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My first story is about Italy. I went to Italy a few years back. It was one of my favorite places. I visited Pisa, Venice, Florence, Rome, etc. I loved the scenery, the people, the culture... and especially, the FOOD!

More about Italy...

I read this in the World Jewish Congress digest and pass it along to you:

"The WJC and its affiliate, the Union of the Italian Jewish Community, welcome the Italian government's adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of anti-Semitism, as well as its decision to appoint Professor MILENA SANTERINI as national coordinator for the fight against anti-Semitism.

The IHRA definition includes examples of incidents and expressions that would constitute anti-Semitic behavior, including calling for the harm of Jews, spreading dehumanizing allegations about Jews, and blatant double standards against the State of Israel.

UCEI President NOEMI DI SEGNI applauded the government's adoption of a national coordinator against anti-Semitism as 'a fundamental page in the fight against anti-Jewish hatred in every form, including the particularly insidious form of those who undermine Israel's legitimacy to exist and defend itself.'

Before the decision to adopt IHRA's definition, Italy had taken strong steps to combat anti-Semitism, including joining France, Germany and Belgium in criminalizing Holocaust denial in 2016.

In addition, Italy has been a reliable ally of Israel at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, including being the first European state to publicly state that it planned to reject a Palestinian backed resolution disavowing Israel sovereignty in Jerusalem."

The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando...

Here are reminders of very special events coming up:

"We're Getting Bolder" facilitated by RANDA MARDER, M.Ed.,Certified Life Coach and former director of Jewish organizations.

Did you know an extra 30 years of healthy and potentially powerful life cycle has been added to your life expectancy? How will you make the most of it?

If you want to learn more about this unprecedented life cycle, we invite you to join Getting Bolder, a discussion group made up of women who are re-imagining this new "Third Act" of life. It's an opportunity to explore, discover and declare so that you may "do what you want to do." Our discussions will reflect the personalities and requests of the participants. Even if you've missed our previous sessions, it's never too late to join us on our quest for motivational and even bolder aging!

The next session is on Wednesday, July 15 from 3-4:30 p.m.

For further details phone the Federation at 407-645-5933.

A worthy repeat...

You are invited to an online conversation with SARAH HURWITZ on Sunday, July 12 at 4 p.m.

Sarah is a former White House speechwriter who has written a new book titled "Here All Along," To register free, go to jfgo.org/Hurwitz.

All that Jazz...

Our own ALAN ROCK wants us to be up to date on the Blue Bamboo Jazz schedule. Here goes:

On Friday, July 10 (tonight), the fabulous DAN JORDAN quartet will be featured.

On Saturday, July 11, the amazing composer, arranger, magician, etc. who is "always spellbinding," JULIAN BOND will be the entertainment.

Roth Family Jewish Community Center of Maitland...

Shayna's Village, a special summer online class "The Power of Play" for families and children (mobile tots and up) will be available now through Aug. 7.

It is absolutely free.

Phone the JCC at 407-645-5933 for further information.

Shout-Out...

SHAYNA RASHY is a National Academy of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer and has her AA in health science.

She has started to do online personal training where her clients can connect and motivate each other and have personalized workouts and nutrition.

Shayna coaches both females and males of all ages and also gives out a free guidebook to clients who sign up with her. She believes in getting them to their fitness goals without cutting out the foods they love... even carbs.

(Help, Shayna! I love chicken parm but I don't want to spend my entire life... whatever's left of it, being fat and unsightly!)

Shayna always puts her clients first and not only helps them, but also provides the support and education so that they understand their body better than ever before.

(I once had a fabulous body. What happened? Only eight decades?)

To change the lives of folks like me, contact Shayna at shaynarashy@yahoo.com.

Oops, I almost forgot to mention Shayna's wonderful parents who do so much for our community, SHEILA and MORRIS RASHY.

One for the road...

Moshe went to the cemetery to visit his friend Daniel's grave. When he got there, he was shocked to see that Daniel's new headstone was leaning forward by some 45 degrees and could topple over. So Moshe took some wire from his car, tied one end around the headstone and fastened the other end onto a nearby telephone pole. Then he left. 

Some days later, two more of Daniel's friends, Abe and Izzy, came to visit him. Abe took one look at the grave and said to Izzy, "That's just like Daniel. He's only been here a short while and already he's got his own phone."