highly stylized direction, with striking use of split screens and slow motion, gives the movie a surreal, dreamlike feel, but it also makes the story and the characters harder to grasp. Theres something oddly appealing about Norman, but even by the end of the movie, no one can quite figure out what that is.

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On Wednesday, May 17, the Anti-Defamation League presented State Sen. Joan Lovely with the North Shore Community Service Award at the Essex County Law and Education Day Event in recognition of her outstanding community service and longstanding efforts to promote equality across the North Shore.

The event also included Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett and members of the ADL. The featured speaker at the event was State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg.

The North Shore Community Service Award is an award given out by the New England Chapter of the Anti-Defamation League to an individual on the North Shore who helps to work to end anti-Semitism and promote racial equality across the North Shore and equality among the LGBT community.

It is a great honor to receive the ADLs North Shore Community Service Award, stated Sen. Lovely. Id like to offer a sincere thank you to the Anti-Defamation League for recognizing with this tremendous honor.

The Anti-Defamation League is an organization that is dedicated to preventing anti-Semitism and combating hate and discrimination across the United States. They also help to promote racial justice and justice among the LGBT community and also work to raise awareness of the dangers of anti-Semitism, hate and discrimination in schools throughout the country.

Massachusetts has become a national leader in the issues of equality - in particular of gender equality - and ending gender bias, added Sen. Lovely. Womens issues are everybodys issues. They are family issues, workers issues and business issues. These are issues of humanity and I am proud to continue to fight for them as a member of the Massachusetts Senate.

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People on the Move highlights promotions, appointments and career moves in public relations, finance and buisness development. Alex Reyes was named account representative for J. Wakefield Brewing, based in Miamis Wynwood district, and Sabine Robertson joined Silver International Realty in Delray Beach as a real estate agent. Want more? Submit promotions and new hires to SunSentinel.com/peopleonthemove or e-mail peopleonthemove@sunsentinel.com.

Nonprofit

The Anti-Defamation League announced that Shelly Friedman is the new director of development for the Florida region. Friedman has been an integral part of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County for 26 years, taking on increasingly significant roles in both the Federations campaign and the Jewish community. During her time at the Federation, she served as associate vice president of development, senior development officer of major gifts, director of the Ewa and Danny Abraham Project, and producer of Mosaic, a weekly Federation talk show.

Gunster, the law firm, announced that Michael V. Mitrione has been appointed as chairman of the board for Quantum House, a nonprofit caring and supportive home that lessens the burden for families whose children are receiving treatment in Palm Beach County for serious medical conditions. The hospitality house, located on the campus of St. Marys Medical Center in West Palm Beach, provides lodging, meals and care to over 1,000 families per year.

The 2017-2018 board of Elder Services Resource Network (ESRN) was inducted by Pompano Beach Mayor Lamar Fisher at the Court at Palm Aire senior living community, and Candy Cohn, owner of Yaffa Senior Services in Boca Raton, was elected president. Other board members include: Hedy Cohn, Michael Brodie, Marcia Pinck, Knyvett Lee, Meghan Watson, Greg Ullman, Melissa Rapkin, Sharon Cofar, Alan Feuerman, Shari Schubauer and Goldie Louis.

Real Estate

Sabine Robertson has joined the sales team at Silver International Realty in Delray Beach as a real estate agent.

Cultural

Christopher Spuches, a partner at Ehrenstein Charbonneau Calderin, has been appointed to serve on the board of directors of the Coral Gables Museum.

GliddenSpina + Partners, Architects and Interior Design Inc. announced that Gabe Jaroslavsky, senior project manager, was appointed to the City of West Palm Beach Historic Preservation Board.

Kimberly Gross has joined The Meridian Art Experience as gallery manager, in Delray Beachs Pineapple Grove. Her background includes working as an adjunct assistant professor of Art & Art History, at the Santa Fe College in Gainesville, and as an independent art historian and consultant.

Recognition

Hilton Goldstein, chief executive officer and chief architect of Hilton Software in Coral Springs, was named the winner of a Gold Stevie Award for Executive of the Year, in the Aerospace & Defense category, at the 15th annual American Business Awards. The company is a developer of multi-platform mobile aviation solutions for general and commercial aviation and military operations. Goldstein also won Silver Stevie Awards in other categories: Tech Innovator of the Year - Software; and Executive of the Year - Computer Software Up to 500 Employees.

Law

Goldstein Law Group announced that Jeffrey L. Baer, Andrea M. Drawas and Zasha Rodriguez have all become partners.

Finance

Aida Levitan has been named chairman of the board for U.S. Century Bank in Miami. Levitan succeeds Alex Acosta, who resigned before his confirmation as U.S. Labor Secretary. Levitan is president of the strategic branding and marketing consulting services firm, The Levitan Group Inc.

Professional Bank, a locally managed, Florida-chartered, member bank, announced that Cari Rentas is joining as senior vice president and strategic marketing director. Most recently, Rentas was managing director, district manager at First Republic Bank, responsible for managing the preferred banking offices in New York and Greenwich as well as developing relationships with high net worth individuals. Rentas relocated to South Florida in 2012 to co-head the opening of First Republics Palm Beach office.

Public Relations

Brustman Carrino Public Relations agency announced the addition of three account executives: Manuela Meija, Gita Shonek and Anabel Mendez.

Business Development

The Wynwood Business Improvement District (BID), a municipal board of the City of Miami comprised of local property owners in the urban arts district, has selected Coconut Grove BID leader Manny Gonzalez to be its executive director. Gonzalez spent the past eight years at the Coconut Grove BID, becoming executive director in 2012.

Beverage

Alex Reyes was named account representative for J. Wakefield Brewing, based in Miamis Wynwood district. Reyes was previously working as a cellar man and packaging technician for the craft beer brand. Prior to joining JWB, Reyes worked for The Clorox Co. in its social media department.

Professional Development

Lewis, Longman & Walker P.A. attorney Rachael B. Santana in West Palm Beach was recently selected to join the 2017-2018 Class of the Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute, an eight-month professional development program hosted by the University of Floridas Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). Each year, 20 fellows from a range of natural resource professions and sectors are selected to join the program. Santanas legal practice focuses on environmental and land use permitting and litigation.

Construction

Eric Squilla has joined Gulf Building LLC as vice president.

Daniel Jenkins has been promoted to eastern regional director of construction for Golden Sands General Contractors. He previously was director of facility services for five years, developing the department as well as the disaster recovery, generator and deployment programs. Prior to joining Golden Sands, Jenkins held a variety of roles such as foreman, superintendent and project manager for Colonial Bank, BB&T, Scherer Construction and Engineering, and Custom Creations of Tampa Bay.

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