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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
JEWISH EXPONENT
BEFORE POPULAR CANADIAN
comedy series “Schitt’s Creek”
swept the Emmys this week
with a whopping nine wins, the
show’s Eugene Levy, Dan Levy
and Sarah Levy headlined
Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia’s virtual Main
Event on Sept. 16.

The show follows the
wealthy Rose family after they
lose everything and move into
a tiny rural town they once
purchased as a joke. As they
learn to embrace their new
neighbors, the show empha-
sizes how people from different
backgrounds can enhance each
other’s lives.

Eugene Levy, the Canadian
Jewish actor known for his roles
in “SCTV” and “American Pie,”
as well as for his iconic eyebrows,
and his son Dan Levy are execu-
tive producers. They also star as
the father-son duo Johnny and
David Rose. Sarah Levy, Eugene
Levy’s daughter, plays sunny
local waitress Twyla.

The family
members discussed identity, ritual and
the importance of commu-
nity to cap off a showcase of
Jewish Federation’s response to
the unprecedented challenges
facing the local, national and
global Jewish communities
this year.

Alison Lebovitz, former
co-chair of National Young
Leadership for the Jewish
Federations of North America,
moderated the actors’ discus-
sion. She noted that the show’s
focus on a family living
together in close quarters took
on a new meaning during 2020
quarantines. “What should we take from
the Rose family, and from the
‘Schitt’s Creek’ community,
as a lesson of how important
community is, especially in
times of crisis?” she asked.

Dan Levy said the ultimate
goal of the show was to prove
that community is the key to
true happiness.

“Ultimately, being in a
community that is open,
accepting and supportive
without question creates a
safety net that allows people to
be unabashedly who they are,”
he said. “And I truly believe
that when you honor people
for who they are, they become
their best selves and they
contribute back into society
with a tremendous amount of
love and a tremendous amount
of enthusiasm and passion.”
Before watching the Levy
family address 10,000 viewers
from Jewish Federations
across the country, 1,000
audience members from the
Greater Philadelphia area
joined a separate Zoom to
hear representatives from
Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia speak about the
organization’s community
outreach during the economic
and health crises.

“This community has raised
$2.6 million in response to the
pandemic,” campaign chair
Sherrie Savett said. “Money
raised was given to numerous
local agencies and organi-
zations that has impacted
more than 280,000 lives.

With your support, we have
provided masks and monthly
food deliveries to more than
424 Holocaust survivors. We
helped eight summer camps
open safely, which meant that
640 kids were able to have a
Jewish day camp experience.”
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