AJC West Coast Florida hosted the August installment of its Summer Lunch and Learn Series
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Niki Kottmann
| 4:17 p.m. August 16, 2016
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AJC West Coast Florida hosted its August “Lunch & Learn” event on Tuesday, August 16 at Michael’s On East. Attendees enjoyed tuna nicoise for the main course and carrot cake for dessert. The event was sponsored by Williams Parker, the local law firm which also supplied attendees with gift bags. AJC Director of International Jewish Affairs Rabbi Andy Baker was the speaker, and his lecture was titled “Do European Jews Have a Future?” Baker is known for his work combatting anti-semitism in Europe. He’s also received honors from the presidents of Germany, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Latvia and Romania for his efforts in helping these nations serve Holocaust survivors and memorialize Holocaust victims.
AJC Regional Director, West Coast Florida Brian Lipton with AJC Regional President, West Coast Florida Anne Virag.
Bob West and Renee Sheade.
Irma and Herb Jacobs.
Joan Levenson, Marianne Mandell and Mike Seegert.
AJC National Board of Governors member Fran Blum, Mort Siegel, AJC Regional Director, West Coast Florida Brian Lipton and Joseph Gianguzzo.
Keynote speaker Andy Baker and Sue Jacobson.
AJC Director of International Jewish Affairs Rabbi Andy Baker, AJC Regional President, West Coast Florida Anne Virag and AJC Regional Director, West Coast Florida Brian Lipton.
Gail Barzman and Mort Siegel.
Brian Lipton laughs as he helps a table of attendees determine the winner of the floral centerpiece. Lipton decided that the attendee with the most A’s, J’s and C’s in their name would be the winner at each table.
Karen Miller, Sharon Zawadski, Ruth Walters and Janice Appel.
Keynote speaker Andy Baker with AJC board member Andy Maass.
Anne Virag expresses her pride in the AJC Sarasota chapter for being a part of the Protecting Memory Project, which is building memorials for the “forgotten Holocaust victims” in Ukraine.
Bart Levenson, Joan Levenson and Lynn Levenson.
Keynote speaker Andy Baker explains the resurgence of anti-Semitism currently taking place around the world.
Sue Johnson and Janet Tolbert.
Jerry and Sheila Birnbaum.
AJC Regional Director, West Coast Florida Brian Lipton explains the mission of AJC before announcing the next winner of the AJC Civic Achievement Award, Emily Walsh.
