2012 Entertainment Program
On the Jerusalem Stage
- 11:00 AM - Opening Ceremonies
Master of Ceremonies, Reuven Silverman,
Welcome - Jeff Bigman, Festival President
U.S. & Israeli National Anthems -
Cantor Zev Sonnenstein
Greetings - Chaim Shacham, Israeli Consul
Opening Blessings - Rabbi Winston Weilheimer - 11:15 AM - Goldovitz Klezmer Group, Goldovitz.com
12:00 PM - Sababa! SababaMusic.com - 1:00 PM - The Mike Eisenstadt Band, eisenstadtband.com
- 2:00 PM - Rabbi David Kay
- 3:00 PM - Sababa! SababaMusic.com
- 4:00 PM - The Mike Eisenstadt Band, eisenstadtband.com
- 4:45 PM - Closing Ceremonies
The Tel Aviv Performance & Dance Area
Tommy C -
DJ Extraordinaire - High energy with a good mix of sounds, Tommy will have everyone on their feet dancing or at least tapping their toes.Authentic Jewish Music Provided by Bernard "Bud" Gropper
11:00
am Open Dancing
11:30 am Bruce Benson
12:15 pm Open Dancing
1:00 pm Miriam, Judith Cornell/Aisha Shimmy Girl
1:30 pm Bruce Benson
2:30 pm Matzoh Bake by Rabbi Mendy Browd
3:15 pm Miriam
3:45 pm Matzoh Bake
Food Provided for our Entertainers by
DB Pickles of Ormond Beach
Promotional Consideration for Entertainers' Accommodations -
AUGUST SEVEN INN
Vendors
Kosher, Israeli and Jewish-style Food as well as Israeli and Judaica artists and vendors. See our Vendors Page for a full list of Food and Shopping opportunities!
Children's Entertainment
Matzoh baking, inflatables, camel and other animal rides, petting zoo, rock climbing wall, power jump, face painting, balloon animals, a dunking booth and ongoing stage entertainment.
Camel Rides by Jo-Don Farms, Inc.
Petting Zoo & Pony Rides by Shergren Farms
Rock Climbing Wall and Extreme Obstacle Course
by Dolly's Fun Toys
Balloon Artist Krista Amico & Lynn Wharton
Face Painting by Antonia Pineiro
Biblical Character Appearances, Including
Moses
Joseph
Young King David
Goliath
Sampson
Delilah
and Judith Cornell as Miriam
Costumes by Brian O'Keefe
Jewish Hall of Fame
This exhibit includes a timeline of our religious history, follow the migration of our people to the four corners of the world, showing how Jews have been prominent in science, literature, medicine, sports, entertainment, politics, agriculture, and the arts.
You will hear the stories of people who made it happen, get answers to your questions from experts on hand, and enjoy a leisurely walk through the ongoing history of our great people.
Exhibits include:
SIGHTS SOUNDS AND SYMBOLS OF JUDAISM
WELCOME TO ISRAEL
RIGHTEOUS GENTILES
JEWS IN THE CIVIL WAR
LIFE IN THE SHTETLS
ONGOING PRESENTATIONS FEATURING:
Jews in Sports
Jewish Entertainers
Jews in Science & Medicine
Jewish Nobel Prize Winners
Jews in Florida
Jews in Politics
What if Six Million Jews Had Not Perished?
CLICK HERE FOR MORE EXHIBIT DETAILS
2012 Speakers Lineup
11:30 - Chaim Shacham, Consul General of Israel to
Florida and Puerto Rico
12:00pm - Eric Weiner, Author of Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine, on a Jewish Homecoming
1:00pm - Abner Ganet, The Holocaust from a Liberator's Perspective
2:00pm - Tammar Stein, Author, Kindred on The Nature of Angels
3:00pm - Dr. Len Indianer, Author, The H Factor,
on International Terrorism
4:00pm - Rachel Silverman, Jewish Women on Television-
Are We Being Seen?
Holocaust Exhibit
Holocaust survivors in attendance with multi-media displays commemorating the Holocaust.
Information Booths
Synagogues, Schools, Camps, and Jewish and Community
Service organizations.