Jewish Food Festival brings Israeli heritage to Sarasota

Everything from kugel to matzo ball soup was available at the festival on Jan. 28.

  • By Cassidy Alexander
  • | 11:01 a.m. January 29, 2018
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Kugel, blintzes, knishes and more were the talk of the 10th Annual Sarasota Jewish Food Festival.

Held at Temple Sinai on Jan. 28, the temple partnered with the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation, Aviva and All Faiths Food Bank to provide a vast array of foods for attendees to sample in celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Israeli Independence.

Alan and Luba Grundy
Alan and Luba Grundy
Zach and Spencer Rosenberg
Zach and Spencer Rosenberg
Maddox Kaplan, Kaelynn Kaplan and Noah Greber munch on hot dogs and Goldfish crackers.
Maddox Kaplan, Kaelynn Kaplan and Noah Greber munch on hot dogs and Goldfish crackers.
Cabbage soup and chicken soup with matzo balls were available at the festival.
Cabbage soup and chicken soup with matzo balls were available at the festival.
Joel and Ari Drachman
Joel and Ari Drachman
Desserts were in no short supply at the festival, including gluten-free options.
Desserts were in no short supply at the festival, including gluten-free options.
Temple Sinai was packed at the 10th annual festival.
Temple Sinai was packed at the 10th annual festival.
Stuart and Cecile Alexander serve kugel.
Stuart and Cecile Alexander serve kugel.
Ellyn Bender and Len Swerdlow, volunteers (Courtesy photo)
Ellyn Bender and Len Swerdlow, volunteers (Courtesy photo)
Patty Glah and Vivian McDorman, volunteers (Courtesy photo)
Patty Glah and Vivian McDorman, volunteers (Courtesy photo)
Kathy Stern, Judy Swerdlow, Margo Friedman, volunteers and Alyson Zildjian, caterer and volunteer (Courtesy photo)
Kathy Stern, Judy Swerdlow, Margo Friedman, volunteers and Alyson Zildjian, caterer and volunteer (Courtesy photo)

 

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