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Celebrating Jewish Life in Collier County, Israel and the World
Federation Star
Published by the Jewish Federation of Collier County
serving Naples, Marco Island and the surrounding communities
www.JewishNaples.org October 2017 - Tishrei/Cheshvan 5778 Vol. 27 #2
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
6 Women’s Cultural Alliance
7 Men’s Cultural Alliance
9 Community Focus
13 Jewish Interest
15 Jewish Book Festival
21 Israel & the Jewish World
25 Commentary
26 Focus on Youth
27 Synagogues
28 Organizations
30 Community Calendar
31 Community Directory
5
Our new Pomegranate Society:
The seeds are blooming
21
10 top travel technologies
to ease your journeys
26
Preschool of the Arts update
Jewish Federation of Collier County Inc.
2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., Ste. 2201
Naples, FL 34109
We are here for you
By Jeffrey Feld, Federation President/CEO,
and Jane Schiff, Federation Board Chair
Hurricane Irma swept up the Naples/Marco Island Jewish community.
One-hundred percent of the money
Southwest coast of Florida
and tried to blow away our donated to this fund will be utilized to
beautiful piece of paradise. But she was rebuild the lives of our families, to help
unsuccessful. We are here to stay. Hurricane
our local agencies continue their great
Irma did, in fact, do considerable services, and to assist congregations that
harm to our community. We will begin serve our faith community.
a strong rebuilding process as soon as We can only do all this with YOUR
possible. Thankfully, as far as we know, help. We need your help to rebuild our
no lives were lost.
community quickly and effectively.
Damage to homes and property The Hurrican Relief Fund is a
were sustained locally and, as a result, special needs campaign that is separate
we anticipate many needs in the days to
from and in addition to your usual
come. But it is the human toll that we commitment to the Annual Campaign.
will need to address first. And Federation
Please support or consider increasing
is here for you.
your gift to the 2017 Annual Campaign
We know that it will take time for us so we will be able to continue doing
to evaluate and assess what all the needs all the ongoing necessary work of our
will be. This is when our community Jewish Federation.
comes together for the greater good. In “The whole of the community is
anticipation of those needs, both human greater than the sum of its parts,” and we
and structural, we are creating the Hurricane
are a whole community. Your generous
Irma Relief Fund for the Greater gifts keep us
whole.
It all begins with writing: Steve Dorff
opens third annual Jewish Book Festival
By Carole J Greene, Jewish Book Festival committee member
Imagine that every sound or group kick off the third annual Collier County
of sounds – the rustle of leaves, Jewish Book Festival. Look for ticket
the thwack of a shoe against the information in the 4-page pullout in the
floor, the clink of champagne
center of this issue.
glasses – in your mind sounds
Name a singer in any
like an orchestra playing totally
formed melodies. When
Dorff has most likely
category of music and
you discover that your family
written a song – or many
and friends don’t hear these
songs – for that performer.
symphonic sounds, your first
I’ll mention just a few,
inclination might be to think
because if I listed them
you’re a little weird. For Steve
all, I’d exhaust my word
Dorff, the message was clear:
limit. Barbra Streisand,
writing down the music he
Andy Williams, Kenny
heard in his mind was what
he was meant to do. Though his parents
hoped he’d be a veterinarian, Steve
would become a songwriter.
Steve Dorff’s autobiography, I
Wrote That One, Too… A Life in Songwriting
from Willie to Whitney, chronicles
his life as one of the most prolific
American songwriters of this or any
other generation. His presentation on
Thursday, November 16 from 7:00
to 9:00 p.m. at the Hilton Naples will
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Because the Federation Star is a monthly
newspaper, articles are submitted by
the 1 st of the month, about four weeks
prior to publication. The articles you
will read in this issue (other than the one
at the top of this page and Federation
Chair Jane Schiff’s article on page 2)
were written several days before Hurricane
Irma impacted our area. After
speaking with Federation President/
CEO Jeffrey Feld, who consulted with
Jane, we decided to go ahead and publish
the October issue with the articles
that had been submitted.
Due to time constraints, lack of
power, and other considerations, we
did not have the luxury to go back to
all our editorial contributors and ask
for new or revised articles. I reviewed
the editorial material to ensure there
wasn’t anything that was insensitive,
2017 Federation
Annual Campaign
$1,300,000
$779,000*
$400,000
$200,000
*as of 8/31
3 rd Annual
Ringo Starr, Dionne Warwick, Anne
Murray, B.J. Thomas, Dusty Springfield,
Dolly Parton. Don’t forget Willie
Nelson and Whitney Houston, included
in his book’s sub-title. Now let your
mind consider the appeal of all the
behind-the-scenes tales Dorff tells about
how hundreds of songs came about –
and not just for singers but for TV and
film scores.
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FIDF sends children of fallen
Israeli soldiers to camps in U.S. continued on page 3
and eliminated articles or text that were
no longer appropriate.
Due to Hurricane Irma, some October
events publicized in this issue may
not take place or may have a change of
date or venue. Please contact the host of
the event (Federation, temple or organization)
before making plans to attend.
In addition to the Federation Star,
I edit and design the monthly newspapers
of the Jewish Federation of Lee
and Charlotte Counties (L’CHAYIM)
and The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-
Manatee (The Jewish News), and both
of those Federations have also published
the October issues of their newspapers.
The Federation Star’s tag line and
purpose is “Celebrating Jewish Life in
Collier County, Israel and the World.”
Let’s continue to do so!
– Ted Epstein

2 Federation Star October 2017
Renee’s community
program & events corner
Renee’
Bialek
Community
Program
Coordinator
As you look through this issue
of the Federation Star, you
will notice many upcoming
events. One in particular is the Evy
Lipp People of the Book Cultural
Event. Ron Suskind will be speaking
on Wednesday, February 7.
This program takes place at Temple
Shalom, which can hold 750 people. For
the last several years, this has been a
sold-out event. I have received several
comments from those sitting in the back
of the Social Hall that they can’t hear or
see the speaker. To address these concerns,
we have secured extra amplifiers/
loudspeakers and screens so everyone
can experience the amazing event. For
this reason, we are now charging $18
per person.
As always, to attend the Evy Lipp
People of the Book Cultural Event, you
must be a Jewish Federation of Collier
County member. According to the bylaws
of the JFCC, members are those
individuals who make an annual gift of
$36 per person or more to the Annual
Federation Campaign in our community.
To make a donation, please call
the JFCC office at 239.263.4205 or go
online to www.jewishnaples.org.
Registration for this special event
begins Wednesday, November 1. Please
see the ad on page 4 for payment instructions.
Tickets will no longer be mailed. Just
like at many of our other events, your
name will be placed on a reservation list
that will be checked at the door.
Young Jewish Professionals (YJP)
of Collier County
Calling all Jewish professionals in their
20s and 30s who want to socialize.
This new group plans to meet monthly. The YJP group is sponsored by
the Jewish Federation of Collier County. Activities can include:
Happy Hour
Game Night
Movies
Shabbat Services
Volunteering
Holiday Parties and more!
If you are Jewish and in your 20s or 30s, please email rbialek@jewishnaples.
org to be added to the roster. We want to hear your suggestions and ideas for
upcoming events. Visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/YJPCollier/.
JEWISH FEDERATION
Gratitude for community
Jane
Schiff
Federation
Board Chair
Irma came and tried her best to destroy
our beautiful piece of paradise.
But after devastating many Caribbean
islands and the Florida Keys, she
became weaker as she hit us. And who
could have predicted that a direct hit
would save us from the horrible storm
surge that many areas on the East Coast
of Florida saw. But, we did suffer and
there is a strong rebuilding process taking
place.
The needy are now even more
needy. The elderly who just get by on
their Social Security lack the resources
to deal with these unforeseen disasters,
especially when it is the largest hurricane
EVER. There is no preparing for
those who live Social Security check to
Social Security check. Single parents
who worry about paying for their children’s
basic needs – clothing, medical,
school supplies, etc. – have no one to
turn to when something like this happens.
These two examples are just that,
examples. The needs are as varied as the
people who have those needs.
The outpouring of concern and
money for the relief efforts seem so
appropriate for the holiday of Sukkot:
bringing travelers and guests into one’s
sukkah; leaving corners of your harvest
for the poor. Commemorating the will
of God, including tzedakah (charity) and
tikkun olam (repairing the world), are
the tenets of our Jewish faith.
I was thrilled that many of our
homes were built to tough hurricane
standards and survived, unlike the temporary
sukkah. I am more heartened by
the community response of caring and
repairing. People make the difference.
People make the community. People
working together help one another and
create community.
Rabbi Harold Kushner, in his book
Who Needs God, puts forth the premise
that we humans are searching for, and
indeed must have, connections to others.
He feels that religion creates a structure
in which that primal need for connections
is met. Those connections are the
basis for Federation. We take care of
our own. We have done this for over
120 years in the United States through
Federation.
This is when our community comes
together. This is what your Federation
does. We are here to help each and
every one of our affiliates, synagogues
and Jews in need at this time. But, we
can only do it with YOU. We need your
help to rebuild our community quickly.
Please make a special gift to allow
your Federation to meet all the
extra needs that Irma has sent our way.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR JEWISH
COMMUNITY WHOLE AGAIN. Give
to the Hurricane Irma Relief Fund for
the Greater Naples/Marco Island Jewish
community. One-hundred percent of the
money donated to this fund will be utilized
to rebuild the lives of our families,
to help our local agencies continue their
important services, and to assist congregations
that serve our faith community.
In addition, please support or consider
increasing your gift to the 2017 Annual
Campaign so we will be able to continue
doing all the ongoing necessary work of
our Jewish Federation.
Save
the
Date!
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JEWISH FEDERATION
We do make a difference!
Jeffrey
Feld
Federation
President/
CEO
While I was on my summer
Thomson Fellow Israel experience,
I visited some of
our Federation’s beneficiaries and partner
programs in Israel. Over the course
of the next several Federation Star issues,
I will share with you some of the
things that I learned. Most important,
I confirmed that our support of these
programs really does make a difference
in people’s lives.
I visited the Shoshana and Pincus
Sapir Kfar Saba Community Center.
The large majority of residents in Kfar
Saba’s eastern neighborhoods are classified
as underprivileged. Most families
are low on the socioeconomic spectrum.
Many youth live in the social, economic
and geographic periphery of society
and are defined by the authorities as
“at-risk” youth.
Our Federation supports the Ethiopian
Youth Clubhouse in East Kfar
Saba. This is a wonderful project that
assists in facing life’s challenges by
confronting the challenges in the field.
Through this program, the youth get to
know their country, and are shown that
one can change and be changed through
hands-on activities for themselves and
the community.
One of the things that I like best
about this program is that it is a real
collaboration. Its sponsorship comes
from support from communities like
ours, support from the Jewish Agency
and support from the local municipality.
The teens are engaged in programs
that provide leadership development,
social engagement and other skills.
While I was talking with one of
the leaders of the program, Revital,
she shared the overarching goals of the
program. Revital pointed out one of the
participants, a 16-year-old girl, Sarah
(name changed for privacy), and explained
to me that the program is a real
lifesaver for her. Given the challenges of
being an Ethiopian teenager in Israel, it
is sometimes overwhelming. In addition
to the leadership skills, Sarah has a social
network for support. Her sister had
died. Her own grief was overwhelming.
Because of the support from her peers
in the program, and the counselors at
the program, Sarah is coping with this
issue. Because of our financial support
for this program, at least in part, this
program exists and Sarah is finding a
way to survive and hopefully thrive.
We may not know their names, we
may not see their faces, but we need to
know that We Do Make a Difference.
Participants in program at Kfar Saba
Your support of the Federation’s
Annual Campaign does make a difference.
Your support of the Annual
Campaign saves lives! Your support of
the Annual Campaign is needed.
Thank you for all that you do by
giving to the Annual Campaign of the
Jewish Federation of Collier County to
make a difference in the lives of Jews,
here, around the world, in Israel and, on
this particular occasion, in the life of an
Ethiopian Jewish teenage girl who lives
in Kfar Saba.
October 2017 Federation Star
Jewish Book Festival...continued from page 1
The book doesn’t start at the beginning
of his career and flow down the accolades from everyone who is anyone
nations, six Emmy nominations”) and
years to today. Instead, it transitions in the music business.
seamlessly from one inspiring moment As I read the book, I had to assume
to another. Sometimes it’s an introduction
from Singer A to Producer B who he met, where, what they talked about,
Dorff kept a meticulous diary of whom
handles Performer C for an upcoming and how the meeting panned out to
album/movie/TV series. Often, things create his next big hit. Either that, or he
happen when Dorff shows up in the has a total-recall memory. The detailed
right place at the right time. Sheer talent accounts of how hundreds of songs were
added to fortuitous placement equals a born – many of them gestating in mere
phenomenal career. At the end of the minutes from that orchestra he hears in
book sits a list of accomplishments, including
awards (to name a few: “twelve read.
his head – make this book a fascinating
#1 hits; ten Top-5 hits; nine #1 hits from I, for one, am glad he didn’t become
motion pictures, three Grammy nomi-
a veterinarian.
At this Jewish Book Festival opening event
– sponsored by U.S. Bank and Senior Housing Solutions –
Steve Dorff will perform many of his best-known songs
and share the stories behind them.
His book, I Wrote That One, Too…, will be available at
Barnes & Noble after November 1. Come to the event,
be entertained by Steve’s story and songs,
buy the book there, and get it signed by Steve.
Who makes up our Jewish community?
This question and many more were addressed by a comprehensive
survey that was conducted by Brandeis University this past spring.
Come find the answers that Brandeis uncovered as Professor Matt
Boxer presents his findings.
Wednesday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Hodges University
2655 Northbrooke Dr., Naples
The entire community is invited.
Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP required by Friday, October 20
to rbialek@jewishnaples.org
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4 Federation Star October 2017
Israel, here we come
By Jane Schiff, Federation Board Chair
Israel is our biblical and spiritual celebrate Shabbat together, hopefully
homeland. If you have been there, at the Kotel.
you know the impact and the lasting The timing of this mission occurs
feeling of pride, enjoyment and excitement
shortly after Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s
that comes home with you. Israel Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’Atzmaut
is special, if you have been, you know (Israel’s Independence Day), celebrating
what I’m talking about. If you have not
the 70 th anniversary of the founding
been, how can you not go?
of the State of Israel. There are sure to be
The Jewish Federation of Collier special events, celebrations and exhibits
County is planning a mission to Israel. that we will be able to enjoy that are
Jeffrey Feld and I will be leading the unique to this time. We will, of course,
mission in the spring, leaving April have top-quality guides, security, and
28 and returning either May 7, or adding
entry to places that tourists do not have.
on an extra trip to Eilat and Petra, We are planning that this will be a relax-
Jordan, and returning May 11. We are ing paced, but high-powered look into
working with The Jewish Federations the Israel that we love.
of North America, The Jewish Agency, An Israel recruitment/planning
The American Jewish Joint Distribution meeting will be scheduled in October.
Committee, and Jewish National Fund Be on the lookout for it in an upcoming
to schedule our visit. There will be one eblast from Federation. If you are interested,
day that will be optional for first-timers
we would love to have you join
to go to Masada and the Dead Sea and us. For more information, please contact
other optional programming, possibly Jeffrey Feld at 239.263.4205 or jfeld@
two other options, or just a day on your jewishnaples.org, or me at 404.307.6878
own to visit family or friends. We will or jschiffent@yahoo.com.
The Mix and Mingle group is for Jewish Senior Singles,
55 and up, who want to partake in fun and stimulating
cultural activities, dine out together, and enjoy good
conversation and companionship.
The Mix and Mingle group is sponsored by
the Jewish Federation of Collier County.
Programs include:
• Museum visits
• Brunch
• Shows and Performances
• Dinner
• Movies
• Walks on the beach
For upcoming events, please visit
https://jewishnaples.org/get-involved/mix-and-mingle
To be added to the Mix and Mingle email list or to suggest
an event, please email Renee’ at rbialek@jewishnaples.org.
JEWISH FEDERATION
Jewish Community
Relations Council update
By Betty Schwartz, Chair
We are all aware of the violence
that happened in Charlottesville,
Virigina, on Saturday,
August 12. Three people died and
dozens were injured. Seeing the White
Supremacists, KKK and neo-Nazis carrying
their hateful signs and chanting
Nazi slogans was chilling. Congregation
Beth Israel in Charlottesville
had to hire security, and even
then, felt threatened. Violent
demonstrations are continuing
to happen, and these are
just the incidents that command
our attention.
Meanwhile, in July, there
was one instance of anti-
Semitism right here in Naples.
A Swastika was drawn on a
sidewalk in a community neighborhood.
Absolutely no symbol of hate should
be ignored. The Jewish Community
Relations Council continues to take reports
of anti-Semitism and notifies law
enforcement and the Anti-Defamation
League.
Last season, the JCRC increased
efforts to establish ties and communication
with various groups within the
Naples community. Our relationship
with the NAACP has been particularly
Jewish Community
Tikkun
Olam
J C
R
Relations Council
of the
Jewish Federation of Collier County
rewarding and gratifying. I was notified
very quickly by Vincent Keeys, president
of the local NAACP, that a rally
and vigil was being planned in a show
of solidarity with the Charlottesville
community. This show of solidarity was
very moving, and demonstrated how
our community can come together and
stand against bigotry and hate.
“We have each other’s backs.”
This expression of anti-hate
was held at the Unitarian
Universalist Congregation in
Naples on Monday, August
14, just two days after the
C
Charlottesville clash. We
heard numerous inspiring
and heart-felt messages from
a wide spectrum of speakers
representing our diverse community.
I was very gratified at the large attendance
by the Jewish community, which
was a demonstration of our community
involvement.
This season, the JCRC will continue
to expand and strengthen its community
relationships. It is truly a wonderful
feeling to know that we can create a
more harmonious existence in our own
neighborhood.
The Cardozo Legal Society
For years, the Jewish Federation of Collier County’s Cardozo Legal Society has
offered attorneys and judges an opportunity to get involved with the Jewish
community of Southwest Florida while creating long-lasting relationships with
colleagues.
The Cardozo Legal Society has offered a great variety of social, religious and
networking programs that include speakers, lunches and other amazing events.
The Cardozo Legal Society is named after distinguished Supreme Court Justice
Benjamin Cardozo.
Save these dates for the Cardozo Torah Study & Lunch events:
Wednesday, October 18
Wednesday, February 21
Thursday, November 16
Thursday, March 22
Thursday, January 18
Thursday, April 19
For more information, contact Joshua M. Bialek, Attorney,
Chair of Cardozo Legal Society,
239.593.2962 or jbialek@porterwright.com
Evy Lipp PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
Cultural Event
Celebrating 14 years of bringing noted Jewish authors to our Federation members
PROUDLY PRESENTS
Ron Suskind
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018 at 7:30pm
Temple Shalom, 4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples
Tickets: $18 per Jewish Federation of Collier County member
In order to purchase an $18 ticket for this event, you must be
a member of the Jewish Federation of Collier County.
According to the bylaws of the JFCC, members are those
individuals who make an annual gift of $36 per person or more
to the Annual Federation Campaign in our community.
New this year: There will be additional loudspeakers
and screens for the anticipated large audience.
Registration begins Wednesday, November 1.
If you are a member of the Jewish Federation of Collier County, please call Renee’
with your credit card number at 239.263.4205.
Or mail your check ($18 per person) to JFCC, Attn: Renee’, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road,
Suite 2201, Naples, FL 34109.
If you have not made a donation to the Federation and would like to attend this event,
please include a minimum donation of $36 along with the ticket price, and a written note
that you would like to become a member and attend the event.
Tickets will not be mailed. Your name will be placed on a reservation list that will be
checked at the door.
Do you want to be a Patron for this event? If so, please call Renee’.
Ron Suskind is an American journalist
and author. He was the senior national
affairs writer for The Wall Street Journal
from 1993 to 2000, where he won
the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
four articles that became the starting
point for his first book, A Hope in the
Unseen. His other books include The
Price of Loyalty, The One Percent Doctrine,
The Way of the World, Confi dence
Men, and his memoir, Life, Animated: A
Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism.
Suskind has written about the George W.
Bush Administration, the Barack Obama
Administration, and related issues of the
United States’ use of power.
The film Life, Animated is based on
journalist Ron Suskind’s 2014 book Life,
Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes,
and Autism, which tells the story of his
son, Owen Suskind, who struggled with
autism and learned how to communicate
with the outside world through his love
of Disney films.

JEWISH FEDERATION
Published by
2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road,
Suite 2201
Naples, Florida 34109-0613
Phone: (239) 263-4205
Fax: (239) 263-3813
www.jewishnaples.org
Email: info@jewishnaples.org
Officers
Chair: Jane Schiff
Vice Chair: Phyllis Seaman
Secretary: Marc Saperstein
Treasurer: Jerry Sobelman
Immed. Past Chair: Alvin Becker
Board of Directors
Kevin Aizenshtat
Stuart Axelrod
Joshua Bialek
Rosalee Bogo
Dan Carp
Karen Deutsch
Dr. Ed Ezrine
Michael Feldman
Neil Heuer
James Knafo
Debbie Kohler
Wallie Lenchner
Joel Pittelman
Betty Schwartz
Arlene Sobol
Michael Sobol
Steve Strome
Bert Thompson
Beth Wolff
Edward Wollman
Past Presidents
Gerald Flagel, Dr. William Ettinger,
Ann Jacobson, Sheldon Starman,
Bobbie Katz, Rosalee Bogo,
Judge Norman Krivosha
Synagogue Representatives
Cantor Donna Azu
Sue Baum
Rabbi Ammos Chorny
Rabbi Mark Gross
Phil Jason
Stephen P. McCloskey
Rabbi Adam Miller
Rabbi James Perman
Dr. Arthur Seigel
Rabbi Fishel Zaklos
Debbie Zvibleman
Federation President/CEO
Jeffrey Feld
Staff
Renee’ Bialek: Community Program
Coordinator
Julie Hartline: Campaign Associate
Nathan Ricklefs: Communications
Coordinator
Teresa Zimmerman: Bookkeeper
Federation is the central Jewish
community-building organization for
Collier County, providing a social
service network that helps Jewish
people in Collier County, in Israel
and around the world. As the central
fundraising organization for Jewish
communal life in our area, strength
is drawn from organized committees
of dedicated volunteers.
Programs include:
• Annual Campaign &
Endowment Fund
• Educational & Cultural Programs
• Israel Advocacy Committee
• Israel Fest
• Israel Scouts
• Jewish Book Festival
• Jewish Community Relations
Council
• Jewish Professionals
• Jewish Russian Cultural Alliance
• Men’s Cultural Alliance
• Publication of the Federation
Star, Connections and
Community Directory
• Strategic Planning
• Women’s Cultural Alliance
• Women’s Division
• Youth Activities Committee –
sponsoring youth education and
scholarships for Jewish Summer
Camp and the Israel Experience
October 2017 Federation Star
Our new Pomegranate Society:
The seeds are blooming
By Susan Pittelman, Pomegranate Society Vice Chair, and Betty Schwartz, Pomegranate Society Chair
The pomegranate, an ancient and
beloved symbol, was chosen for
this level of giving as it is said to
have 613 seeds, corresponding with the
613 mitzvot in the Torah.
This past spring the Jewish Federation
of Collier County announced the
formation of the Pomegranate Society,
a new level of giving to enable women
to demonstrate their support of the services,
programs and events sponsored
through the Federation’s Annual Campaign.
It has been an instant success.
The seeds that were planted just last
spring are already blooming! More than
twenty women have already joined the
Pomegranate Society.
These women are carrying on the
fundamental Jewish value of tzedakah,
supporting the needs of the Jewish people
today as well as helping to ensure the
future of Judaism for tomorrow. They
are showing that each woman can make
a difference. Federation’s philanthropy
touches more lives than any other organization,
and women play a powerful
role in making that happen. The generous
contributions of the Pomegranate
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Society members are already having
an impact on the success of the Federation’s
2017 Annual Campaign.
We are looking forward to honoring
the Founding Members of the Pomegranate
Society at a special Afternoon
Tea on Monday, November 6 from 2:00
to 4:30 p.m. at Moorings Park. Our
growing community of Pomegranates
will discover the gratification of joining
with other dedicated and committed
women around a common cause. Founding
Members will sign the charter for the
establishment of the Jewish Federation
of Collier County Pomegranate Society
and will receive their Pomegranate
pins. A highlight of the afternoon will
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be to hear firsthand the impact our gifts
have on people’s lives. Learning more
about how our donations to the Annual
Campaign are being used will further
strengthen our connection to the services
and programs our Federation supports.
It will be a wonderful afternoon
as together we celebrate the power of
women’s philanthropy.
We hope you will consider joining
us in becoming a Founding Member
of the Pomegranate Society. It is a
meaningful way of strengthening our
Jewish community. A minimum gift
to the Federation’s Annual Campaign
of $1,800 in your own name qualifies
you to become a member. If you would
like to become part of this remarkable
group of women or if you would simply
like more information, please contact
Julie Hartline at the Federation office
(239.263.4205, jhartline@jewishnaples.
org), Betty Schwartz (239.354.8556,
bettyofnaples@gmail.com) or Susan
Pittelman (414.305.4334, spittelman@
icloud.com). You – and we – will be
glad you did!
An Evening with Songwriter and Author
Steve Dorff
I Wrote That One, Too...
7:00 - 9:00 pm • Hilton Naples
Israel Advocacy Committee
of the Jewish Federation of Collier County presents
Author Dr. Michael Harris will speak about how to be an
effective advocate for Israel. Harris is one of the founders
of San Francisco Voice for Israel, a grassroots group that is
now a chapter of StandWithUs, a worldwide Israel education
organization founded in 2001 and headquartered in Los
Angeles. Harris serves as the lay leader for StandWithUs
in Northern California.
Dr. Michael Harris’ book, Winning a Debate With an Israel-
Hater: How to Effectively Challenge Anti-Israel
Extremists in Your Neighborhood, will be available for
purchase at the event for $15.
Monday, November 13 at 3:00pm
Jewish Federation of Collier County office
Tickets: $5
Enjoy a special evening of live
entertainment, as Steve performs
many of his greatest hits and shares
the fascinating stories behind them.
Sponsored by U.S. Bank and Senior Housing Solutions
With more than 400 recordings and three Grammy and six Emmy Award
nominations to his name, Steve Dorff is one of the most successful songwriters
and composers of the last 25 years. His songs have been sung
by chart-topping artists Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr, Celine Dion,
Ray Charles, Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Gladys
Knight, Dolly Parton and countless others. In addition to his 15 “Top 10” hits,”
Steve’s legendary success also extends to motion pictures, theatre and television
(including the music for Growing Pains and Murder She Wrote).
In his newest book, I Wrote That One, Too…, Steve chronicles his four decades
behind the music, sharing anecdotes, advice and insights into his journey. Full
of heartfelt stories, hard-earned wisdom, and delightful wit, I Wrote That One,
Too... is a great read not only for music lovers, but for anyone who has chased
their dreams and survived the surprising but often serendipitous turns in the road.
“For songwriters like me, we’re the Oz behind the curtain. It is both rewarding
and fun to get back behind the piano and let people put a face to the songs,
other than the artists who made them famous.” ~ Steve Dorff
$25 in advance • $36 at the door • includes beverage and light snacks
To order tickets, see the 4-page Jewish Book Festival pullout in the center of
this issue, visit www.jewishbookfestival.org or call Renee’ at 239.263.4205.
Please send your check to Jewish Federation of Collier County, Attn: Renee’,
2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite, 2201, Naples, FL 34109. Or call Renee’ at
239.263.4205 with your credit card by November 10. Limited Space. Payment
of $5 will be accepted at the door if space permits. For more information, email
rbialek@jewishnaples.org.

6 Federation Star October 2017
JEWISH FEDERATION
A sneak preview of two WCA signature programs
By Patti Boochever, WCA Programming Director
WCA President Elaine Soffer
and I have been busy
planning for the 2017-2018
season. This article gives you a sneak
preview of what to look forward to in
two of WCA’s signature programs – the
Speaker Series and Bus Trips.
Speaker Series
This season, the Speaker Series schedule
will be a little different. Instead of limiting
the Series to Thursday mornings at
the Naples Daily News building, some
speakers will be scheduled on different
days, morning or afternoon. Not only
does this change help us attract different
speakers, but we hope it will also
accommodate members who have been
unable to attend on Thursday mornings.
A highlight of the season will be
a special six-session series about the
Holocaust – The War Without Rules.
This special series, presented by historian
and Holocaust scholar Ellaine
Rosen, will be on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday mornings of the second
weeks in January and February. As
always, the speaker and topic, day of
the week, time, location and registration
information are announced in the
weekly eblasts. These programs are
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open only to WCA members (unless
otherwise specified).
The Speaker Series kicks off on
Wendy Campbell, yoga instructor and founder of
Survive and Thrive, addressed WCA members
as part of the 2016-17 Speaker Series
Thursday, October 12 with a Pulitzer
Prize-winning author and war correspondent
discussing his memoir, Please
Enjoy Your Happiness. (Not so coincidentally,
this is WCA North’s September
book discussion selection!) We will
also hear from two local authors. One,
a WCA member, will regale us with
the discoveries she made while writing
Discovering Old Florida: A Guide to
Vintage South and Central Florida. The
other, the husband of a WCA member,
will discuss his mystery crime trilogy.
Keeping with the literary theme, we will
have timely presentations and discussions
about The Plot Against America
and The Handmaid’s Tale.
There are several “self-improvement”
speakers planned. We will learn
about how to talk to our grandchildren
about finances, cope with hearing loss,
understand our options when visiting
the dentist, makeup mistakes that are
aging us, integrative medicine, and
uncovering the wisdom of our dreams.
We will have a two-part series about
Israel between the wars, and learn about
four decades of women in the rabbinate
from a local woman rabbi. In contrast,
we will also learn about “irreligion”
– why more Americans are becoming
secular. The producer and director of a
documentary about adoption will share
her film and personal reflections on the
subject. Moreover, an FGCU professor
will educate us about Verdi’s Rigoletto
in advance of the Gulfshore Opera production
in March.
These are just some of the interesting
topics and speakers we have lined up
so far! We start planning for the season
in the spring and, of course, more ideas B
and speakers are added as the season
progresses. Many of our speakers are
WCA members, their spouses, friends
or professionals they know or have
met. If you or someone you know has
something to share with WCA, please
bring it to our attention!
Bus Trips
This year, our very popular bus trips
will stimulate your senses in new ways
as we explore nature and architecture.
In January, we will go to Miami for the
International Orchid Show, the largest
winter orchid event in the United States.
In February, the former director of the
U.S. National Park Service will give us
a guided tour of the Everglades. Later
that month, we will tour the largest
single site collection of Frank Lloyd
Wright Architecture in the world at
Florida Southern College. We also have
two “local” trips planned: a guided tram
tour of the J.N. Ding Darling National
Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island and
a guided tour of the Edison and Ford
Winter Estates with a river excursion
up the Caloosahatchee River. Join us
as we discover some of what Florida
has to offer beyond Naples. Not only do
we try to visit different places, but, as
a WCA member once said, “We might
get on the bus as strangers, but by the
time we arrive at our drop-off points,
we are friends!”
Of course, one of the highlights of
the upcoming WCA year is the Welcome
Back Luncheon that starts the new
program year. Expect to be delighted
by this year’s luncheon speaker, Ina
Pinkney, “The Breakfast Queen.” If
you plan to return to Southwest Florida
by Wednesday, November 8, send in
your reservation soon if you haven’t
already, as space is limited. If you are
not a WCA member, hurry and join so
that you don’t miss out! (See the WCA
membership form on this page or go to
www.womensculturalalliance.com and
print off a copy.)
Whether you are a first-time member
of WCA or a long-time member
renewing your membership, we know
you will enjoy the speakers who will be
part of our Speaker Series as well as the
fabulous bus trips WCA will be offering.
We are looking forward to a great 10 th
year of WCA!
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MCA publishes new
Program Guide
By Jeff Margolis
The 2017-18 MCA Program
Guide has been emailed to all
members. The guide is filled to
the brim with events and activities that
have broad appeal for everyone. If you
have not yet paid your dues, please do
so at once so you will not miss out on
the great events slated for the season.
If you are getting out your calendars
to begin planning your season in Naples,
be sure to circle the date, Thursday,
November 9, for MCA’s Welcome
Back Luncheon. The program will take
place at the Audubon Country Club,
625 Audubon Blvd., at 11:30 a.m. The
featured speaker will be Warner Wolf.
Wolf worked as a sportscaster in the
Washington, D.C., and New York City
markets, where he covered both college
and professional sporting events. During
his career, Wolf covered Monday Night
Baseball and the Olympics for ABC
Sports. He played himself in the film
Rocky IV, and is the author of two books:
L et’s Go to the Videotape and Gimme
a Break! Th e cost for the luncheon is
$28. Send your check, payable to MCA/
JFCC, to Meir Kehila, 4751 West Bay
Blvd., #804, Estero, FL 33928.
At last report, there are only a few
seats left for the MCA trip to the Kennedy
Space Center. The dates of the
trip are March 6-7. The cost is $299
per person, double occupancy, and
$389 single. This first-of-a-kind tour
for MCA includes roundtrip transportation
via deluxe motor coach, overnight
accommodations, dinner at the famous
Dixie Crossroads restaurant, and a tour
of the Warbird Museum. The visit to
the Kennedy Space Center will include
a special access tour of the center. For
reservations and information, email
Morris Binder at morrisb8@gmail.com.
MCA’s film maven, Steve Brazina,
resumes his popular Documentary Film
Series on Thursday, November 2 at 2:00
p.m. with the showing of Big Sonia. The
film chronicles the life and struggles of
Sonia Warshawski, a Holocaust survivor
and entrepreneur. Her travails lead to
the path of a motivational speaker who
cautions audiences, “Will you let your
trauma define you or will your past
make you stronger?” The event takes
place in the Naples Daily News Community
Room. RSVP required.
Interested in learning CPR? Join
fellow MCA members on Tuesday,
November 7 from 9:00 a.m. to noon
at the Vineyards Country Club for the
certification training program. The cost
is $35 per person. Space is limited. Contact
Larry Harris at larrhar840@gmail.
com for information and reservations.
Once again, this year MCA will be
spearheading a number of community
service and philanthropic opportunities.
They include Habitat for Humanity,
Bikes for Tykes, Harry Chapin Food
Bank, JFCS and the Naples Senior
Center, and the Guadalupe Center. For
information and contacts, please refer
to the weekly MCA eblasts.
If you are not an MCA member,
please join us so that you don’t miss out!
See the MCA membership form below
for complete details.
October 2017 Federation Star
Celebrate Israel @ 70
with the IAC
By Jeff Margolis
The Israel Advocacy Committee
of Collier County invites the
community to join in a seasonlong
schedule of activities to help
commemorate the 70 th anniversary of
the State of Israel. While there are four
events currently scheduled, opportunities
often arise to present films, speakers
and other activities.
The upcoming season will kick off
with a presentation by Dr. Eric Mandel
on Thursday, January 18 at 7:00 p.m.
at Temple Shalom. Dr. Mandel is the
founder and director of MEPIN, the
Middle East Political and Information
Network. This organization is a private
Middle East research analysis organization
and produces information for
members of Congress and their foreign
policy advisors as well as the Knesset
and the journalistic community. Dr.
Mandel has also worked extensively
with StandWithUs, an international organization
devoted to combatting BDS.
Registration information for this and all
IAC events will be forthcoming.
The IAC is excited to present two
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representatives from the Center for
Jewish-Arab Education in Israel on
Tuesday, February 20 at 7:00 p.m. at
Beth Tikvah. Rebecca Bardach and
Mohamad Marzouk are from the Handin-Hand
program, an effort designed
to break down barriers and reshape
Jewish-Arab relations. This event is
co-sponsored with Beth Tikvah and the
Jewish Federation of Collier County.
On Tuesday, March 6, Brian Rosensweig
from Janvest Capital Partners will
be discussing the emerging technology
market in Israel. Janvest Capital Partners
is a U.S.-based venture capital firm
that provides research to identify and
invest in new businesses in Israel.
The culminating event for the season
will take place on Sunday, March
25 at 1:30 p.m. Join the community in
Celebrating Israel’s 70 th anniversary.
Details for this exciting event to follow.
If you are thinking about traveling
to Israel, this would be the year to
go. The Israel Advocacy Committee
encourages everyone to join in the
celebration.
israeli
70th anniversary
wine & culture tour!
Hosted by Jerry Greenfield
The Wine Whisperer
Join Jerry Greenfield to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the State of Israel with an
exclusive guided experience of historical sites, cultural events, and especially wineries.
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From June 17 through June 27, 2018, we’ll spend eleven days touring Israel, visiting Tel Aviv,
Jerusalem, Capernaum, the Dead Sea, Masada, and other treasured sites. We’ll stay at
elegant hotels, and dine at some of the country’s finest restaurants.
As a special treat, Jerry has planned private tastings for the group at wineries that have
received international recognition for the quality of their wines. Many are rated over 90
points by the prestigious Wine Spectator magazine.
This will definitely be an experience to remember. Our native Israeli guide will take us
to the Roman and Byzantine ruins at Caesaria. We’ll enjoy the view from Mt. Carmel,
spend a night in Galilee, float in the Dead Sea, and sample the finest internationalquality
wines Israel has to offer.
The tour package includes:
• 10 nights luxury-class hotels in
Tel Aviv, Galilee, and Jerusalem
• Daily full breakfasts
• Five lunches, including hands-on
cooking workshops
• Five specialty dinners
the
Wine Whisperer
Who is The Wine Whisperer?
Jerry Greenfield is a wine educator and consultant, and author of the critically-acclaimed wine memoir
Secrets of the Wine Whisperer. He is wine columnist for Florida Weekly, L’Chayim, and several other
publications. He has taught wine courses at Florida Gulf Coast University and is Wine Director of Direct
Cellars, an international wine club. Jerry is the original Wine Director of the Southwest Florida Wine &
Food Festival, which has grown to become one of the top ten charity wine events in America.
With his wife Debi, he has traveled extensively to winegrowing regions in California, France, Germany,
and Italy and has made many friends in the wine world. Jerry has been known to drink beer at sporting
events.
• In-country transportation in
deluxe air-conditioned bus
• Private museum tours at Yad Vashem
and other institutions
• And much more
Jerry Greenfield
The Wine Whisperer
For further information, contact Larry Rechlin, Travel Specialist
at Preferred Travel, at therechlins@preferrednaples.com

8 Federation Star October 2017
JEWISH FEDERATION
Neve Michael Children’s Village:
Where your generous support makes a difference
By Ellaine and Richard Rosen
Tourists do not visit Neve Michael’s
Children’s Village – they
should. And when they do, they
will be treated to a tour by Hava Levene,
a Washington, D.C., native whose
father was one of the Monuments Men.
Hava, who is the Programs and Projects
Director, has poured her heart and soul
into this truly inspiring institution for
the last 49 years.
Located 30 miles south of Haifa,
Neve Michael is a home away from
home for 350 children ages 4 to 18.
These unfortunate children have suffered
mental, physical and/or sexual
abuse, often at the hands of parents
afflicted with mental illness, drug addiction
and/or alcohol addiction. In some
cases, the Israeli courts have ordered
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that the children be removed from their
homes and brought to Neve Michael. A
significant percentage of the residents
are children from Ethiopia who lost
one or both parents while crossing the
desert on their journey to Israel. At Neve
Michael, they live in a warm, friendly
atmosphere that provides top-quality
education and therapeutic care. Here
they overcome their past traumas, receive
an education, develop into healthy
and vibrant young men and women,
go into the Israel Defense Forces and
become productive members of Israeli
society.
Neve Michael was founded in the
1940s when Jewish Agency undercover
agents began to save Jewish children
from Holocaust Europe. Seventy-three
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years later it boasts a 24/7 Children’s
Emergency Crisis Center; Israel’s first
and only Teenage Girls’ Crisis Center;
an onsite elementary school; professional
psychiatric and social workers;
and an impressive synagogue beautifully
decorated by the children and local
artists. Additional programs include: pet
therapy, carpentry, day care facilities
that also serve disadvantaged children
in the area; and an outreach program
with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
The children live in groups of 10 to 12
with young families whose mission is
to model a healthy, functional family
dynamic.
The government of Israel gives
Neve Michael about 60% of the funds
necessary to provide these children
with the care they need, including
food, clothing, tuition and individual
psychological treatment. The balance
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• Scholar in Residence
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• Naples Jewish Film Festival Cultural
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CATHOLIC-JEWISH DIALOGUE
• Community Kristallnacht Program
CARDOZO LEGAL SOCIETY
CHABAD OF NAPLES
• Camp Gan Israel
• Preschool of the Arts
• Hebrew School Program
EVY LIPP PEOPLE OF
THE BOOK EVENT
FUND FOR HUMAN NEEDS AWARD
JFCS
• Senior Outreach & Support
JEWISH CONTINUITY & IDENTITY
ISRAEL & OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN
& SOCIAL SERVICES/NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE (ADL)
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL
HIAS
HILLEL INTERNATIONAL
ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN YOUTH VILLAGE JERUSALEM
JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA (JFNA)
• Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI)
• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
• Israel Action Network
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
• Sderot Underground Playground
• Red Mountain Therapeutic Riding Center
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND
EDUCATION CENTER
ISRAEL ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
• Community Wide Israel Fest
• Israel Scout Friendship Caravan
JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS
COUNCIL
• Community Wide Chanukah Event
• MLK Jr. Parade
• Yom HaShoah Community Event
• Jewish Book Festival
• Anti-Semitism Task Force
• Jewish Community Day of Learning
JEWISH CONGREGATION OF
MARCO ISLAND
• The Sidney R. Hoffman Memorial
Jewish Film Festival
• The Saul I. Stern Cultural Series
JEWISH PROFESSIONALS OF
COLLIER COUNTY
JEWISH RUSSIAN CULTURAL
ALLIANCE (JRCA)
• Counseling & Mental Health Support
JEWISH WAR VETERANS POST #202
MAIMONIDES MEDICAL SOCIETY
MEN’S CULTURAL ALLIANCE (MCA)
MIX & MINGLE
NAPLES JEWISH CONGREGATION
• Artist/Scholar in Residence
STAND UP FOR JUSTICE GRANT
TEMPLE SHALOM
• Religious School Scholarships
• Programming
• Preschool Scholarships
• Special Programs
• Camp Scholarships
• Men’s Club
WOMEN’S CULTURAL ALLIANCE
(WCA)
YOUNG JEWISH PROFESSIONALS
OF COLLIER COUNTY
NEVE MICHAEL
• Therapy Enrichment Center
SAPIR COMMUNITY CENTER KFAR SABA
WORLD ORT
WORLD UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM –
HATIKVAH PRESCHOOL IN UKRAINE
YAD LAKASHISH
• Food Program for the Elderly
• Transportation for Needy Elderly
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
LOCAL HUMANITARIAN & SOCIAL SERVICES
ATTENTION: 2017 FED CUP PARTICIPANTS
We are excited and ready to welcome you to our
8 th ANNUAL FED CUP ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17
We’re playing at the best time of the year, at a phenomenal course
with cart, beverages on course, goodie bag, on-course prizes for
hole-in-1, lunch, awards banquet and some incredible auction items
for you to bid on.
And the best part is that proceeds from this event will enable a number of kids and teens in our Jewish
community to receive scholarships to attend Jewish camps next summer.
‣Location: TwinEagles on north side of Immokalee Road – 7 miles east of I-75.
Allow minimum 30 minutes travel time.
‣8:00 AM Registration and Warm Up
‣There will be a 9:00 AM Shotgun Start.
‣The expenses for the event are as follows:
• $150 for golf, cart and lunch
• $18 per person for 3 Mulligans
• $10 for the Putting contest – Putting contest will be a 4- to 5-foot straight putt.
You have 2 chances to win a sleeve of golf balls and gift certificate.
• We encourage you to PRE-PAY to avoid a bottleneck at registration.
You can mail your check payable to:
Jewish Federation of Collier County, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., # 2201, Naples, FL 34109
or call the Federation office at 239.263.4205 with your credit card.
IMPORTANT: To ensure your participation please reply to
Kevin Aizenshtat at kevin@gcipnaples.com or 239.777.1451.
Ellaine and Richard Rosen in Israel
comes from private donors, including,
we are proud to say, generous financial
support from the Jewish Federation of
Collier County.
A visit to Neve Michael is a rare opportunity
to see the way young, broken
lives are pieced together in Israel, one
hug at a time.
For a continuously updated
community calendar, visit
www.jewishnaples.org.
‣If you have RSVP’d or intend on playing. If you are part of a foursome, please mention the other golfers
in the group and include your handicap. If you are a single or partial group, please note in your response and
include your handicap. If you are a team captain, we ask you to kindly forward this to your players.
‣Non-golf participants are invited to attend the lunch and auction. Please arrive by 1:30. Cost is $50.
Thank you for your interest and support. We look forward to seeing you at the FED CUP.

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HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & ED CTR OF SWFL www.holocaustmuseumswfl.org / 239-263-9200
Holocaust Museum update
Susan
Suarez
Executive
Director
As I assumed the responsibilities
of my new position as Executive
Director of The Holocaust
Museum & Education Center of Southwest
Florida in mid-August, the events
in Charlottesville provided strong evidence
of the importance of our mission:
to teach the lessons of the Holocaust to
inspire action against bigotry, hatred
and violence.
In responding to the incident, James
Murdoch put it well when he wrote,
“Vigilance against hate and bigotry is
an eternal obligation – a necessary discipline
for the preservation of our way of
life and our ideals. The presence of hate
in our society was appallingly laid bare
as we watched swastikas brandished on
the streets of Charlottesville and acts of
brutal terrorism and violence perpetrated
by a racist mob. I can’t even believe I
have to write this: standing up to Nazis
is essential; there are no good Nazis.
Or Klansmen, or terrorists. Democrats,
Republicans and others must all agree
on this, and it compromises nothing for
them to do so.”
Education can make a difference.
Each year, The Holocaust Museum &
Education Center of Southwest Florida
teaches thousands of local school children
and inspires our community and
visitors to stand up and confront hate
and to understand the consequences of
indifference.
Guided by our mission statement,
we structure our Education and public
programs to inspire action in those we
teach and reach. We often hear back
from students and their teachers how
our programs encouraged them to take
a stand when they saw an injustice
against someone else. The public offers
feedback through comments in our
Guest Book at the conclusion of their
tours. Or, they share their thoughts on
social media or travel websites. They
speak about the impact the Museum
made on them, and how they will carry
forward the lessons learned from the
past.
How have we impacted you? Has a
program or visit to the Museum caused
you to take a stand, speak up or be more
respectful of others? We hope you will
take the time to share your stories with
us. We are all jointly responsible for the
quality of life in our communities. Your
experiences can help inspire others to
take the same positive action.
Speaking of “inspirations,” the
2017-2018 school year marks the 20 th
anniversary of “Out of The Ashes,” the
Golden Gate Middle School project
that inspired the creation of our Museum.
Under the direction of teachers
David Bell and Michelle Lee, the 7 th
graders reached out to the community
to learn more about the Holocaust and
its impact on local residents who were
survivors and camp liberators. The
students were so inspired by what they
learned that they were committed to
share the lessons of the past with their
own future children, who would then
teach their children and so on. The
Museum would like to honor Mr. Bell,
Ms. Lee and their students, and could
use your help. As the original class of
students would now be in their early 30s,
many have moved from the area. If you
know any of these students – perhaps
they are your children, grandchildren
or former neighbors – please let us
know. We would love to show them
how their long-ago positive actions
have now reached over 175,000 SWFL
students and visitors from close to
40 countries.
I look forward to meeting you and
working with you to uplift our community.
I hope you will join us in this
important work by sharing our message,
volunteering or making a charitable gift.
You can learn more at www.Holocaust
MuseumSWFL.org.
“Out of the Ashes” student project items in the Museum: Butterfl y, Bunk Bed
20th Bi-Annual HotWorks.org
Estero Fine Art Show
November 18 & 19, 2017
Gulf Coast Town Center
The Catholic-Jewish
Dialogue
Of Collier County
Presents a Commemoration
of the
79 th Anniversary
of Kristallnacht
“The Night of Broken Glass”
Sunday, November 5
2:30 PM
St. John the Evangelist Church
625 111th Ave., Naples
Everyone is invited. Free admission.
RSVP to cjdialogue@naples.net
HotWorks.org
Facebook.com/hotworksartshows
Gwendolyn Redfern, Painting
Sponsored By:
Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier County
Jewish Community Relations Council
of the Jewish Federation of Collier County
Diocese of Venice in Florida
Voted Top 100 Juried Art Shows in the Country
3 Years in a Row!
New Location at Gulf Coast Town Center
I-75 & Alico Rd/Exit #128 ~ Next door to Bass Pro Shop
Saturday, 10-7 and Sunday 10-5 ~ Plenty of onsite parking
Kids! Call for Entries - Youth Art Competition for grades K-8 or 5-13
See Art, Love Art, Buy Art! See You There!
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JFCS of Southwest Florida update
Dr. Jaclynn
Faffer
JFCS
President/
CEO
Since this is the time of year everyone
has their calendars poised
and ready for the events of the
season, please let me share a few things
that are happening at JFCS. Whether
you use pen or keyboard, please take
note!
An Evening for Better Tomorrows:
A Night of Motown Magic
Please join us on January 13, 2018, for
our annual signature fundraising event
The relationship of a hit Broadway musical
to the mission of GenShoah
Ida
Margolis
GenShoah
President
Just before sitting down to write
my monthly GenShoah column, I
was listening to the national news
and reading Musical Stages, an autobiography
of Richard Rodgers. As I was
reading about Pulitzer Prize-winning
musical South Pacific, there was another
news report about the horrible bigotry
and violence in Charlottesville. Even
after having previously seen these neo-
Nazis on television and hearing them
shout “Jews will not replace us,” I had
to pause in dismay and think about what
my late mother and other Holocaust
survivors would have thought to see this
take place in 2017 America. But, thankfully,
the awful scenes were followed
to be held at the beautifully remodeled
Club Pelican Bay. The evening features
cocktails and hors d’oeuvres followed
by a sit-down dinner. The Shadows of
the ’60s, led by Dave Revel, former
Drifter and lead singer of the Persuasions,
will have everyone up and dancing
to the Motown songs we love so
well. Event planning company Pzazz is
working with us to make this event extra
spectacular! The ticket price is $375
per person and Patron Tables of 10 are
available for $5,000.
JFCS Community Educational Event
Please save the morning of February
8, 2018, to join us for breakfast and to
hear Barry Petersen, CBS news correspondent,
tell us of his journey caring
for his wife, Jan, who passed away from
by scenes of people holding signs with
messages of peace, love and unity, and
interviews of individuals condemning
the violence and hatred and encouraging
others to reject the rhetoric of the
neo-Nazis. So what is the relationship
to South Pacific?
Some of you may remember that
there was a song in this 1949 musical
that caused quite a stir at the time – “You
Have To Be Carefully Taught.” The song
had lyrics that included: “You’ve got to
be taught/To hate and fear/You’ve got to
be taught from year to year/…/You’ve
got to be carefully taught.”
Why are people in 2017 still being
taught to hate? Nelson Mandela once
said, “No one is born hating another
person because of the color of his skin
or his background or his religion. People
must learn to hate, and if they can learn
to hate, they can learn to love.”
The first item in the mission statement
of GenShoah is “promotion of
Holocaust education and human rights.”
Temple Shalom events
open to the community
For more information on these events, call 239.455.3030.
Torah Talk
Join the volunteer-led discussion of the
week’s Torah portion on the first Saturday
of each month. On October 7, the
portion is Chol HaMo’ed. There will
be a light breakfast at 8:15 a.m. with
discussion to follow at 8:30 a.m. There
is no charge and all are welcome.
Sukkot Celebration
and Food Truck Rodeo!
Bring the kids and come on down to
Temple Shalom on Sunday, October 8
at 11:30 a.m. for a celebration of Sukkot.
Decorate the sukkah and then enjoy
lunch inside it. There will be food available
for purchase at the various food
trucks in the temple parking lot.
Sisterhood Book Bag
On Thursday, October 19 at 1:30 p.m.
we will discuss The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead. This is a
story about a young slave’s adventures
as she makes a desperate bid for freedom
in the antebellum South. RSVP to Helen
Weinfeld at helenweinfeld@aol.com.
Blessing of the Animals
On Sunday, October 22 at 9:00 a.m.,
Rabbi Miller and Cantor Azu celebrate
the wonderful animals that bring so
much joy to our lives. Please make sure
your pet is leashed or in a carrier.
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Alzheimer’s disease. His story has been
published in a book, Jan’s Story, and has
been featured on both PBS and CBS.
The event will be held at Mediterra and
the ticket price is $50 per person. More
information will follow.
If you would like more information
on either event, please contact us at
239.325.4444.
Programs and services continue
to expand at JFCS and the Naples Senior
Center. In August we had our first
“Boot Camp” for caregivers of participants
in our dementia respite program.
Twenty-four caregivers participated in
a four-hour program, just for them, that
included the latest information about
dementia, stress-relieving activities for
caregivers, healthy and easy menus, and
COMMUNITY FOCUS
“Irena Sendler: In the Name of Their Mothers”
This film tells the story of 29-year-old Irena Sendler, a Catholic social worker, who saw the suffering
of Warsaw's Jews, and reached out to her most trusted colleagues for help, and outwitted the Nazis
during World War II. Together, they rescued over 2,500 Jewish children. This film expertly captures
the will and character of the women of the resistance against the backdrop of occupied Poland.
In 1965, Sendler was recognized by Yad Vashem as one of the Righteous Among the Nations.
Sunday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m.
St. Agnes Parish Center, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples
Free admission
RSVP to cjdialogue@naples.net or call 239.263.4205
Co-sponsored by GenShoah and Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier County
We must be sure that Holocaust education
continues not only for the purpose
of learning about the horrors that can
result from hate, but also “to teach
the lessons of the Holocaust to inspire
action against bigotry, hatred and violence”
as stated in the mission of the
Holocaust Museum & Education Center
of Southwest Florida. Another item
in the GenShoah mission statement is
“support of the Holocaust Museum and
Education Center.” Support of our Holocaust
Museum in Naples, the United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum,
and other organizations that provide
education related to social justice and
human rights is essential. As in South
Pacifi c, one must be carefully taught
to hate, and as Nelson Mandela said,
people can learn to love.
The power of love and moral courage
is a theme in the first GenShoah
program of this season. The moving
film, Irena Sendler: In the Name of
Their Mothers, tells the story of how
one young woman saved hundreds of
Jewish children in Warsaw. The film is
co-sponsored by the Catholic-Jewish
Dialogue and will be screened on
Sunday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m. at St.
Agnes Parish Center, 7775 Vanderbilt
Beach Road, Naples. For her courageous
actions during the Holocaust,
in 1965, Israel’s Yad Vashem honored
Irena Sendler as “Righteous Among the
Nations.” Sendler died in Warsaw in
2008. From September 5 to December
18 there will be an exhibit about Irena
Sendler at the Holocaust Museum &
Education Center of Southwest Florida,
4760 Tamiami Trail N, Ste. 7, Naples.
RSVPs should be made at cjdialogue@
naples.net.
GenShoah SWFL will present a
variety of programs for the public and
children of survivors this season. A
listing of programs appears to the right.
Additional information about upcoming
GenShoah programs will appear
in future editions of the Federation
activities that they can do at home with
their loved ones. Lunch was provided.
The program took place at the same
time as two of the respite programs so
care was available for the individual
with dementia. We look forward to the
expansion of this program, which will
include offering it to the community.
Please stop by and visit to see all
the activity at the Naples Senior Center.
Take a dance class, explore creative
writing, and strengthen your balance
with Tai Chi. There is something for
everyone!
Volunteers are still needed for
our dementia respite program. Please
contact Marna Barany at mbarany@
jfcsswfl.org or 239.325.4444.
Thank you and see you soon!
Star and in the monthly GenShoah e-
newsletter. To receive the e-newsletter,
for more information about GenShoah,
or to become involved with this group,
please send an email to genshoahswfl@
gmail.com.
GenShoah
SWFL
Promoting Holocaust Education and Human Rights
Schedule of Events for the 2017-18 Season
Sunday, October 22 - 6:30 p.m.
Film: “Irena Sendler: In the Name of Their Mothers”
Co-sponsored by Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier County
At St. Agnes Parish Center, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples
RSVP: cjdialogue@naples.net. Free of Charge.
Sunday, November 19 - 5 p.m.
Lecture: “Resisting the Holocaust”
FGCU Scholar Dr. Paul Bartrop
Discussing his recent book at Holocaust Museum of SWFL
4760 Tamiami Trail North, Ste. 7 Naples FL 34103. Space limited.
GenShoah
RSVP: info@HolocaustMuseumSWFL.org
Sunday, December 17- 4:30 p.m.
Potluck Dinner at SWFL
member’s home with discussion of book
“Displaced Persons: Growing Up American After the Holocaust”
Space limited. RSVP required: shirleybesikof@gmail.com
For children Sunday, of Jan. Holocaust 21 - 5 p.m. Survivors and Monday, and others Jan. 22 interested - 10 a.m. in:
Special Presentation: “Through Their Eyes” by
• Promotion of Holocaust Education and Human Rights
National Speaker from Houston, Sandy Lessig.
• Preservation How 2nd & 3rd of the Generations history can and preserve memories their family of the stories. Holocaust
• Connection of At the Holocaust Second Museum. Generation Space limited. with one another
Reservation by $18 check payable to HMEC,
• Support of mailed the to Holocaust Museum specifying & Education session. Center of
Southwest Florida Sunday, February 4 - 5 p.m.
Discussion Group: “Our Stories”
An opportunity GenShoah for 2nd Generation SWFL Chair: to Ida discuss Margolis personal stories.
RSVP GenShoah shirleybesikof@gmail.com SWFL Program Chair: or rene@geistgroup.com
Steve Brazina
Tuesday, February 6 - 7 p.m.
For information Film: “Fanny’s about GenShoah Journey” SWFL and
to receive At Beth Tikvah, the GenShoah 1459 Pine e-newsletter Ridge Road, Naples featuring
Award winning film co-sponsored by Beth Tikvah
announcements of programs e-mail:
RSVP required to shelleygoodman@rogers.com
genshoahswfl@gmail.com
Sunday, February 18 - 5 p.m.
Lecture: “Moving Pictures: An Analysis of Films About the Holocaust”
Tax deductible donations to enable GenShoah programs
Art historian and media psychologist Dr. Andre Krauss
are greatly
Co-sponsored
appreciated
by Beth
and
Tikvah
can
at Beth
be made
Tikvah
to the
Reservation Holocaust by Museum $10 check & payable Education to HMEC Center and of mailed SWFLto
the Holocaust Museum. Space limited.
For information Sunday, about March the Museum: 18 - 5 p.m. 239-263-9200
Lecture and Discussion: www. HolocaustMuseumSWFL.org
“L’dor Vador - Intergenerational Aspects
of Visit Holocaust the Museum Trauma” at
With psychiatrist 4760 Dr. Ken Tamiami Wetcher Trail and psychologist North, Ste. Shelley 7 Goodman
At Holocaust Museum. RSVP Naples, required: Florida zalman08054@yahoo.com.
Space limited.
Sunday, April 15 - TBD
Community Programs of Holocaust Relevance:
Sunday, November 5 - 2:30 p.m.
Kristallnacht Commemoration
At St. John the Evangelist Church
625 111th Ave., Naples
RSVP to cjdialogue@naples.net. Free of charge.
Tuesday, January 16 - 2 p.m.
Film “The Long Way Home”
Special event for Jewish History Month in Florida
At South Regional Library, 8065 Lely Cultural Pkwy., Naples
RSVP required at http://collierlibrary.org/programs
Free of charge.
Sunday, April 8 - 10 a.m.
Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Temple Shalom
4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples
No RSVP required. Free of charge.
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Jewish Professionals of Collier County update
Join other professionals to make connections to help your business grow
The Jewish Professionals of the
Jewish Federation of Collier
County has been active this past
season and we continue to look for new
members to join us. There are many
excellent reasons to get involved with
our Jewish Professionals group including
networking, friendship, referrals,
business education, and getting involved
with and giving back to the Jewish community
in Collier County.
Sign up for an event and bring your
friends. Time waits for no one. Get involved
today!
The Jewish Federation of Collier
County’s Jewish Professionals group
is a great way to make an important
connection. Being involved in a Jewish
Professional organization can help you
in many areas of your life. Not only
Community Chanukah Celebration
The Jewish Federation of Collier County
and our Community Synagogues
and Organizations
invite you to join us
Wednesday, December 13 at 5:00 p.m.
The Lawn at Mercato
can there be excellent networking opportunities,
you may find new business
associates, business mentors, friends,
spiritual support or even dating opportunities.
For more information or to be included
in the Jewish Professionals group,
please email Andy at andy.singer@
singerexecutivedevelopment.com.
Save these dates:
Monday, November 13, 7 - 8 p.m.
Wednesday, December 13 at 5 p.m.
– Chanukah Celebration and
Happy Hour
Tuesday, January 16, 7 - 8 p.m.
Monday, February 5, 7 - 8 p.m.
Wednesday, March 7, 7 - 8 p.m.
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Maimonides Medical Society
The Jewish Federation of Collier County now has a Maimonides Medical
Society. We are looking for Jewish healthcare professionals to build a community
by networking and connecting with their peers.
To be added to the Maimonides membership list, please contact Renee’ at
rbialek@jewishnaples.org or 239.263.4205 and let her know you are interested in
attending future programs and events.
We are looking for volunteers to be on the Maimonides Committee. If you
are a member of the Jewish Federation of Collier County and want to chair this
group or serve on the committee, please let Renee’ know.
And if you are interested in speaking or know of someone who would be
a great speaker, email Renee’.
Interested in your family’s history?
Do you have a similar photo in your home? Who are these people? Are they
related to you? Do you know where your forebears came from? How do you
find out? Do your grandchildren know who these people are? Researching
your family genealogy can help you find the answers to all these questions.
And the answers to questions you don’t even know to ask yet.
Want to find out how to get started? Come to the next meeting of the
Jewish Genealogy SIG (Shared Interest Group) at the Jewish Federation
of Collier County offices (2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201, Naples)
on Tuesday, October 10 at 10:00 a.m.
Seating is limited. RSVP to genresearch13@yahoo.com.
You will receive an acknowledgement that you have a reservation.
Bring a notebook and pen with you to the meeting.
The Mix and Mingle is a group
for 55+ Jewish Senior Singles
Game Day and Mingling
board games, card games, puzzles...
Who: All Jewish senior singles are invited to attend.
When: Join us on these dates:
Mondays, October 30 and November 20
Where: Jewish Federation of Collier County office
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Reservations: Please contact Renee’ at 239.263.4205 or
rbialek@jewishnaples.org. Let her know which date(s)
you can attend. Feel free to bring your favorite board
games with you.
Ken Ludwig’s
Leading Ladies
When two struggling actors hear that an elderly woman in York,
PA, plans on leaving her immense fortune to her late sister’s longlost
children, Max and Steve, they see an opportunity to end their
woes. What seems like a perfect plan quickly dissolves into mayhem
as they discover that the woman’s relatives are not nephews,
but nieces! Jack and Leo give their greatest performance yet as
“Maxine and Stephanie” in this laugh-out-loud comedy by the
genius who brought us Moon Over Buffalo and The Game’s Afoot.
Who: All Jewish senior singles are invited to attend.
When: Sunday, November 26
Where: Gulfshore Playhouse, Norris Center,
755 8 th Ave. S., Naples
Time: 3:00 p.m. is showtime. Let’s meet and mingle
at 2:15 p.m. in the food area where snacks and
refreshments are sold.
Cost: Tickets available starting at $34.
Reservations: Call Braddy Rojas at 239.261.7529 x213
before this offer ends on November 11. Tell him you
are a member of the Mix and Mingle group. After you
make your reservations with Braddy, email Renee’
at rbialek@jewishnaples.org and tell her so we know
who to expect.

JEWISH INTEREST
Stars of David
By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist
Editor’s note: Persons in BOLD CAPS are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish
for the purpose of the column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jewish
parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism – and don’t identify
with a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are
also identified as Jewish.
New TV Season Tribe Members
Here are the new TV shows that premiered
in September or will premiere
in October with major Jewish cast
members: The Orville started on September
10 and new episodes air Thursdays
at 10:00 p.m. Seth MacFarlane,
who co-created the show with JON
FAVREAU, 50, stars as a spaceship
captain. It’s a sort of spoof of Star Trek.
HALSTON SAGE, 24, is a main cast
member, playing Alara Kitan, a security
officer who is from another planet. She
has super-strength. VICTOR GAR-
BER, 68, and BRIAN GEORGE, 65
(Raj’s father in Big Bang Theory) are
recurring cast members. They play,
respectively, Admiral Halsey and Dr.
Aronov. The Good Doctor started on
September 25 and new episodes air on
Mondays at 10:00 p.m. Freddie Highmore
stars as Shaun Murphy, a surgeon
with autism and savant syndrome, who
begins working at a prestigious hospital.
RICHARD SCHIFF, 62 (The West
Wing) co-stars as Aaron Glassman, the
hospital president. He’s Murphy’s friend
and longtime mentor. The Big Mouth
is an original Netflix animated sitcom
that began streaming on September
29. This ten-episode series is based on
the teen years of NICK KROLL and
ANDREW GOLDBERG, both 39,
with Kroll voicing his fictional self.
Also providing voices are MAYA RU-
DOLPH, 45, and JENNY SLATE, 35.
Wisdom of the Crowd is a drama
that starts on CBS on October 1 and new
episodes air on Sundays at 8:30 p.m.
JEREMY PIVEN, 52, stars as Jeffrey
Tanner, a visionary Silicon Valley
tech innovator who creates a cuttingedge
crowdsourcing app to solve his
daughter’s murder. Inspired by the
notion that a million minds are better
than one, Tanner develops “Sophe,”
an online platform for publicly-shared
information he’s certain will find his
daughter’s killer. Ten Days in the Valley
is an ABC mystery series that begins
on October 1 and new episodes
air on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. KYRA
SEDGWICK, 52, stars as Jane Sadler,
a TV producer whose life gets complicated
after her young daughter disappears
in the middle of the night and
the two worlds she tries to navigate
violently collide. 9JKL is a sitcom that
starts on CBS on October 2 and new
episodes air on Mondays at 8:30 p.m.
It was created by MARK FEUER-
STEIN, 46 (Royal Pains) and his wife,
DANA KLEIN, 43, and is loosely
based on their real lives. In real life,
Feuerstein and Klein lived next door
to his family. In the series, Feuerstein
plays Josh Roberts, a divorced actor
who lives in apartment 9K, with his
parents, brother and sister-in-law living
in adjacent apartments. ELLIOT
GOULD and LINDA LAVIN, both 79,
co-star as Roberts’ parents. I Love You,
America is a ten-episode comedy/reality/political
series that begins streaming
on Hulu on Thursday, October 12.
SARAH SILVERMAN, 46, travels
around the country talking to people
she agrees with and doesn’t agree with.
Tribe Members in Game of Thrones
Games of Thrones (GOT) ended its 7 th
season on August 27. Long story short:
I did “vet” the huge, mostly British cast
for Jewish actors before. But mazel
was recently with me and new sources
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emerged and I found two Jewish cast
members. PAUL KAYE, 52, played
Thoros of Myr (also known as “the Red
Priest”) in GOT. His character died
fighting in season 7. He was among the
party, led by Jon Snow, that heroically
went “beyond the wall” to capture
and bring back a zombie-like “wight.”
Thoros is the “Lord of Light” drunken
priest who, we learn in season 3,
could repeatedly “re-animate” (revive
from death) the leader of the Brotherhood
without Banners. Kaye grew up
in London. He first became famous
in the UK in the ’90s as “Dennis Pennis,”
a satirical radio/TV host. Since
2000, he has mostly acted, appearing
on TV and on stage. In 1984, he took
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a year off from college to work on an
Israeli kibbutz. There he met his wife,
ORLY KATZ. They wed in 1989 and
have two sons. A rocket launched from
Gaza killed his mother-in-law in 2009.
ANTON LESSER, 65, plays Qyburn,
the evil ally of evil Queen Cersei.
Qyburn turned “the Mountain” into a
zombie-like killer and he invented a
catapult that launched a huge spear that
wounded a “good” dragon. Lesser, who
is best known as a Shakespearean stage
actor, won a British “Emmy” (BAFTA
Award) for playing Sir Thomas More
in the BBC mini-series Wolf Hall. In
2015, he played Charles Dickens’ Jewish
character Fagin on stage and told a
reporter that he is Jewish in real life.
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JEWISH INTEREST
Aging Jewishly – What our traditions teach us about growing old
Interfaith grandkids and Crayola crayons
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello
“
Rabbi, I have to ask you something
and it’s very personal,”
said Ann as she wagged her
finger in the typical “don’t tell,” motion.
Back then Ann was a relative newcomer
on the Aviva campus (formerly
called Kobernick
Anchin Jewish
Retirement Campus
in Sarasota,
Florida). She was
still learning the
intricacies of her
new home and
I was happy to
help. Later, as I
Rabbi Barbara Aiello
stirred my cup
of tea in Ann’s apartment, I noticed
Ann twisting a napkin in her hand. So
I asked, “What is it that seems to be
troubling you so?”
Ann paused, then asked, “Do you
remember Crayola crayons? When we
were kids everyone had them.” In a
flash Ann had brought me back to second
grade. “I sure do,” I said. “I was
fascinated with burnt sienna!”
“All those colors,” Ann mused.
“That’s what I have to talk to you
about.”
The quizzical look on my face must
have had an effect, as it prompted Ann
to quickly explain. “Crayola crayons,
that’s what I call my family. My children,
their spouses, my grandchildren,
my whole mishpucha are the crayons
in one big crayon box!”
As I looked around Ann’s apartment
I began to understand. Beautifully
framed photos were displayed on
shelves and table tops, each one featuring
individual closeups or large and
small family groups.
“There they are,” Ann said proudly,
as she brought the photos to the table
so I could see them up close. “Here
are all of my crayons! My daughter
there is married to a Korean man. So
look! I have Asian grandchildren, four
of them. My son is married to a doctor
from Kenya so those grandkids are
part African. My other son and his wife
adopted two girls, one from Peru and
the other from Ethiopia. My family has
more colors than Crayola!”
As Ann carefully replaced the
family photos, I couldn’t help but
comment, “Ann, you have a beautiful
family. What’s the problem?”
That’s when Ann opened the door
to her fears. As a retirement home resident
for just under two months she was
concerned about family visits. “I know
that I’m living in a Jewish community
but it’s obvious that my family is mixed.
How will it be when they come? Will
my new friends accept my crayons?”
For a person from Ann’s generation
the question is a legitimate one, especially
when we look at the statistics
on interfaith families. Nearly 50 years
ago when Ann was newly married, the
rate of intermarriage between Jews and
Gentiles was 17 percent. Quite possibly
Ann’s concerns stem from her
memories of how unusual interfaith
marriages were back then. Ann might
even remember that very few rabbis
would officiate at interfaith weddings,
many synagogues were unwelcoming,
and some families refused to accept
their son or daughter’s non-Jewish
spouse.
Over the years, as acceptance and
appreciation of diversity has become
the norm in American culture, interfaith
families benefited from this sociological
shift. In the 1990s, interfaith
marriages rose to 43 percent of all Jewish
marriages, a figure that more than
doubles the number from the 1960s.
Today, according to the most recent
Pew Research Report, the overall intermarriage
rate is 58 percent.
What this means for Ann and others
with “Crayola crayon” families is
that the stigma of the interfaith couple
is nearly gone. Rather than “marrying
out,” the idea of “marrying in” has
become the term of choice when discussing
pairings, especially since 62
percent of Pew’s young Jewish adult
respondents said that “being Jewish is
primarily a matter of ancestry and culture.”
Six weeks after our meeting when
Ann discussed her fears regarding her
“crayon” kids, I had the opportunity
to experience firsthand Ann’s diverse
family and how they were treated by
her new friends. It was Passover week
and visiting families lounged in a beautifully
appointed space that served as a
large living room. Ann’s children and
grandchildren were visiting as well
and Ann was beaming at the warm
welcome and loving attention residents
gave to each one of Ann’s clan. Grandchildren
with roots from cultures all
over the world, put down new roots as
they climbed on the laps of the bubbes
and zaydes they had just met.
“Do you know my bubbe,” Edye
from Ethiopia asked the smiling gentleman
sitting beside her on the sofa.
In a flash, little Edye was pulling her
grandmother toward her new friend.
“My cousin can sing a song in Korean.
Want to hear it?”
Ann was beaming, secure in the
knowledge that her new Jewish retirement
community was open and
welcoming to all, including her own
“Crayola crayon” family. “We’re a
lot of crayon colors,” Ann said, “and
we’ve found our new crayon box. It’s
so good to know that we fit right in!”
For ten years Rabbi Barbara Aiello
served the Aviva Campus for Senior
Life in Sarasota as resident rabbi. Currently
as Aviva’s Rabbi Emerita, she
shares her experiences on Aging Jewishly.
Contact her at Rabbi@Rabbi
Barbara.com.
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Opening Event
An Evening with Songwriter and Author Steve Dorff
I Wrote That One, Too...From Willie to Whitney
7:00 - 9:00 pm • Hilton Naples
Sponsored by U.S. Bank
and Senior Housing Solutions
With more than 400 recordings and three Grammy and six Emmy Award nominations to his
name, Steve Dorff is one of the most successful songwriters and composers of the last 25 years.
His songs have been sung by chart-topping artists Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr, Celine Dion,
Ray Charles, Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Gladys Knight, Dolly Parton
and countless others. In addition to his 15 “Top 10” hits,” Steve’s legendary success also
extends to motion pictures, theatre and television (including the music for Growing Pains and
Murder She Wrote).
In his newest book, I Wrote That One, Too…, Steve chronicles his four decades behind the
music, sharing anecdotes, advice and insights into his journey. Full of heartfelt stories, hardearned
wisdom, and delightful wit, I Wrote That One, Too... is a great read not only for music
lovers, but for anyone who has chased their dreams and survived the surprising but often
serendipitous turns in the road.
$25 in advance • $36 at the door • includes beverage and light snacks
Enjoy a special evening
of live entertainment, as Steve performs
many of his greatest hits and shares the
fascinating stories behind them.
“For songwriters like me, we’re the Oz behind the curtain. It is both rewarding and fun to get back behind the
piano and let people put a face to the songs, other than the artists who made them famous.” ~ Steve Dorff
Keep this 4-page pullout as a handy reference throughout the Jewish Book Festival!

DEC
6
WEDNESDAY
DEC
10
SUNDAY
Featured Events
Stephen Tobolowsky
My Adventures With God
11:30 am - 2:00 pm • Hilton Naples
This event includes a preview of all upcoming
Jewish Book Festival events, with drawings
for tickets, books and more!
If you are not familiar with the name Stephen Tobolowsky, you will certainly recognize his
face! The quintessential character actor, Stephen has appeared in more than 100 movies and
200 television shows, including unforgettable roles in Mississippi Burning, Groundhog Day
and Glee. He is also the consummate storyteller – warm, funny and profound. My Adventures
With God, Stephen’s second book, is a collection of humorous, introspective stories that
tells of a boy growing up in the wilds of Texas, finding and losing love, losing and finding
himself – all told through the prism of the Torah and Talmud, mixed with insights from
science, and refined through a child’s sense of wonder.
My Adventures With God not only shines a light into the life of one of America’s most beloved
actors, but also provides a structure to evaluate our own lives and relationship with God.
“These are true stories from my life. Most are funny. Some are not. They’re often unbelievable, occasionally
creepy. Together they tell a bigger story of how we are shaped by the invisible. Something I call divine.
Something I hope becomes wisdom.” ~ Stephen Tobolowsky
$54 • Lunch and copy of book included • No tickets sold after December 1
Additional copies of My Adventures With God will be available for purchase at the event, as the book makes a great Chanukah gift!
An Evening with Broadway Star Alexandra Silber
After Anatevka – A Novel Inspired by “Fiddler on the Roof ”
7:00 - 9:00 pm • Hilton Naples
Sponsored by TheatreZone and WCA
After playing the role of Tzeitel in the most recent
Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, and
previously playing Hodel in London’s West End, Alexandra Silber has written a book about
what happens after Hodel leaves the stage. The result is After Anatevka, a sweeping historical
novel that continues the story that has captivated fans around the globe for decades.
In a special hybrid of reading and performance – combining excerpts from the book with
a curated song list – Alexandra addresses the cultural meaning of Fiddler on the Roof, her
own personal connection with the show, and the process of writing her remarkable new
novel. Alexandra, with her accompanist, will present a fully dramatized mini piece of theatre.
The Huffington Post calls Alexandra “the fastest-rising soprano in musical theatre.” In
addition to the stage, she has appeared on television and film, and in concert, including at
Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall. She received a Grammy nomination for her portrayal
of Maria in the recording of West Side Story with the San Francisco Symphony.
$36 in advance • $45 at the door • includes beverage and light snacks
Alexandra will blend
musical stylings with spoken
words from her book in a
theatre-like setting.
Friday, March 16, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Unitarian Univ. Cong. • $15/$20 at the door
Sponsored by
Naples Jewish Cong.
Alan Zweibel – For This We Left Egypt?
Join us for an afternoon of humor as five-time
Emmy Award-winner Alan Zweibel entertains us
with his jokes and stories. A television writer for
Saturday Night Live, Curb Your Enthusiasm and
It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, his theatre credits
include collaborating with Billy Crystal on the
Tony Award-winning play 700 Sundays.
Alan Zweibel has written several books, including Bunny, Bunny: Gilda Radner,
A Sort of Love Story, which he wrote following Gilda’s death. His novel The Other
Shulman won the 2006 Thurber Prize for American Humor. He is one of the coauthors
of For This We Left Egypt, a parody of the Passover Haggadah, which
he wrote with comedians Dave Barry and Adam Mansbach. In this somewhat
irreverent book, the authors take you through the Seder, from getting rid of all
the chametz in your home to a retelling of the Passover story, including wrapping
up the evening by taking at least forty-five minutes to say good-bye to everyone.
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Patron benefits, venues and more.
Events with green banners are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
Monday, January 8, 1:00 - 3:30 pm at Naples Conf. Ctr. • Topic: Jewish History
Robert Gandt – Angels in the Sky Bryan Mark Rigg –
The Rabbi Saved by Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers
Angels in the Sky is the exhilarating account of a ragtag band of
volunteer airmen from around the world who fought for Israel
during the War of Independence. Many, but not all, were Jewish.
Knowingly violating their nations’ embargoes on the shipment
of arms and aircraft to Israel, they smuggled in Messerschmitt
fighters from Czechoslovakia, painting over swastikas with
Israeli stars. This modern-day David-and-Goliath tale, which is
based on first-person interviews and extensive archival research,
is popular history at its best.
Robert Gandt is a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, airline captain,
and the award-winning author of sixteen books of military
and aviation history. His screen credits include the CBS series
Pensacola: Wings of Gold, adapted from his naval aviation
thriller, Bogeys and Bandits.
Monday, April 9, 2:30 - 4:15 pm
Beth Tikvah • $15/$20 at the door
Abigail Pogrebin – My Jewish Year
Although she grew up with some basic holiday rituals,
Abigail Pogrebin realized how little she knew about
the origins, purpose and current relevance of the entire
Jewish calendar. She wanted to understand what had kept
the oldest traditions vibrant and the more-recently-added
holidays urgent. She embarked on an entire year of research,
observance and writing about every ritual, fast and festival
in one Jewish year. Whether you’re seeking an accessible,
digestible roadmap for Jewish life or a fresh take on what you’ve been practicing
for a lifetime, Pogrebin’s journey will leave you educated, charmed and inspired.
Abigail Pogrebin is the author of Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk about
Being Jewish, and One and the Same, about life as a twin. Her bestselling Kindle
Single, Showstopper, chronicled her teenage adventure in a rare Sondheim flop
on Broadway. A former producer for 60 Minutes and Charlie Rose, she moderates
her own interview series at the JCC Manhattan.
Sponsored by AJC
and Beth Tikvah
When Hitler invaded Warsaw in 1939, hundreds of thousands
of civilians were trapped in the besieged city. Rebbe Joseph
Schneersohn, the leader of the ultra-Orthodox Lubavitcher Jews,
was among them. When word of his plight went out, a group
of American Jews initiated what would ultimately become one
of the strangest and most miraculous rescues of World War II.
The Rabbi Saved by Hitler’s Soldiers is the incredible but true
story of this little-known event.
Bryan Mark Rigg is the author of Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers,
which won the prestigious William E. Colby Award, and Lives
of Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers. Reared as a Baptist Christian, he
discovered he was of Jewish descent in 1992 and embraced
his Jewish heritage. He has served as a volunteer in the Israeli
Army and an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Wednesday, January 24, 1:00 - 3:30 pm at Temple Shalom • Topic: Fiction
Pam Jenoff – The Orphan’s Tale
Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming
pregnant by a Nazi soldier and forced to give up her baby.
When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish
infants bound for a concentration camp, she snatches one of the
babies and flees. Noa finds refuge with a German circus, learning
the flying trapeze act. At first rivals, Noa and lead aerialist
Astrid soon forge a powerful bond. As the facade that protects
them becomes tenuous, Noa and Astrid decide whether their
friendship is enough to save one another.
Pam Jenoff is the author of The Kommandant’s Girl, an international
bestseller and Quill award nominee, as well as seven other
novels. Jenoff’s novels are based on her experiences working at
the Pentagon and also as a diplomat for the State Department
handling Holocaust issues in Poland.
Sponsored by WCA
and JNF
Gavriel Savit – Anna and the Swallow Man
Kraków 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand
barking dogs. This is no place to grow up. Anna is just seven
years old when the Germans take her father. She’s alone until
she meets the Swallow Man: a skilled deceiver with more than
a little magic up his sleeve. Like Anna’s father, he’s in danger
of being taken. When he summons a swallow down to his hand
to stop Anna from crying, she is spellbound and follows him
into the wilderness. Over the course of their travels, the two
will dodge bombs and tame soldiers.
Gavriel Savit holds a BFA in musical theater from the University
of Michigan. An actor and singer, Gavriel has performed
on three continents, from New York to Brussels to Tokyo.
The Swallow Man, his first novel, won the 2016 Jewish Book
Council Award for Debut Fiction.
Monday, January 29, 1:00 - 3:30 pm at Hilton Naples • Topic: Biographies
Leslie Bennetts – Last Girl Before Freeway
Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian. She was an
icon and role model to millions, and a fearless pioneer who left
a strong legacy when she died in 2014. Her life was a roller
coaster of triumphant highs and devastating lows: the suicide of
her husband, her estrangement from her daughter, her ferocious
ambition and massive insecurities. Rivers’ career broke down
barriers for her gender and pushed the boundaries of truth-telling
for women in public life. Last Girl Before Freeway is a juicy,
intimate biography of a performer whose career was borne out
of a desire to make people laugh so she could feel loved.
Leslie Bennetts is the author of the national bestseller The
Feminine Mistake as well as a longtime Vanity Fair writer and
former New York Times reporter. She was the first woman to
cover a presidential campaign at The New York Times.
Sponsored by U.S. Bank
and FIDF
Susan Silver – Hot Pants in Hollywood
Hot Pants in Hollywood is much more than a show biz memoir.
It is about reinventing yourself, finding love and creating
a passionate life. From Milwaukee, with its sixties’ values and
normalcy, Susan went on to fame and fortune in Hollywood.
One of TV’s first female comedy writers, Susan’s credits include
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maude and Newhart. Through a
continual search for a productive life that included reconnecting
with her Jewish roots and becoming deeply involved with
Israel, she eventually found a bigger life purpose.
Susan Silver, after reinventing herself in Jewish affairs, ran the
Speakers Bureau for ADL, was UN Observer for the Wiesenthal
Center, and is currently connected to Friends of the Israel
Defense Forces. Susan has a radio commentary on NPR and
has numerous television appearances to her credit.
Wednesday, February 14, 1:00 - 3:30 pm at Temple Shalom • Topic: Memoir
Peter Gethers – My Mother’s Kitchen Annabelle Gurwitch –
Peter Gethers wants to give his aging mother a spectacular feast
featuring her favorite dishes. The problem is he doesn’t know
how to cook. So he embarks upon an often hilarious and always
touching culinary journey that will allow him to prepare the
meal of his mother’s dreams. When Judy Gethers, daughter of
a restaurateur – legendary New York Ratner’s – was in her 50s,
she discovered a passion for cooking. She became a mentor to
famous chefs, including Wolfgang Puck, and taught alongside
Julia Child. Peter has written a memoir about how food and family
can do much more than feed us – they can nourish our souls.
Peter Gethers is an author, screenwriter, playwright, book editor,
and film and television producer. His eleven previous books
include The Cat Who Went to Paris, the first in a bestselling
trilogy about his extraordinary cat, Norton.
Jane Healey – The Saturday Evening Girls Club
For four young immigrant women living in Boston’s North End in the early
1900s, escaping tradition doesn’t come easy. But at least they have one another
and the Saturday Evening Girls Club, a social pottery-making group offering
respite from their hectic home lives – and hope for a better future. The friends
face family clashes and romantic entanglements, career struggles and cultural
prejudice. But through their unfailing bond, they draw strength to transform
their immigrant stories into the American lives of their dreams. The book is
based on the true story of the Saturday Evening Girls Club.
Jane Healey was inspired to write The Saturday Evening Girls Club after
learning of the group’s history while researching an article on their namesake
pottery, also known as Paul Revere Pottery.
Sana Krasikov – The Patriots: A Novel
When Florence Fein abandons her middle-class Brooklyn Jewish family in
1934 for a steamer ship to the Soviet Union, she believes she’s seeking the
secular feminist promises that the Great Depression denied so many American
women. But once trapped in Stalin’s USSR, she suffers the travails of Soviet
Jewry through an American’s eyes. Decades later, her son Julian – an émigré
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When Annabelle Gurwitch was a child, surrounded by a cast
of epically dysfunctional relatives, she secretly prayed that it
was all a terrible mistake. She longed to be part of a loving and
supportive family. Gurwitch writes about the family she tried
to escape and the ones she joined by accident or on purpose,
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summer camp for vegans. If she’s learned anything, it’s that no
matter how hard you try to escape your crazy family, you just
end up being part of another crazy family.
Annabelle Gurwitch is the author of the three books, including
New York Times bestseller I See You Made an Effort. She
is a regular commentator on NPR and a former host of Dinner
and a Movie on TBS. Other numerous television appearances
include Boston Legal, Seinfeld and Murphy Brown.
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Renée Rosen – Windy City Blues
Windy City Blues, set in 1950s and ’60s Chicago, is the riveting
story of Leeba Groski, a young Jewish Polish immigrant,
and Red Dupree, a black blues guitarist who left the south
to play in the burgeoning Chicago music scene. Shunned by
Leeba’s Orthodox Jewish family, Leeba and Red risk threats
of violence in an era in American history that frowned on
mixed-race couples. Rosen skillfully reconstructs the racial
tensions and vibrant music scene that defined Chicago during
those decades as she weaves this story of forbidden romance
into the history of Chess Records and the birth of the blues and
rock ’n’ roll in Chicago.
Renée Rosen is the bestselling author of White Collar Girl,
What the Lady Wants, Dollface, and the young adult novel,
Every Crooked Pot.
to New York – returns to Putin’s Moscow to redeem his mother’s betrayals.
The Patriots explores the entangled relationship of two superpowers as it
played out across three generations of one Jewish-American family.
Sana Krasikov was born in Ukraine and grew up in the Republic of Georgia
and the U.S. In 2017 she was named one of Granta’s Best Young American
Novelists. Her collection One More Year has won numerous awards.
Ellen Umansky – The Fortunate Ones
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Vienna, 1939. Rose’s parents secure passage for their young daughter on
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cherished. In modern-day Los Angeles, Lizzie carries a burden of guilt. As
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comfort after her mother had died was stolen. The painting will bring Lizzie
and Rose together, and ignite a friendship, eventually revealing secrets that
hold painful truths.
Ellen Umansky writing has been published in The New York Times, Slate and
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Lift and Separate is the story of Marcy Hammer, a Jewish
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Marilyn Rothstein graduated with a journalism degree from
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which she ran for more than 25 years. At the age of 43, she
became an adult bat mitzvah, achieving her lifelong goal of
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Book review by Philip K. Jason, Special to the Federation Star
October 2017 Federation Star
A young mother’s letters and poems testify
to the Nazi madness that she did not survive
Dancing on a Powder Keg, by Ilse
Weber. Translated with Foreword by
Michal Schwartz. Bunim & Bannigan
Ltd. in association with Yad Vashem.
340 pages. Hardcover $34.95.
First published in Germany in
2008, this startling book is one
of the most revealing eyewitness
accounts of the Nazi diminishment of
Jewish life and finally the destruction
of Jewish lives.
It is comprised
primarily of letters
written by
the Czech children’s
author and
radio scriptwriter
to her Swedish
friend, Lilian von
Löwenadler. In
Phil Jason these letters, written
with great regularity and growing
alarm, Ilse Weber conveys the growing
horror of the Nazi occupation on Czech
Jews in general and on her own family
in particular.
Beginning in 1939, Ilse wrote
many letters to her older son, Hanus,
who was taken on the Kindertransport
to London where Lilian, who
lived there, met him and took him to
safety in Sweden. The surface concern
of most letters is to offer and report
family news to a good friend already
acquainted with Ilse’s family, and to
encourage letters in return. The more
urgent concern, rapidly accelerating,
is the one expressed as early as 1936:
“Anti-Semitism is shutting all doors on
me.” The context here is the contraction
of Ilse’s professional status and
opportunities.
In Ilse’s community, traditional
Jewish life goes on without much interruption
for many years after Hitler’s
rise to power and Czechoslovakia’s
subjugation. Jewish holidays are observed
(in the case of Chanukah, interwoven
with Christmas) and Jewish
education continues. But Ilse worries
about turbulence in Palestine and the
reliability of the Balfour Declaration.
Ilse exhibits no desire to hide
her Jewish identity or pretend to be
ashamed of it. However, she is very
much attached as well to her German
cultural identity. Though a Czech, German
is her natural language. She is an
ardent admirer of German literature,
music and art. Now, as a Jew and a
Czech, circumstances distance her
from a central part of her identity. She
loves her homeland and her adopted
culture, but it is all being taken from
her. “That I am Jewish is beginning to
appear like a curse to
me.”
Conditions worsen
in her part of Czechoslovakia.
For everyone.
Milk becomes scarce
and electric power is
lost. The local broadcasting
station is in
German hands. “Our
homeland is destroyed.”
And part of the destruction
is the arrival of
Jewish refugees from other countries.
By late 1938, Ilse is ashamed of her
former German friends and acquaintances,
who have almost all disappointed
her as human beings. She looks
away when she sees them.
The dream of settling in Palestine
flutters in and out of various letters. It
would seem to be the only answer to
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“a world that so calmly
overlooks this violation
and robbery of the Jews.”
In 1939, Ilse refers with
dread to the expulsion
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(from Czechoslovakia
and elsewhere) of the
Polish Jews who were
forced to leave their
homes and businesses
but not allowed to enter
Poland.
By this time, Ilse
is worrying about her
failing health and the
collapse of medical care. Her second
son, Tommy, has lost his physician.
She doesn’t know how to prepare for
her family’s survival. Life in her town
is “like dancing on a powder keg.”
She sees a synagogue in flames. Jews
cannot leave their homes after eight
o’clock. Frequent relocations
are necessary.
Employment for her
husband is now a matter
of hard labor, which has
ruined his health. The
Jewish cemetery is the
only garden that Tommy
is allowed to enter.
The surprisingly freeflowing
mail communication
is threatened.
And then it happens.
Ilse’s desperation and desire to
be of use brings her to volunteer as a
nurse and teacher in Theresienstadt.
There is a break in communications
for a while, and when it returns, only
short passages come off Ilse’s pen. (At
this point, I think she no longer has a
typewriter.)
These letters are supplemented by
an essay by Ruth Bondy, “The World
of Theresienstadt,” which illuminates
the nature of this combination ghetto
and concentration camp. Though brief,
it does a fine job of creating a useful
context for Ilse’s life there and for the
poems that Ilse wrote in Theresienstadt,
that make up a major section of
the book.
These poems are remarkable for
the ways in which they balance intensity
with calmness, outrage with understanding.
Many of them describe
the lives of the children whom Ilse
nurses and teaches. She worries about
the substandard and uncertain nourishment,
and wonders
at their innocence.
She writes a poem
about the concealed
lute with which she
music is prohibited),
the horribly crowded
quarters, the destruction
of family life, the
misery in the children’s
ward. She invents an
ing prayer to God. She
ironically celebrates the
ration card that allows her to pick from
These poems are most often
rhymed, with a variety of stanza forms
being well exploited. Whether the
translations carry these patterns over
from the German originals I cannot
In one poem, Ilse confesses that
her “Judaism was not a gift” but rather
haps all that Ilse’s husband, Willi, who
survived the nightmare, was able to
tion. They deserve a separate publication.
Ilse’s life did not end in Theresienstadt.
When the youngsters that she
nursed and taught were being relocated
to Auschwitz, she volunteered to accompany
them. Ilse and her younger
son perished there. That is, they were
This book, the preservation of her
writings, is a miracle. It is her afterlife.
We can hear her words, feel her pain,
Dancing on a Powder Keg is concluded
with an “Afterword: Against
Forgetting” by Ulrika Migdal, a scholar
who sought out at the Yad Vashem
memorial in Jerusalem “literary voices
from the Theresienstadt ghetto.” Her
essay illustrates how these letters and
poems can be used in the service of remembering
and commemorating what
Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus
of English from the United States Naval
Academy. He reviews regularly for
Florida Weekly, Jewish Book World,
Southern Literary Review, and other
publications. Please visit Phil’s website
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It is a very generous selection, per-
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murdered, like so many, many others.
honor her compassion and courage.
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The anguish of Norway’s Jews
By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD
On October 25, 1942 – 75 years
ago this month – the Nazi deportation
of the tiny Jewish
community of Norway began. It was
the culmination of two years of increasing
oppression against a vulnerable
community that had previously
considered itself to
be relatively safe
from persecution.
At the outset
of World War II,
Norway had a total
population of
Dr. Paul Bartrop
approximately 2.9
million people. The
Jewish community had grown very
slowly, but received some refugees
from Germany and peaked at around
2,100 by 1939.
In April 1940, in violation of Norway’s
declared neutrality, Germany
invaded as part of its push into Scandinavia.
The Nazi plan was to establish
a number of naval bases in Norway in
order to counter British control over
the North Sea as well as secure important
raw materials. With British and
French assistance, however, the Royal
Norwegian Navy and the other arms
of the military mounted a spirited defense,
though ultimately, by late May,
the Germans had achieved victory. On
June 7, King Haakon VII, along with
many members of the Norwegian government,
fled and established a government-in-exile
in London.
The Nazis then turned to a local
fascist, Vidkun Quisling, to serve as
head of state. Born in 1887, Quisling
had been Norwegian military attaché
in Petrograd, Russia, and after holding
several administrative posts he became
Minister of Defense in 1931. Known
as a capable army officer and government
official, he courted controversy
through his support of Germany’s Nazi
party, and in 1933 helped found the
Nasjonal Samling (NS) party, a Norwegian
fascist organization.
The NS was unpopular with the
Norwegian people, however, and did
not attract much in the way of electoral
success. In 1939, Quisling met with
German dictator Adolf Hitler and discussed
options for a possible German
occupation of Norway, with the object
of placing the NS in power. It took
the German invasion of April 1940 to
achieve this, and Quisling established a
government in which he was named as
Minister-President. It lasted only one
week, the Nazis realizing that Quisling
had next to no support from the Norwegian
people – most of whom detested
Nazism.
A new ruling body was thereby
created, in which a German Nazi, Josef
Terboven, was made Reich Commissioner.
On February 1, 1942, Quisling
was given greater political power as
Norway’s Minister-President in a new
NS government supported directly by
the Nazis. He subsequently embarked
on a program of Nazification for Norway.
His policies, which included efforts
to convert churches and schools
to the principles of National Socialism,
still met with opposition from a majority
of Norwegians.
Between June 1940 and June 1941,
when the Germans launched the invasion
of the Soviet Union known as
Operation Barbarossa, there were comparatively
few restrictions placed on
Norway’s Jews. However, that attack
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prompted German occupation officials
to arrest and detain a number of Jews in
northern Norway during the summer of
1941. Beginning in October, German
officials, working with Norwegian collaborators,
began making more arrests,
including 260 males Jews living in
Oslo. During November 25-26, 1941,
occupation officials arrested a number
of Jews in Oslo. They were sent first to
Germany by sea, and from there by rail
to Auschwitz, where most perished.
The effectiveness of Quisling’s
government to carve out an autonomous
Norwegian fascist identity was
impeded both by interference from
Berlin and by Norwegian partisan resistance.
A resistance movement had
emerged almost immediately after
the Nazi invasion, and included both
armed and unarmed factions. Much
activity involved non-violent civil disobedience;
for example, when Quisling
tried to introduce Nazi ideology into
school curricula, teachers refused to
acquiesce, even after a number of them
were arrested and detained.
On the evening of October 25,
1942, members of the Norwegian resistance
learned that all remaining Jews in
the country were about to be arrested
and deported the next day. With only
a few hours’ notice, as many Jews as
possible were warned to go into hiding,
and over the next few days attempts
were made to smuggle them across the
border to neutral Sweden. The process
was extremely difficult. There were no
plans for taking care of hundreds of
people in such a short time, and as a
result arrangements had to be improvised.
Yet many Jews were saved, with
most moved across the border in small
groups.
Upon learning that these attempts
at saving Jews were taking place, Terboven
imposed the death penalty on
anyone caught aiding Jewish refugees,
and both the German occupiers and local
Norwegian police were especially
vigilant in their efforts to capture as
many Jews as possible.
As a result, rescue efforts were
mixed. Perhaps as many as 900 Jewish
refugees made their way across the
border to Sweden, with others crossing
the North Sea to Britain. But 758
Norwegian Jews were murdered by the
Nazis (mostly in Auschwitz), while at
least another 775 Jews were arrested
and detained in local concentration
camps and prisons in Norway. Of those
deported, some did manage to return
after the liberation of Norway in May
1945, while a few managed to survive
within the country, in hiding.
Taken together, the Nazi occupation
of Norway was an almost complete
disaster for Norway’s Jews, from
which few were left untouched. This is
worth remembering on October 25 this
year, when even this tiny community
was devastated as a result of the Nazi
attempt to destroy all traces of a Jewish
presence in Europe.
Dr. Paul Bartrop is Professor of History
and the Director of the Center for
Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies
at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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Israelis love to travel. Whether it’s also share their routes so others can
a post-army trek to South America follow in their footsteps.
or a family outing to the Alps, it Sidekix chief marketing officer
sometimes seems there are more Israelis
Jenny Drezin tells ISRAEL21c that
beyond the country’s borders than locals are using Sidekix as “a tool for
within. So it’s not surprising that travel urban discovery.” Available in hundreds
technology from Israel is red hot right
of cities, London, Paris and New
now – both websites and apps. York City have the largest user base,
With close to 300 travel-related with Tel Aviv, Berlin and Los Angeles
companies in the startup nation, it was coming up strong. During the Tel Aviv
hard for us to pick our top 10, but we “White Night” celebration, Sidekix
did the heavy lifting and you get to sit highlighted the evening’s best parties
back and go with the flow (of tourists) and outdoor concerts.
using these very cool products. EatWith
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EatWith is like Airbnb for meals. You
Planning an itinerary by swiping use the app or website to book a place
through menus in an app or clicking at a dinner party cooked by local chefs
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Gooster asks you where you’re traveling
host chooses the guest based on his or
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Gooster is location-specific and and the U.S. with 650 participating
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If Bitemojo is Waze for foodies, then
Sidekix is Waze for walkers. When you
want to get from point A to point B in
your car, you usually want the fastest
route. Not when you’re walking – then
you may prefer the most scenic itinerary,
one that passes by hip shopping,
food, culture, nightlife and more. Enter
your destination and the Sidekix app
gives you a choice of walks. Users can
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neighbors. EatWith
says 11,000 diners
have been hosted in
50 countries so far.
Trailze
If you’ve ever been
out hiking or biking
and arrived at a
junction where you
weren’t sure which
way to turn, you’ve
probably wished there were a Waze for
the great outdoors. That’s Israeli app
Trailze’s mission.
Trailze combines the power of
GPS mapping with what the company
calls “the world’s largest database of
trails, locations and outdoor information,”
created automatically in part by
the 120,000 people who have downloaded
the app (another way Trailze
is like Waze). Choose the level of difficulty
you’re seeking and Trailze will
pick a route for you.
Another Waze-y feature allows
users to report events along the way
– whether that’s a mudslide or an undiscovered
swimming hole. There are
5,000 trails currently on Trailze, most
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in Israel, with a few hundred more
available in Germany, the United
Kingdom and the United States. Trailze
users have walked or biked a million
miles.
ThemeGo
Sometimes it’s not walking you want
but a little Disney fun. But with so
many theme parks around the world,
how do you know which one to
choose? And once you get there, which
rides are the most appropriate for your
family? Which have the shortest lines?
Israeli website ThemeGo gives you the
lowdown through user-generated reviews
and rankings.
Yes, you could get the same on
TripAdvisor, but ThemeGo is faster
and more targeted. There are sections
for attractions, events, restaurants and
hotels. Not surprisingly, Disney parks
hold six of the top slots in the ThemeGo
top 10. You can bookmark attractions
to create your own mobile route using
Google Maps. Founder Yariv Padva
built ThemeGo from his personal passion.
“I’m a huge theme park fan and
have visited more than 30 theme parks
around the world,” he says.
Guiderr
Guiderr is one of two Israeli startups on
our list that promises to plan a custom
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families. The company uses its network
of travel agents and tour guides through a single-click, single point-of-
RoutePerfect does it automatically
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families that even includes meetings You enter where you want to start
with local families.
and end your trip, what type of vacation
you’re looking for, how many days
Start by picking an itinerary for
your chosen destination (Israel, New you’re traveling for, and whether your
York and Japan are currently on offer), budget is economy, moderate or luxury.
then modify it according to your dates RoutePerfect then suggests which cities
you should visit, where you should
and specific needs. Each itinerary lists
the guide who’s developed the plan and stay and how you should get around. If
a chat button that encourages interested all that choice is overwhelming, there
travelers to ask questions before booking.
For tour guides, Guiderr has built from. RoutePerfect covers European
are ready-made itineraries to choose
its own online platform on which tour destinations only.
guides can manage their business, from Bitemojo
query to reservation.
Gastronomic tourists have a new reason
to rejoice: Israeli app Bitemojo pro-
RoutePerfect
RoutePerfect offers a slightly different
spin on the customized itinerary Tel Aviv, Berlin, Rome and Barcelona.
vides guided food tours in Jerusalem,
website. Unlike Voyjer, which uses lo-
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tastes at six different restaurants along
a pre-set itinerary.
In Jerusalem, for example, you can
tour the Machane Yehuda market area
or the Old City. There are even some
vegan tours in Tel Aviv. You pay at the
restaurant using a BiteMojo e-voucher.
Tours cost $25-$50 per person on average.
The app helps eliminate foodie
FOMO (the fear that you’re missing
out on the best restaurants in town).
“Everyone wants to eat what the
locals are eating,” says Bitemojo CEO
Michael Weiss, who also founded the
culinary tourism company Yalla Basta.
Bitemojo plans to add a few more European
cities in 2017.
SeeVoov
SeeVoov is more of a technology
company than a customer-facing travel
business – although it’s that too.
SeeVoov (a transliteration of the Hebrew
for “round”) calls itself a “highdefinition
trip planning platform”
– a fancy way of saying the site crawls
YouTube and puts together videos for
your requested destination.
Choose Croatia and SeeVoov will
find all the travel videos about the
country and play them one after another.
The secret sauce is machine
learning that automatically tags videos
based on image analysis. This makes
SeeVoov highly scalable – the company
can keep adding cities without adding
staff. The site is still in beta and it’s
not clear yet how SeeVoov intends to
RISING CHINESE
ENROLLMENT AT ISRAELI
UNIVERSITIES
The University of Haifa currently has
200 Chinese students, compared to 20
in 2013.
The Technion-Israel Institute of
Technology had 117 full-time Chinese
students during the 2016-2017 academic
year, and 177 Chinese students
enrolled in its summer school of engineering.
A branch of the Technion in China’s
Guangdong Province will open
in October with 240 students. (Sarah
Levi, Jerusalem Post)
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN
ISRAEL UP 7 PERCENT
Investments in Israel by foreign companies
totaled $12.6 billion in 2016,
7% more than in 2015, according to
the Ministry of Economy and Industry.
Some 320 multinational companies
operate in Israel. (Yuval Azulai,
Globes)
INDIA DEPLOYING
ISRAELI-MADE SMART
FENCE ON BORDER WITH
PAKISTAN
India is deploying a smart Israel-developed
fence along its volatile border
with Pakistan that sends a “quick response
team” to the site of any detected
infiltration attempt. K.K. Sharma, the
director general of India’s Border Security
Force, said, “There is going to
be a paradigm shift in our operational
preparedness. As of now, we patrol
from point-A to point-B (along the
border). What we are now planning is
to shift to a QRT (quick reaction team)-
based system.”
He said the system of smart fences
and surveillance methods is from
the state-of-the-art technologies being
BRIEFS
make money, but it’s a compelling concept
that had us clicking and watching
for longer than we should have!
RoomsNinja
If there’s one thing an Israeli cannot
bear to be called, it’s freier – Hebrew
for “sucker.” But that’s exactly what
happens to many travelers when they
book their hotel rooms. According to
hotel reservation site RoomsNinja, hotel
room prices change an average of
18 times between when you make your
reservation and when you check in.
Prices can drop up to 60 percent.
“Many times booking a room feels
more like gambling,” RoomsNinja
CEO Omry Litvak tells ISRAEL21c.
The RoomsNinja algorithmic ninja
watches your reservation and rebooks
for you (with your permission) when
the price drops low enough. Litvak
said the company based its technology
on Wall Street. “A stock option has an
expiry date. A hotel room does too –
it’s the last day of free cancellation,” he
says. RoomsNinja covers some 40,000
hotels around the world.
Brian Blum has been a journalist and
high-tech entrepreneur for over 20
years. He combines this expertise for
ISRAEL21c as he writes about hot new
local startups, pharmaceutical advances,
scientific discoveries, culture,
the arts and daily life in Israel. He
loves hiking the country with his family
(and blogging about it). Originally
from California, he lives in Jerusalem
with his wife and three children.
used in Israel. “We will have multilayered
security systems. If one fails,
then the second system will detect it.”
(Press Trust of India)
EUROPE’S CHALLENGES
OPEN THE MARKET FOR
ISRAEL’S ARMS INDUSTRY
In 2015, Europe became the second
largest destination for Israeli arms exports
as the scope of European defense
deals more than doubled from 2014.
The surge in Israeli arms procurement
is linked to a general growth in
the defense budgets of European countries
and comes in the wake of the rise
in terrorist incidents and the problems
created by the flood of refugees.
A significant increase in defense
expenditures has also occurred in Eastern
Europe, against a backdrop of fears
of Russian aggression.
Broad-scale armament is currently
underway in Poland, Romania, Estonia,
Finland and Hungary.
Still, Israel must follow a cautious
policy in authorizing defense exports,
since they could have an impact on
Israel’s relations with Moscow. (Elai
Rettig and Yotam Rosner, Institute for
National Security Studies, Tel Aviv
University)
NETANYAHU TO UN
SECRETARY-GENERAL: UN
HAS FAILED TO LIVE UP
TO ITS MANDATE WHEN IT
COMES TO ISRAEL
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
told visiting UN Secretary General Antonio
Guterres: “The mandate of the
UN was to advance peace and security
and international cooperation...but...
the UN has failed when it comes to Israel
to live up to this mandate. The UN
is mandated to preserve world heritage,
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but UNESCO, a world body, time and
again makes a mockery of that heritage
most absurdly when it denies the
3,000-year-old connection of the Jewish
people to our eternal capital, Jerusalem.
The UN is mandated to pursue
peace, but it allows Palestinian hate
speech to flourish in its institutions.”
“The UN was mandated to prevent
Hizbullah weapon shipments, but effectively
it has not reported, to my knowledge,
even one of the tens of thousands
of weapon smugglings into Lebanon
for Hizbullah, contrary to Resolution
1701....Iran is busy turning Syria into
a base of military entrenchment and
it wants to use Syria and Lebanon as
warfronts against its declared goal to
eradicate Israel. It is also building sites
to produce precision-guided missiles
toward that end in both Syria and in
Lebanon. This is something Israel cannot
accept. This is something the UN
should not accept.” (Prime Minister’s
Office)
U.S. POLICE IN ISRAEL
FOR COUNTERTERRORISM
TRAINING
Fifty-two American law-enforcement
officers from 12 states have arrived in
Israel to train in counterterrorism techniques.
The U.S. delegation will be based
at the Beit Shemesh police academy,
where they will participate in multiple
counterterrorism training exercises,
meet with elite units, and be briefed by
Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich.
Michael Safris, chief of the Essex
County’s Sheriff’s Office Deputy Division,
said that what distinguishes the
Israeli police is their commitment not
only to law enforcement but to Israel’s
existential struggle.
“In our communities, for a lot of
police officers, it’s a job, and I think
that it’s more than a job for a lot of
the officers in Israel because they are
protecting their homeland.” (Daniel K.
Eisenbud, Jerusalem Post)
VOLUNTEERS FROM
OVERSEAS JOIN THE IDF
122 male and 31 female volunteers
from 12 countries arrived in Israel over
the summer in order to join the Israel
Defense Forces, the Defense Ministry
reported.
45% are from the U.S., 38% came
from France, and others are from South
Africa, Belgium, Mexico, Australia,
Canada, Austria, Honduras and Thailand.
(Anna Ahronheim, Jerusalem
Post)
U.S.-ISRAEL COMMERCIAL
TIES GROW STRONGER
In May, the U.S. and Israeli chambers
of commerce announced a new multiyear
initiative called Business Israel
to bring executives from leading businesses
from the U.S. to Israel. America
and Israel have strong economic ties,
said Josh Kram, a senior director of
Middle East Affairs at the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce, in an interview during
a visit to Israel last month.
Forty percent of all investment into
the U.S. from the Middle East comes
from Israel, and Israel is the secondlargest
importer of U.S. goods in its
region, despite representing only two
percent of the population. Trade between
Israel and the U.S. totaled $35
billion in 2016 and $18 billion in January-June
2017. (Shoshanna Solomon,
Times of Israel)
ISRAEL HELPING TO END
FOOD SHORTAGES IN
KENYA
The southern Arava region in Israel is
hot and dry and virtually without rain.
Nothing can grow there unless it is
made to.
Some 102 Kenyans have been beneficiaries
of a 12-month internship program
at the Arava International Center
for Agriculture and Training to gain
advanced knowledge in agriculture and
food production.
The center was established in 1994
to expose students from developing
countries to the sophisticated agricultural
technologies available in Israel.
The Arava region has roughly 500
farming families who produce 60% of
Israel’s fresh vegetable exports and 10%
of its cut flower exports, despite an average
yearly rainfall of only one inch.
GreenArava is an Israeli company
currently managing the Galana irrigation
scheme in Kenya, where farming
largely relies on erratic rains and three
million people require food relief.
Former Israeli Ambassador Yahel
Vilan says the Galana project “will be a
game changer. In five years there won’t
be a food shortage.” (John Muchangi,
The Star - Kenya)
ISRAEL WEIGHS OPTIONS
AS A GAS EXPORTER
Even by conservative estimates, the
gas fields discovered off Israel’s Mediterranean
coast since 2009 hold enough
energy to meet its domestic needs for
40 years, and the government hopes to
sell the excess abroad. Jordan has already
signed a deal to buy some.
In April, Israel signed a preliminary
agreement to build an undersea
pipeline directly to Europe via Cyprus,
Greece and Italy. But there may
be a better solution next door in Egypt.
Egypt is itself poised to become a major
gas producer: the Zohr field, discovered
off its coast in 2015, holds the
largest reserves in the Mediterranean.
But even that find may not be enough
to meet Egypt’s booming demand.
Egypt has two liquefaction terminals
which allow natural gas to be loaded
onto tankers and shipped round the
world. Both have sat idle for the past
five years, but they could soon ramp up
again, giving Israel access to European
ports. Egypt could import the gas via
Jordan. (Economist - UK)
VICTORY, NOT
DETERRENCE, WILL BE
ISRAEL’S GOAL IF WAR
BREAKS OUT AGAIN IN
GAZA
In the last three conflicts Israel fought
against Hamas, its goal was creating
deterrence to Hamas aggression. Today,
while Israel hopes to avoid war,
should hostilities resume, the IDF
plans to make sure the end stage of that
clash will be an unmistakable Israeli
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Israel has been using the truce to
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systems against Hamas’ armor-piercing
RPGs. That kind of protection is a
game changer. Israel’s ability to strike
Hamas’ underground city has also been
enhanced significantly in recent years.
(Yaakov Lappin, BESA Center for
Strategic Studies, Bar-Ilan University)
ISRAELI DOGS HELP
PROTECT INDIAN
PRIME MINISTER
India has obtained elite sniffer and attack
dogs from Israel to add teeth to the
security of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
A senior security official said
around 30 “attack dogs, bomb sniffers
and chasers” had been imported from
Jerusalem over the past year.
“The new four-legged recruits to
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ISRAEL ENFORCES
“RED LINES” IN SYRIA
Israel’s message when it struck a major
Syrian arms facility from the air was,
“A red line is a red line.” The daring
attack carried all the hallmarks of Israel’s
unique brand of non-proliferation
enforcement in an age of major proliferation
crises. Israel has told everyone
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into Syria and Lebanon certain arms
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As the Syrian war appears to be
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them from fulfilling their vow to
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of banned arms in the process.
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well-planned surgical attacks are a
non-proliferation tool that should be
considered where practical. (Benny
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Friends of the IDF sends children and siblings of
fallen Israeli soldiers to summer camps across U.S.
Sixty children and siblings of fallen
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
soldiers visited the Washington
D.C., New Jersey, Long Island and
Chicago areas this summer as part of
the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
(FIDF) LEGACY Program to attend an
unforgettable 10-day recreation camp.
As part of the LEGACY experience,
FIDF supporters hosted the Israeli teens
– all of whom have lost a family member
who was serving in Israel’s military –
at their homes before the camp began.
The Israeli teens bonded with each other
and spent memorable days camping
with American peers, forming lifelong
friendships. The Israeli children participated
in American camp activities –
swimming, archery, rock climbing, and
arts and crafts – and in more familiar
traditions like Israeli dancing and Jewish
learning.
“These brave children – whose
parents have made the ultimate sacrifice
for Israel and Jews around the world –
have been through so much,” said FIDF
National Board Member Morris Silverman,
who hosted a pool party for the
children at his and FIDF supporter Lori
Komisar’s Winnetka, Illinois, home.
Silverman and Komisar have been FIDF
LEGACY hosts for the past eight years.
“We wanted to show them how
grateful we and FIDF are for the sacrifices
they and their families have made,”
Komisar added. “Bringing these incredible
kids here to make lifelong friends,
meet the community, and share in the
uniquely American experience of summer
camp is a wonderful way to help
them heal from their tremendous loss.”
Counselors, who all experienced
similar tragedies and have served in
the IDF, accompanied the children to
help provide comfort and guidance.
Some of the counselors have benefited
from the FIDF LEGACY Program in
the past, as well as the FIDF IMPACT!
Scholarship Program, which grants
full four-year academic scholarships to
IDF combat veterans of modest means.
“Bringing these incredible kids here to
make lifelong friends, meet the community,
and share in the uniquely American
experience of summer camp is a
wonderful way to help them heal from
their loss,” said Arnie Hiller, president
of FIDF’s Washington chapter.
About Friends of the Israel Defense
Forces (FIDF):
FIDF was established in 1981 by a
group of Holocaust survivors as a 501(c)
(3) not-for-profit organization with
the mission of offering educational,
cultural, recreational, and social programs
and facilities that provide hope,
purpose and life-changing support for
the soldiers who protect Israel and Jews
worldwide. Today, FIDF has more than
150,000 loyal supporters, and 20 chapters
throughout the United States and
Panama. FIDF proudly supports IDF
soldiers, families of fallen soldiers, and
wounded veterans through a variety of
innovative programs that reinforce the
vital bond between the communities in
the United States, the soldiers of the
IDF, and the State of Israel. For more
information, visit www.fidf.org.
FIDF LEGACY campers, seven counselors, and supporters and hosts from the Chicago community
(photo credit: Robin Subar Photography)
FIDF LEGACY campers and counselors in front of the Lincoln Memorial during a tour of Washington, D.C.,
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COMMENTARY
Praying for rain
Rabbi
Mark Wm.
Gross
With October now here – or,
more correctly, once the
New Year season reaches
its final official end with Simchat Torah
on October 13 – we incorporate
into the G’vurot prayer at our worship
service three times each day a seasonal
insert praising the Creator as mashiv
ha-ru’ach u-morid ha-gashem, “the
One Who makes the wind blow and the
rain fall.”
There are two things about this that
are truly wonderful.
The first is the seeming incongruity
of starting to pray for rain at a time of
year when our own rainy season here
in Florida is winding down to an end.
The wonderfulness factor comes from
our recognition that our prayer is directed
at the rainy season in Israel, not
Florida – nor California nor Illinois nor
Fiji, either. Our periodic celebration of
the wet winter season in Israel ties us
together, wherever we may be in the
Jewish world. Whatever the climate may
be where we happen to live, thinking
about the rainfall in the Jewish homeland
makes us all one.
I mentioned two wonderful things.
Our commonality as Jews, tied together
by an awareness of the cycle of seasons
in Israel, is only one. Here is the other.
Think for a moment how incongruous
it feels to pray for rain at a season
when the rain is already falling. It seems
ironic, almost cynical, like placing your
bet once the roulette wheel has stopped
spinning. So it is important to recognize
that our prayer is not so much a petition
for rain to fall, as a grateful recognition
that the rain is in fact falling, just when
it’s supposed to. Offering the prayer is
our own celebratory alignment with the
forces of nature, and an awe-drenched
recognition that the One Who maintains
the orderliness of the cosmos is the One
Who created it in the first place.
Nor do we take any of this for
granted. The second paragraph of the
Sh’ma, taken from the 11 th chapter of
Deuteronomy in the Torah, asserts that
God grants the rainfall as a reward to
the righteous who faithfully abide by the
terms of our Covenant. In those terms,
the arrival of the seasonal precipitation
hard on the heels of our New Year
observance seems to represent a validation
of the soul-work we did during the
Ten Days of Repentance and the sacred
harvest feast which followed. The beginning
of the Autumn rain is God’s
“Amen” to all of our prayers.
The early Jewish reformers of the
19 th century excised Deuteronomy 11
from the recitation of the Sh’ma because
they were German rationalists who felt
it unscientific and even primitive to believe
that the rain falls because we have
been good, or is withheld in punishment
for our sins. It is therefore telling that
a number of Progressive and Liberal
rabbis today favor restoring that part
of the prayerbook. From the viewpoint
of psychology and religion alike, it is
not only healthy but even desirable for
each of us to feel ourselves responsible
to some degree for helping maintain the
moral balance of the universe.
Our sages in the Mishnah point out
that we do not begin praying for rain
until after Sh’mini Atzeret, because we
want to make sure the pilgrims leaving
the annual harvest feast in Jerusalem
got safely home and off the roads
without getting wet. Were the rabbis so
confident the rain would fall because of
their prayers, or because of the goodness
of the One Who heard them? And the
answer, of course, is: yes.
Rabbi Mark Gross serves at the Jewish
Congregation of Marco Island.
Opinions and letters printed in the Federation Star do not necessarily reflect those of
the Jewish Federation of Collier County, its Board of Directors or staff, or its advertisers.
October 2017 Federation Star
The time of our joy
Rabbi
Ammos
Chorny
As if we didn’t read enough
contrasting Torah passages on
the High Holidays, now comes
Succot with daily readings, many of
them detailing our complex calendar
and its many different observances. We
learn that for a week we should “dwell
in the succah” to remind us that our
ancestors used these humble huts for
shelter on their way from Egypt to the
Promised Land. In fact, one Torah commandment
states that every Israelite native
– kol ezrakh b’Yisroel – shall dwell
in the succah.
But of all the varied readings of this
week, it is not until Shmini Atzeret, the
separate holiday at the end of the Succot
week, that we learn a basic theme of this
festival. V’samakhta b’khagekha – Rejoice
in your holiday – says the Torah,
“for you have harvested your crops and
can revel in the bounty that nature and
some hard work can provide. Share the
holiday with those around you including
the widow, the orphan and the resident
alien.” V’hayeeta akh sameyakh – “And
just be happy!”
In fact, when we make Kiddush,
sanctifying our festive days, we identify
each holiday. Passover is z’man
kheyruteynu – the time of our freedom,
the anniversary of our liberation from
Egyptian slavery. Shavuot is z’man
matan torateynu – the time of receiving
our Torah, the event that made us an
eternal nation. Vital historic occasions,
both of them.
Succot is called simply z’man simkhateynu
– the time of our joy.
So as we join in blessing the Mitzvah
of Succah – in our backyard or at
the synagogue, at a friend’s home or
wherever we find it – and as we join
in blessing the lulav v’etrog – the four
species of new crops that we wave as we
The overarching meaning of America
By David Harris, AJC CEO, August 24, 2017
As recent events have so vividly immigration policy here, including for
illustrated, Americans angrily Jews fleeing Europe.
seem to have turned against My 94-year-old mother will never
one another and embraced increasingly
contrasting narratives of past and present.
To truly remind us of the overarching
meaning of America – something
too often overlooked in the unfolding
schisms – it might be refreshing to ask
someone who came here from elsewhere.
In my case, that’s easy.
My mother was born in the USSR
under Bolshevik rule. She, her parents,
and her brother were among the lucky
ones to get out in 1929, before the exit
doors slammed totally shut. They never,
ever looked back.
Joseph Stalin’s iron-fisted and
paranoiac rule, including the murder
of millions, if not tens of millions, of
innocent people in the Gulag, and his
forget how their ship, the SS Exeter,
sailed into New York Harbor and they
had their first glimpse of the Statue of
Liberty. No, it wasn’t just a sightseeing
opportunity on a Circle Line tour, but
rather the welcome mat to a new country
that carried the torch of freedom as
its most enduring emblem.
The love affair with America was
instant. It never wavered. Life wasn’t
always easy or fair, but for my mother
and her family, in contrast to their past
lives, this country had given them the
most priceless gifts of all – a new beginning
and the promise of safety and
opportunity.
As an only child, I was rather indulged
by my mother, but one of the
very few times she showed raw anger
was during the Vietnam War days,
maniacal, relentless anti-Semitism, when I said some critical things about
made certain of that.
The foursome found sanctuary in
France, or so they thought.
Eleven years later, Nazi German
forces easily crossed the allegedly invincible
Maginot Line and overran
the country. To make matters worse,
a collaborationist French regime with
its capital in Vichy emerged as a Nazi
partner. Once again, the family was on
the run, in this case from the industrialized
machinery of genocide.
In the end, they were among the
fortunate few, managing to get U.S.
visas on the eve of the attack on Pearl
Harbor, when entry was almost impossible
because of a highly restrictive
the U.S. Never forget, she said, that
this country sheltered us, gave us a
new start, and is the last, best beacon
of hope for the world.
My late father was born in Hungary,
and raised in Germany and Austria.
He arrived in the United States after
the Second World War, following an
immensely difficult 12-year journey
that began with Hitler’s assumption of
power in January 1933 and didn’t end
until V-E Day in May 1945.
For him, it was the same as for my
mother. Okay, the coffee had been far
better in Europe, and American football,
as opposed to soccer, made absolutely
no sense, not to mention baseball.
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march around the shul in our celebration,
we give thanks for the bounties
of nature. And we rejoice that we have
been permitted to see another season.
Given this positive lighthearted festive
atmosphere, we may well wonder
about another traditional reading associated
with Succot. On the Sabbath during
Succot, we read Kohelet, the Biblical
Book of Ecclesiastes. Remember that?
“Vanity of vanities…, etc.” Why?
Tradition tells us that King Solomon
wrote three of the biblical books
contained in the third section of the
Hebrew Bible called K’tuvim – Writings.
They are Song of Songs, Proverbs and
Ecclesiastes. We are told that he wrote
Song of Songs as a young man, Proverbs
in middle age, and Ecclesiastes when
he got old. Comparing their subjects
and their attitudes, that tradition certainly
makes sense. Song of Songs is
love poetry as only young lovers can
express it. Proverbs reads like the voice
of experience.
Then comes Ecclesiastes. Facing
an inevitable end, Kohelet describes
one human activity after another, and
concludes that each one is hevel – “vanity”
– basically worthless. Along the
way, of course, the royal writer recommends
that we should “eat, drink and be
merry,” having already established that
tomorrow we might not be here. But he
never gives up, and neither should we.
His next-to-last sentence, traditionally
repeated at the end of reading the book,
expresses his real message: “The end of
the matter, after all is heard, is to revere
God and keep His commandments, for
that completes humanity.” One of those
commandments, the one we observe
now, is “Rejoice in your festival…and
just be happy!”
Enjoying our succah, parading with
our lulav and etrog, sharing our celebration
– we are observing a mitzvah.
Never mind the vanities around us. It’s
our season of joy.
Hag sameyakh! Good yontuf!
Happy holidays!
Rabbi Ammos Chorny serves at Beth
Tikvah in Naples.
But still, the U.S. was a unique land,
worth fighting for, as he did so valiantly.
He treasured this nation each and
every day. He, too, had experienced the
harsh denial of basic rights, and understood
there was nothing more precious
than possessing them.
My parents came to realize that
America had its shortcomings, especially
after a road trip they took from
New York to Florida in 1959. I recall
how excited I was for their return and
the stories of their journey to the land
of palm trees and beaches. Instead, all
they could talk about was how thunderstruck
they were to have witnessed
widespread racial bigotry south of the
Mason-Dixon Line.
As Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe,
they were all too familiar with institutionalized
segregation, but the idea that
America, which had sacrificed so much
to defeat Hitler and his racial theories,
could permit some states to enforce it
was unfathomable.
Yet in stark distinction to Nazi
Germany and its allies, America was
a work in progress that was ultimately
answerable to its citizens. Hence the
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Jewish Community Relations Council
of the
Jewish Federation of Collier County
invites you to save the date:
Sunday, March 18, 2018
8:30 a.m.
Jewish
Community
Day of Learning
More details coming soon.
Community
Jewish
Tikkun
Olam
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Relations Council
Council
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Naples BBYO update
By Skylar Haas, Assoc. Regional Dir. of BBYO’s North Florida Region
Jewish teens in grades 8-12 are welcome
every Thursday night to join tion with Israel, and the role they play
their own Jewish identity, their connec-
Sababa BBG and Negev AZA at the within their community. It is a weekend
Jewish Federation of Collier County offices
where teens are able to form their own
from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. to take part educated opinions about the different
in their weekly chapter meetings. These meanings and ways of being Jewish
evenings include teen-led programming, through relationships and conversations
building meaningful community partnerships,
with peers. There will be teen-led Shab-
planning fundraising efforts, bat and morning (Shacharit) services to
and just enjoying each other’s company create truly meaningful Jewish experiences.
away from school and homework.
This weekend will bring together
Over the weekend of October 20- teens in grades 8-12 from Orlando, Melbourne,
22, North Florida Region is hosting its
Jacksonville, Tampa, Sarasota,
first ever Jewish Enrichment Institute, Fort Myers and Naples.
the first Regional Convention of the For more information about Jewish
term. NFR will visit its favorite camp youth involvement for Naples teens in
spot, Lake Placid Camp and Conference grades 8-12 or a full schedule of our
Center, for a weekend full of meaningful
upcoming events, contact me at shaas@
experiences and unique teen-led bbyo.org. Follow us on Instagram @
programming. The teens will be sent on NaplesBBYO and Like us on Facebook
a challenging search for understanding @ Naples BBYO
Preschool of the Arts update
Sign up for The PJ Library and you’ll receive
a FREE, high-quality children’s book or CD
each month. The PJ Library will enrich your
family’s life with Jewish stories and songs
– and it’s absolutely FREE for families with
children from six months up to eight years of
age in Collier County.
The PJ Library is brought to
the Collier County community
by JFCS of Southwest Florida.
For more information,
please call 239.325.4444.
By Ettie Zaklos, Preschool Director
Preschool of the Arts is delighted
to welcome many returning and
new families to school for our
seventh year! We are so proud of how
far we have come in these past seven
years and how we have grown from
a fledgling preschool to a top-quality
program with over one hundred students
that we have today.
Over the summer we were deeply
honored to learn that we won Gold in
the 2017 Champion Choice awards in
three categories – Best Local Childcare,
Preschool, and Educational Services.
This is the sixth year in a row that our
growing preschool has won this prestigious
award. We are honored to be
voted in again and again by local Naples
parents and are grateful for this recognition.
Achieving this exceptional level
of performance as judged by everyday
families in our community does not happen
by chance. It takes intentional effort
to achieve this level of success and we
are so proud of our staff and teachers
who continue to raise the bar for excellence
in early childhood education!
Our preschool strives to foster a
safe, healthy and green environment
for our children by offering nutritious
foods and plenty of opportunity for
physical activity, as well as eliminating
potentially hazardous environmental
factors. POTA is proud to be
a Blue Zones-certified school and a
certified green Eco-Healthy Child
Care (EHCC) program. Blue Zones is
an NCH-sponsored program that recognizes
places that support a healthy
FOCUS ON YOUTH
Photo courtesy of The PJ Library
This year we have also introduced
the first ever Cheery Chagall class,
where we give young babies, ages 12 to
18 months, a bright beginning to their
educational journey! Our school has developed
a top-notch program for encouraging
young toddlers’ learning through
N
HEY KIDS!
What are your plans
for the summer of 2018?
Would you like to go
to a Jewish Summer
Camp or visit Israel?
The Jewish Federation of Collier County,
Temple Shalom and
Temple Shalom Men’s Club,
together offer PARTIAL scholarships
for Jewish Summer Camps and
the Israel Experience for teens.
There are scholarship opportunities for
all Jewish children in the community
regardless of congregation affiliation.
For information and a scholarship application,
contact your local synagogue or call
the Jewish Federation at 239.263.4205.
Scholarship request deadlines:
Summer Camps: December 15, 2017
Israel Programs: February 1, 2018
Shabbat celebrations at Preschool of the Arts are always very special
and environmentally-friendly lifestyle.
EHCC is a national program that seeks
to improve the environmental health
of children by eliminating or reducing
environmental health hazards found in
childcare facilities.
Our state-of-the-art outdoor playground
allows children to develop
physical strength, coordination and balance.
In yoga, my gym, music and more,
children have fun as they gain strength,
balance, coordination, agility and flexibility
while also developing social
skills, confidence and self-esteem. Our
professionally landscaped Garden of the
Arts offers a natural outdoor space that
lets children play an active role in planting
our vegetable and sensory garden.
This past summer, we strengthened
and expanded our already strong arts
curriculum with a brand new state-ofthe-art
creative arts studio. At POTA,
we know that introducing children to
the vast world of fine art sparks their
imaginations and inspires their creativity.
Our dedicated art instructors work
with the children to expose them to different
artists and their artistic styles, and
provide ample open-ended opportunities
to create using a wide array of art media.
hands-on experiences and opportunities
for multi-sensory exploration. This new,
expertly designed program for tiny tots
and busy toddlers is the perfect first
transition for young children as they
enter our warm and loving preschool
setting, where they are able to expand
their young worlds with stimulating and
enriching experiences.
Our program has expanded not
only the ages we serve, but the length
of the school day, with new extended
care options available as early as 7:30
a.m. until 5:30 p.m. These additions to
our program are designed to serve our
community’s needs and provide working
parents with the best possible care
and education for their children. Our
ultimate goal is for all our children to
emerge from our program as independent
and curious thinkers. We are very
excited about the upcoming school
year and anticipate a journey filled
with academic and creative growth and
discovery!
For more information, contact me
at 239.263.2620 or naplespreschool
ofthearts@gmail.com, or visit www.
naplespreschoolofthearts.com.
Preschool of the Arts friends enjoy a ride in the bye-bye bus

SYNAGOGUES
October 2017 Federation Star
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Beth Tikvah update
Phil
Jason
President
Event listings in the Jewish
community seem to make a
distinction between “community
events” and an organization’s or
synagogue’s internal events. Happenings
labeled as community events are
often collectively sponsored events with
broad attendance or aimed at a broad
audience. They are meant to be unifying.
Federation events, for example, are so
labeled. I’ve been troubled by the term.
All Beth Tikvah events are community
events in that they are not exclusively
available to Beth Tikvah members. They
are open to all.
The holiday season continues with
Erev Sukkot beginning on Wednesday,
October 4 at 6:15 p.m., Sukkot Yom
Tov on Thursday, October 5 at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, October 11 at 6:15 p.m.
brings Simchat Torah and Thursday, October
12 at 9:00 a.m. brings the Shemini
BETH TIKVAH www.bethtikvahnaples.org / 239-434-1818
NAPLES JEWISH CONGREGATION www.naplesjewishcongregation.org / 239-234-6366
Naples Jewish Congregation update
Steve
McCloskey
President
David Harris...continued from page 25
joy that greeted the landmark legislative
and judicial decisions ending legalized
racial discrimination. Once
again, my parents’ abiding belief in this
land was vindicated.
And then I got to see the essence
of America through a third lens, my
wife’s. She had been born and raised
in Libya, a country that never knew the
first thing about equal protection under
the law, free and fair elections, smooth
transfers of power, or First Amendment
rights.
Sure, the Libyan constitution,
adopted in 1951 when the country
became independent, promised everything
under the sun, but it was all a
tragic façade, especially for the Jewish
minority. Years later, my wife and her
large family were lucky to escape with
their lives. Some other Jews, tragically,
perished at the hands of the bloodthirsty
extremists.
Ever since she arrived in the U.S.
in 1979, and, later, proudly became a
citizen, my wife never ceased to say
how fortunate she felt to live in a place
where her rights did not depend on
the whim of a ruler, but rather on the
Atzeret service with Yizkor. Please join
us for these holiday occasions. There is
no charge.
Quick facts: Sukkot is a seven-day
holiday, and the two days following the
festival – Shemini Atzeret and Simchat
Torah – are commonly thought of as
part of Sukkot but are actually separate
holidays. Sukkot is sometimes referred
to as Zeman Simkhateinu, the Season of
our Rejoicing.
The word “Sukkot” means “booths,”
and refers to the temporary dwellings
that we are commanded to live in during
this holiday. The name of the holiday
is frequently translated as “The Feast
of Tabernacles,” which, like many
translations of technical Jewish terms,
isn’t terribly useful unless you already
know what the term is referring to.
Many sources equate this term with a
portable “Tent of Meeting” for worship.
The Hebrew pronunciation of Sukkot is
“Sue COAT,” but is often pronounced as
in Yiddish, to rhyme with “BOOK us.”
Like Passover and Shavuot, Sukkot
has a dual significance: historical and
agricultural. The holiday commemorates
the forty-year period during which
the children of Israel were wandering in
Since change is inevitable, we can
choose to either resist or embrace
it. At Naples Jewish Congregation
(NJC), we choose the latter. After
many years of dedicated service to NJC,
Rabbi Sylvin Wolf retired at the end
of August. This change prompted our
choice of our interim rabbi, Rabbi Howard
Herman. He has been with us since
August 29 and our congregants have
warmly embraced him and his wife,
Mona, as he and Mona have warmly
embraced us. Rabbi Herman’s rabbinical
leadership has been inspirational,
instructive, collaborative and engaging.
We at NJC look forward to Rabbi Herman
leading NJC as we continue our
search for a permanent rabbi.
Even in our time of transition, some
things endure. NJC remains a small
congregation with a big heart. Our biggest
asset is our members. When you
come to NJC, whether for the first time
or the hundredth, you will be struck by
the warm and welcoming feeling which
will envelop you. Our members engage
with each other and the community. We
are the NJC family, inclusive, outgoing
and friendly, in other words, hamish.
NJC is large enough to serve you and
small enough to know you. NJC is an
adult-centered Reform congregation
with many and varied activities sure to
appeal to every taste.
supremacy of law in a democratic society.
But, like my parents, she bemoaned
the fact that too many nativeborn
Americans seemed to take the gift
of their birth here entirely for granted;
that, having never experienced the absence
of democracy, they couldn’t fully
grasp its majestic meaning; and that
they too often belittled America without
understanding the symbol of hope
it inspired across the globe.
At a time when some Americans
assail our pluralism and diversity, and
a few even wish to glamorize the Nazi
era, it’s worth remembering where
those roads can lead.
We have something special in this
noble country worth standing up and
fighting for, and, yes, uniting us. Maybe
it’s best captured, my family might
say, in those three defining words, E
pluribus unum, and that enduring torch
of freedom in New York Harbor.
The AJC West Coast Florida
office, located in Sarasota, can
be reached at 941.365.4955.
the desert, living in temporary shelters.
Sukkot is also a harvest festival, and is
sometimes referred to as Chag Ha-Asif,
the Festival of Ingathering. (Jewish
Virtual Library)
My wish is that each one of us discovers
the joys of Sukkot and Simchat
Torah as well as the special feeling of
Shemini Atzeret.
Youth Education
Our religious school year has already
begun. However, any parents seeking
a new experience in Jewish knowledge
and identity for their children should
feel free to contact the synagogue and
speak with Rabbi Ammos Chorny or
Aviva Chorny.
Looking ahead
Beth Tikvah’s Rosh Hodesh Women’s
Study Group resumes on Sunday, October
22 at 10:00 a.m. Members take
turns leading the study sessions. Contact
Elaine at elainekamin@gmail.com.
Our Book Group resumes on Monday,
October 30 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss
Julia Dahl’s Conviction. This is the third
installment in her mystery series featuring
Rebekah Roberts, a Jewish investigative
reporter working in New York
City. Dahl’s highly-acclaimed earlier
As we have finished with our High
Holy Days and the “season” approaches,
our host of NJC activities begin. There
are many ways to participate in NJC life.
All you have to do is visit the NJC website
to find an activity that will engage
you. If you contact NJC, we will email
you a NJC Weekly Update, as well as
our monthly newsletter, detailing how
you will be able to enhance your life
by becoming a part of our NJC family.
NJC is truly a place to belong.
Save the dates of Thursday, February
15 and Friday, February 16. We will
be having our 4 th Annual Artist/Scholarin-Residence
and are quite proud to
present Julie Silver. By many accounts,
Julie Silver is one of the most celebrated
and beloved performers around today
in the world of contemporary Jewish
music. Julie, a renowned singer and
novels are Invisible City and Run You
Down. Future book group selections will
be drawn in part from titles represented
at the upcoming Collier County Jewish
Book Festival.
If you are interested in joining
the Judy Rosenthal Memorial Chevra
Kadisha, please contact Rabbi Chorny
at rabbi@bethtikvah.us. To contribute,
send a check, payable to Beth Tikvah
and marked “Chevra Kadisha Fund,” to
Beth Tikvah of Naples, 1459 Pine Ridge
Road. Naples, FL 34109.
Religious services schedule
Friday services begin at 6:15 p.m.;
Saturday services begin at 9:30 a.m.
and conclude with a Kiddush luncheon.
Sunday 9:00 a.m. minyan
will resume in late fall. We regularly
convene Yahrzeit minyanim upon request.
Please join us at any service.
Our participatory worship services
and most other events are held at 1459
Pine Ridge Road, just west of Mission
Square Plaza. For more information,
call 239.434.1818, email bethtikvah
naples@aol.com or visit www.bethtik
vahnaples.org. You can reach Rabbi
Chorny directly at 239.537.5257.
songwriter, will perform Thursday evening
and will participate in our Friday
Shabbat service. Look for details about
this special event in the coming months.
On a serious note, as Jews, we
must remain ever vigilant to speak up
and speak out against hatred, bigotry,
intolerance, violence and oppression
from all sources and against all groups.
Charlottesville was certainly a wakeup
call for all Jews (see “A Message From
the President of a Charlottesville Synagogue,”
by Alan Zimmerman, President
of Congregation Beth Israel in Charlottesville,
published on August 14). The
Naples community should speak as
one, perhaps at another Shabbat For
Solidarity. We Jews are called to pursue
justice not only for ourselves, but for all
those whom others seek to marginalize,
demonize, oppress and harm.
The Jewish Federation of Collier County
is here for you!
You are not alone. The Jewish Federation of Collier County
stands with our community during this difficult time.
We are proud of our community members, first responders,
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ORGANIZATIONS
JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SWFL www.jhsswf.org / 239-566-1771
Establishing the Jewish trail
Marina
Berkovich
JHSSWF
President
Hurricane Donna evicted 30,000
Gulf Coast beach residents and
made Naples palm trees fly in
the 145mph winds on September 10,
1960. The aftermath of that is what
actually made Naples a resort town.
Had it not been for Donna, who knows
whether Naples would have become
what it is today to both its fulltime and
seasonal residents. Since then, Olde
Naples measures everything in “before
and after Donna” terms.
There were hardly any Jews in
Naples before Donna, so we cannot
measure the Jewish presence in the
same way. The “old-timer” Jewish community
of Collier, we have discovered,
measures everything in before and after
its first mission to Israel.
Roman statesman Marcus Tullius
Cicero wrote around 50 BCE: “He…
should also be acquainted with the history
of the events of past ages, particularly,
of course, of our state, but also of
imperial nations and famous kings…
To be ignorant of what occurred before
you were born is to remain always a
child. For what is the worth of human
life, unless it is woven into the life of
our ancestors by the records of history?
Moreover, the mention of antiquity
and the citation of examples give the
speech authority and credibility as well
as affording the highest pleasure to the
audience.”
Thus, whenever we interview a
Jewish old-timer for the Jewish Historical
Society of Southwest Florida oral
visual histories project, we get to hear
about that unforgettable trip to Israel.
Our focus is, however, on the old-timer’s
individual local accomplishments,
which are often muted out of modesty
of their creator, a trait that unites them in
their humility and captures our pioneering
imaginations.
At first, Dr. William Ertag just
briefly mentioned “Sunrise Academy,”
a school he co-founded with Dee Dee
Cox, a former special-ed teacher with a
master’s in learning disabilities, that was
built to service children with various
types of learning challenges. Dr. Ertag’s
son Seth was in need of special education
in 1981, when highly specialized
learning programs were not yet available
in this region. Over the course of
its existence on what was the initial
segment of County Barn Rd., off Davis
Blvd. on the east side just before Country
Rd., over 70 students got the benefit
of many employees, volunteers, donors,
and Eileen and Dr. William Ertag’s positive
reinforcement and loving attention.
“Most of our volunteers were
Jews,” proudly added Dr. Ertag during
the interview. “Most of our students
were not.” After the school’s closure
due to the town’s changing priorities,
the Ertags continued their philanthropic
endeavors with grants to charities that
are devoted to providing assistance for
children with special needs.
Another fascinating fact in the Ertags’
story: Their daughter’s bat mitzvah
was the very first Jewish party at the Port
Royal Club.
There are so many Jews in Collier
County now, it’s impossible to know
everyone. But the old-timers knew all
other Jews in town, just 40 not too distant
years ago.
Another prominent old-timer, Murray
Hendel, is the featured Southwest
Florida Jewish Pioneer at the January
21, 2018, Jewish Historical Society’s
Florida Jewish History Month Celebration.
The event’s Honorary Chairman
will be yet another distinguished Jewish
old-timer, Naples mayor, the Honorable
Bill Barnett.
Tickets are available at https://
jhsmurrayhendel.eventbrite.com or
email us at office@jhsswf.org.
You can read and hear more of these
stories by visiting the Virtual Museum
of Southwest Jewish History at www.
jewishhistorysouthwestflorida.org.
Our Mission
Collecting, protecting and preserving
Jewish histories to celebrate the contribution
by Jews in Southwest Florida
every day of every year is part of our
mission.
Become a member of JHSSWF, a
sponsor, business associate, volunteer
and/or donor. Contact us at:
The Jewish Historical Society
of Southwest Florida
899 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 116,
Naples FL 34108
239.566.1771
office@jhsswf.org ~ www.jhsswf.org
The Jewish Historical Society of
Southwest Florida is a section 501(c)(3)
charitable organization.
HUMANISTIC JEWISH HAVURAH www.hjhswfl.org / 248-417-2514
Society for Humanistic Judaism calls for
increased government action against hate crimes
Paula
Creed
HJH
President
Humanism is a philosophy of life
that emphasizes the importance
of human power and human
achievement. Thus, humanists believe
the chief power for dealing with human
problems is human power.
To this end the Ethical Concerns
Committee of the Society for Humanistic
Judaism, a committee of the umbrella
organization of secular humanistic communities
in North America, recently
acted to address the rise of hate crimes,
bombastic racial and ethnic orotundity,
and public demonstrations that have
recently been the center of public attention.
A resolution released February 22,
2017, states as follows:
“The Society for Humanistic Judaism
condemns the rising hate crimes and
malicious rhetoric, which have plagued
the United States since the 2016 presidential
election, against immigrants,
Muslims, Jews and other minority
groups. Whether it is the burning of
mosques, bomb threats to Jewish Community
Centers, vandalism to places of
worship, children chanting ‘build that
wall’ to taunt their peers, Islamophobia,
the elevation of white nationalism, or
anti-immigrant sentiment and policies,
the president as the leader of the nation
must not only regularly and forcefully
decry all hate crimes and rhetoric but
also identify ways for this administration
to actively counter hate crimes.
Remaining inactive against the rise
in hate, whether from the far-left or farright,
is dangerous to the fundamental
values that we as Secular Humanistic
Jews hold dear. It was unacceptable
– and we fear purposely provocative
– to issue a White House statement on
Holocaust Remembrance Day that did
not mention the Jewish people. Jews
were targeted for extermination to a
degree that was epic in its scope, horror
and inhumanity, and to which the word
‘Holocaust’ was specifically applied as a
translation of ‘Shoah,’ the Hebrew word
for the Nazi genocide of the Jews. It was
especially abhorrent when journalists
merely ask whether the nation’s leader
will condemn the rise in anti-Semitism
and the response was to ridicule the
journalist, ignore or deflect the question,
and/or respond that he personally
is not anti-Semitic rather than using the
opportunity to educate our citizens.
One statement against anti-Semitism
after an unprecedented fourth
round of multiple bomb threats to Jewish
Community Centers nationwide will
not erase over a year of demonizing
minority populations for the U.S.’s perceived
woes. Now that the campaign is
over, we call on this administration to
end the scapegoating of minorities and
acknowledge that what “makes America
great” is not based on any person’s religion,
color, or nation of origin. Hate
must never be a political tool in a democracy.
Democracies thrive on empathy,
honesty, evidence and knowledge.
Accordingly, the Society for Humanistic
Judaism joins other Jewish groups in
urging the president to continually and
aggressively condemn the rising growth
of hate that is flourishing under his administration,
and implement actions and
policies to reverse the trend.”
Today this statement could be
augmented to include a more forthright
declaration regarding the demonstration
in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August.
Along these same lines it would seem
the president deserves the crticism he
has received from many fronts for not
dealing more honesty and forthrightly in
condemnation of neo-Nazi and white supremacist
demonstrators who have been
emboldened by political speech-making
during the presidential campaign and at
subsequent political rallies.
Humanistic Judaism, one of the five
denominations of Judaism, combines
the Jewish values of loving-kindness
(Gemilut Chassadim), charity (Tzedakah),
and making the world a better
place (Tikkun Olam), with the recognition
that the responsibility for putting
them in practice lies in human hands.
The Humanistic Jewish Havurah of
Southwest Florida is an affiliate of Society
for Humanistic Judaism.
JEWISH WAR VETERANS https://jwvpost202.wordpress.com/ 239-261-3270
Spirit of ’45 Celebration
By Harve Sturm, Commander Post #202
On August 12, three hundred Master of Ceremonies and Senior Director
of the Avow Foundation.
veterans and friends attended
the “Spirit of ’45 Celebration,” Program highlights included:
a tribute to The Greatest Generation and The Verona Walk Chorus sang a
all veterans from all branches of the service.
medley of patriotic songs with
A breakfast buffet was provided by audience participation followed by
the Hilton Naples. The program opened Dancing Feet, by five young ladies
with a welcome from James Albert, in uniform simulating the Andrew
a U.S. Navy veteran who was a Captain
Sisters of the ’40s. Steve Smith of
in the U.S. Merchant Marine, and Island Entertainment sang his own
Col. Rick LoCastro (Ret) U.S. Airforce song, “There are Heroes Among
Us,” in honor of his veteran
father.
Lois A. Bolin, Ph.D., Naples
Spirit of ’45 founder,
was presented with the
Victory Florida Award.
Our group of 16 JWV attendees
enjoyed the breakfast and program, an
inspiring and patriotic experience for all.
Post #202 will continue our monthly
order-by-menu breakfast buffet in the
private meeting room at
Perkins on Pine Ridge
Road.
Save the date of
Sunday, December 10
at Seasons 52 for the JWV fundraiser
for Collier County 501(c)(3) veterans
organizations. There will be a buffet
breakfast and speakers.
For a continuously updated community calendar,
visit the Federation’s website at www.jewishnaples.org.

ORGANIZATIONS
October 2017 Federation Star
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COLLIER/LEE CHAPTER OF HADASSAH www.hadassah.org / 239-370-6220
Collier/Lee Hadassah co-president’s message
Gayle
Dorio
Collier/Lee
Hadassah
Co-President
Many examples of the past
weeks and months have
shown us that our nation is
experiencing a destructive polarization.
It is frightening. It is abhorrent. Once
again, people are being labeled as good
or bad. If you think the way I do, then
you are good; if you have opposing
views, you must be bad. Those labels
are easier when one talks about Nazis vs
Jews. But are those labels to be equally
applied to Liberals vs Conservatives,
Republicans vs Democrats? Other than
arguments, violence and sadness due to
this, what actions can we take? What can
one person do?
You have heard reasons why I
believe so strongly in the work of Hadassah.
This amazing volunteer organization
advocates against anti-Semitism,
against gender inequity, against human
trafficking, etc. Hadassah advocates
FOR so many worthy causes! If you
believe in these causes, if you believe in
the values that America stands for, if you
believe Israel is a country that deserves
our support, if you believe that groundbreaking
medical research is important,
you understand how important it is to
support Hadassah.
Here is an excerpt from Hadassah
National President Ellen Hershkin’s
recent column in Hadassah magazine:
“According to a recent Anti-
Defamation League report, during
the first quarter of 2017, anti-Semitic
incidents in the United States rose 86
percent over the same period last year.
That follows a 34 percent increase from
2015 to 2016.
The United States is witnessing
an alarming rise in bigotry and racism
– hate speech, digital harassment,
vandalism, bomb threats and cemetery
desecrations, in addition to physical
harassment and assault.
At Hadassah’s National Business
Meeting, held in St. Louis in July, we
adopted an updated policy, dedicating
ourselves and calling on others to do
more to combat anti-Semitism. We
called on the United States government
to ensure that hate crimes and threats
are punished to the fullest extent of
the law, and to strengthen penalties for
threats against houses of worship, educational
institutions and community
centers. We called for robust funding
and effective collaboration for the
Departments of Justice and Homeland
Security, FBI and other government
agencies to combat anti-Semitism in
all its forms.
We urged expansion of congressional
efforts to lead initiatives promoting
tolerance worldwide, and for additional
legislation to improve anti-Semitism
awareness, education and training.
We urged the appointment of a new
special envoy to monitor and combat
anti-Semitism – a position vacant
since January. And we urged our leaders
and representatives to use their
resources and influence to motivate
international leaders to counter global
anti-Semitism.
But even though we discussed
and adopted these positions in July,
we were still shocked by the events
of August, including the death and
injuries that resulted when a Nazi
sympathizer drove his car into a crowd
of counter-protesters and, nearby, neo-
Nazis shouting ‘Sieg Heil’ and other
epithets as they passed in front of the
local synagogue.
As Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist
Organization of America, we especially
need to work on college campuses,
in the feminist movement and in progressive
circles, where anti-Zionism
is often a thinly veiled expression of
anti-Semitism.
… let us also look beyond ourselves
and ask Hillel’s question: ‘If I
am only for myself, what am I?’ Having
been targets of hate for thousands
of years, we are keenly aware of the
line between cherishing the richness
of our diversity and risking that those
differences can become the basis of
suspicion.”
Please join the Hadassah women
– women who DO! Please come to
our opening luncheon on Tuesday,
October 31. Be part of repairing the
world with us!
ZOA SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHAPTER www.zoa.org / 914-329-1024
ZOA Southwest Florida Chapter objectives
Jerrold L.
Sobel
ZOA of SWFL
President
As our chapter, the Zionist Organization
of America Southwest
Florida (ZOA of SWFL),
proudly approaches our 9 th year of
existence, I would like to reiterate our
commitment and support to the only
constitutional democracy in the Middle
East, the State of Israel, and to Jewish
concerns throughout the world.
We are a recognized, tax-exempt
chapter of the Zionist Organization
of America (ZOA) founded in 1897.
As such we are the oldest pro-Israel
organization in the United States. With
offices around the country and in Israel,
the ZOA is dedicated to educating the
public, elected officials, the media,
and college/high school students not
only about the truth of the ongoing and
relentless Arab war against Israel but
also discriminatory practices against
Jews and others who support Israel on
campus.
ZOA of SWFL is committed to
promoting strong U.S.-Israel relations
and are in lockstep with the following
objectives of the National ZOA:
To continue to foster and strengthen
the concept of Jewish renaissance
through the rebirth of Israel as a
nation in its ancient homeland.
To educate the public about threats
to Israel, fight anti-Semitism
through any and all lawful means,
and strive for the survival of Judaism
wherever Jews may be, particularly
in the United States.
To aid in the further development of
the State of Israel as the home of the
Jewish people and the spiritual and
cultural center of Jewish life.
To foster among its members, and
particularly among Jewish youth,
the objectives and ideals of Judaism,
through a program of education,
and to strengthen the spiritual
unity of the Jewish people.
To build a bridge of understanding
between the Jewish people of
the United States and the Jewish
people in other countries, especially
in Israel.
To gather and spread information
among its members and the public
at large, with respect to happenings
and events that may affect Israel and
the Jewish people.
To foster and encourage among its
members an abiding appreciation
for the democratic way of life in the
United States and the ideals upon
which it is grounded.
Our local chapter is comprised of
both Christian and Jewish yearly memberships
which are the life blood of our
organization ($25 a year per person).
We are constantly seeking new people
to bring fresh ideas and keep us vibrant.
We receive no financial support
from National ZOA for any of our
programs and are entirely dependent
upon membership dues, tax-exempt
donations, and program fees for our
continuation.
If you wish to become a member
or make a tax-exempt donation, please
send a check to ZOA of SWFL, 4003
Upolo Lane, Naples, FL 34119.
COMMENTARY BRIEFS
DO THE ORIGINAL
ASSUMPTIONS
UNDERLYING THE IRAN
NUCLEAR AGREEMENT
HAVE ANY BASIS TODAY?
The Iranian nuclear agreement
(JCPOA) of 2015 was based on
several key premises. Secretary
of State John Kerry said that Iran
was just two months away from
having enough fissile material for
an atomic bomb. With the agreement,
that breakout time could be
stretched out to a year or more.
Under the JCPOA, Iran is limited
to using only its first-generation
centrifuge, the IR-1, for the 10-year
period following the 2015 agreement.
But the head of the Atomic
Energy Organization of Iran, Ali
Akbar Saheli, has now warned
the West that Iran will be able to
“mass produce” more advanced
centrifuges if “the other side violates
its commitment.” According
to one assessment, Iran’s breakout
time will drop to four months with
the installation of more advanced
centrifuges. In short, there are scenarios
evolving which completely
contradict the timelines presented
back in 2015.
Another underlying assumption
was that once the JCPOA came
into force, Iran would moderate its
international behavior. Yet, Iranian
force deployments in Syria and
elsewhere, weapons transfers to
radical elements in the Middle East,
and threats against its neighbors
all demonstrate that the expected
moderation of Iran as a result of
the JCPOA never occurred.
A third underlying assumption
was that Iran had given up on its
quest for nuclear weapons and that
the Iranian nuclear program was
peaceful. The roots of this observation
could be traced to the unclassified
summary of the 2007 U.S.
National Intelligence Estimate that
was later discredited by Britain,
France, Germany and Israel. Even
the International Atomic Energy
Agency( IAEA) concluded that it
could not say with certainty that
Iran’s nuclear weapons program
had indeed ended.
Finally, the idea that Iran halted
its nuclear weapons program requires
a robust inspection system
to verify that this change indeed
had occurred. Yet Iranian officials
have rejected the idea that IAEA
inspectors now have access to their
military sites. In the meantime,
Iran has been condemned for testing
ballistic missiles capable of delivering
nuclear weapons, because
it is an act which is inconsistent
with UN Security Council Resolution
2231, the legal foundation of
the JCPOA.
The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review
Act (INARA) of 2015 lays out
in detail what Iran must do to earn
presidential certification that Iran
was complying with the JCPOA.
Yet, as David Albright, president
of the Institute for Science and
International Security, testified before
Congress in April 2017: “It is
not possible to judge Iran in ‘full
compliance’ with the JCPOA.” Indeed,
there are multiple indications
that Iranian violations of the agreement
have occurred, or are being
planned and on their way to being
committed. (Dore Gold, president
of the Jerusalem Center, former
Israel ambassador to the UN and
director general of the Foreign
Ministry Institute for Contemporary
Affairs, Jerusalem Center for
Public Affairs)
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
October 2017 – 5778 Get the Service you Deserve
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2
3
4
5 SUKKOT 6 SUKKOT 7
9:00am BT Youth Education 11:00am HDH Board Mtg 10:00am TS-S Board Meeting 1:00pm JCMI Bridge
9:00am BT Sukkot Services 6:15pm BT Services
8:30am TS Torah Talk
9:00am TS Religious School 4:00pm HM Exec Comm Mtg 12:15pm BT Adult Ed
4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 10:00am TS Sukkot Services 7:00pm NJC Services
9:30am BT Services
11:30am TS Hebrew School 5:30pm JCMI Bingo
1:30pm JFCC CJD Meeting 4:45pm TS Hebrew School 4:30pm BT Hebrew School 7:30pm TS Services
10:00am CHA Services
6:15pm BT Erev Sukkot Svcs 7:00pm BBYO Youth Program 8:00pm JCMI Services
10:00am TS Services
8
9:00am BT Youth Education
9:00am TS Religious School
11:30am TS Hebrew School
11:30am TS Sukkot Celebration
9 Columbus Day
5:30pm JCMI Bingo
10
10:00am Jewish Genealogy
10:00am TS-S Lunch
12:15pm BT Adult Ed
7:00pm JFCC Board Meeting
11
1:00pm JCMI Bridge
4:30pm CHA Hebrew School
4:45pm TS Hebrew School
6:15pm BT Simchat Torah
12 SHEMINI
ATZERET
9:00am BT Services
10:00am TS Yizkor Service
7:00pm BBYO Youth Program
13 SIMCHAT
TORAH
6:15pm BT Services
7:00pm NJC Services
7:30pm TS Services
8:00pm JCMI Services
14
9:30am BT Services
10:00am CHA Services
10:00am TS Services
15
9:00am BT Youth Education
9:00am TS Religious School
9:30am JCMI Adult Ed
10:00am JWV Brunch
11:30am TS Hebrew School
16
12:00pm NJC-S Book Club
1:00pm HDH Study Group
5:30pm JCMI Bingo
17
12:00pm TS Torah Study
12:15pm BT Adult Ed
7:00pm TS Exec Comm Mtg
18
12:00pm Cardozo Event
1:00pm JCMI Bridge
4:30pm CHA Hebrew School
4:45pm TS Hebrew School
19
9:00am JFCC IAC Meeting
1:30pm TS-S Book Bag
4:00pm BT Board Meeting
4:30pm BT Hebrew School
7:00pm BBYO Youth Program
7:00pm TS Speaker
20
6:15pm BT Services
7:00pm NJC Services
7:30pm TS Services
8:00pm JCMI Services
21
9:30am BT Services
10:00am CHA Services
10:00am TS Services
22 23
9:00am BT Youth Education 11:30am JFCC JCRC Meeting
9:00am TS Religious School 5:30pm JCMI Bingo
10:00am BT Rosh Hodesh Grp
11:30am TS Hebrew School
6:30pm GS & CJD Film
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9:00am BT Youth Education 2:00pm Mix & Mingle
9:00am TS Religious School
Game Day
11:30am TS Hebrew School 5:30pm JCMI Bingo
7:30pm BT Book Group
24 25
12:00pm NJC Opening Lunch 1:00pm JCMI Bridge
12:15pm BT Adult Ed
4:30pm CHA Hebrew School
7:00pm TS Board Meeting 4:45pm TS Hebrew School
7:00pm JFCC Community
Needs Assessment Event
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11:30am HDH Opening Lunch
12:15pm BT Adult Ed
26 27
4:30pm BT Hebrew School 6:15pm BT Services
7:00pm BBYO Youth Program 7:00pm NJC Services
7:00pm JCMI Board Meeting 7:30pm TS Services
7:30pm BT Film
8:00pm JCMI Services
Candle lighting times:
October 6: 6:50
October 13: 6:43
October 20: 6:36
October 27: 6:30
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9:30am BT Services
10:00am CHA Services
10:00am TS Services
The programs listed on the calendar in the Federation Star and on the Federation website (www.jewishnaples.org)
are sometimes prepared months in advance, so please verify the date, time and venue before you attend an event.
Key:
• AJC: American Jewish Committee
• BT: Beth Tikvah
• CHA: Chabad Jewish Center of Naples
• CHA-M: Chabad Men’s Club
• CJD: Catholic-Jewish Dialogue
• GS: GenShoah of SWFL
• HDH: Hadassah
• HJH: Humanistic Jewish Havurah
Throughout the year, some holidays fall within the normal work week.
The Federation office will be closed in observance of those holidays listed in all CAPITAL LETTERS.
• HM: Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida
• IAC: Israel Advocacy Committee
• JCMI: Jewish Congregation of Marco Island
• JCMI-M: JCMI Men’s Club
• JCMI-S: JCMI Sisterhood
• JCRC: Jewish Community Relations Council
• JFCC: Jewish Federation of Collier County
• JFCS: Jewish Family & Community Services
• JHSSWF: Jewish Historical Society of SWFL
• JNF: Jewish National Fund
• JRCA: Jewish Russian Cultural Alliance
• JWV: Jewish War Veterans
• MCA: Men’s Cultural Alliance
• NJC: Naples Jewish Congregation
• NJC-M: Naples Jewish Congregation Men’s Club
• NJC-S: Naples Jewish Congregation Sisterhood
• TS: Temple Shalom
• TS-M: Temple Shalom Men’s Club
• TS-S: Temple Shalom Sisterhood
• WCA: Women’s Cultural Alliance
• YJP: Young Jewish Professionals
• ZOA: Zionist Organization of America
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COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
October 2017 Federation Star
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TEMPLE SHALOM
OF NAPLES (Reform)
4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL 34119
Phone: 455-3030 • Fax: 455-4361
Email: info@naplestemple.org
www.naplestemple.org
Rabbi Adam Miller
Cantor Donna Azu
James H. Perman, D.D.,
Rabbi Emeritus
Debbie Zvibleman, President
Eli Montague, Executive Director
Dr. Anna Salomon, Dir. of Cong. Ed.
Seyla Cohen, Preschool Director
Peter Lewis, Organist/Choir Director
Shabbat Services:
Shabbat Eve - Friday 7:30 p.m.
Shabbat - Saturday 10:00 a.m.
JEWISH CONGREGATION
OF MARCO ISLAND
991 Winterberry Drive
Marco Island, FL 34145
Phone: 642-0800 • Fax: 642-1031
Email: mgr.jcmioffice@embarqmail.com
Website: www.marcojcmi.com
Rabbi Mark Gross
Hari Jacobsen, Cantorial Soloist
Sue Baum, President
Shabbat Services
Friday 8:00 p.m.
Saturday Talmud-Torah at 9:30 a.m.
and Shachrit at 10:30 a.m.
Sisterhood • Men’s Club
Brownstein Judaica Gift Shop
NAPLES JEWISH CONGREGATION
(Reform)
Services are held at:
The Unitarian Congregation
6340 Napa Woods Way
Rabbi Howard Herman
431-3858
Email: rabbi@naplesjewishcongregation.org
www.naplesjewishcongregation.org
Stephen P. McCloskey, President
Jane Galler, Cantorial Soloist
Shabbat Services
Friday evenings at 7:00 p.m.
May - August: services once a month
Sisterhood • Men’s Club
Adult Education • Adult Choir
Social Action • Community Events
BETH TIKVAH
(Conservative)
1459 Pine Ridge Road
Naples, FL 34109
(just west of Mission Square Plaza)
Phone: 434-1818
Email: bethtikvahnaples@aol.com
Website: www.bethtikvahnaples.org
Rabbi Ammos Chorny
Phil Jason, President
Sue Hammerman, Secretary
Shabbat Services
Friday evenings at 6:15 p.m.
Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m.
Youth Education
Adult Education
Community Events
Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Adult Education
Havurot • Youth Groups • Religious School
Judaic Library • Hebrew School • Pre-School
Adult Choir • Social Action • Outreach
Naples’ only Judaica Shop
CHABAD NAPLES JEWISH
COMMUNITY CENTER
serving Naples and Marco Island
1789 Mandarin Road, Naples, FL 34102
Phone: 262-4474
Email: info@chabadnaples.com
Website: www.chabadnaples.com
Rabbi Fishel Zaklos
Dr. Arthur Seigel, President
Ettie Zaklos, Education Director
Shabbat Services
Shabbat - Saturday 10am
• Camp Gan Israel • Hebrew School
• Preschool of the Arts
• Jewish Women’s Circle
• Adult Education • Bat Mitzvah Club
• Friendship Circle • Smile on Seniors
• Flying Challah • Kosher food delivery
The Federation Star is published
monthly, September through July,
by the Jewish Federation
of Collier County.
2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road
Suite 2201
Naples, FL 34109-0613
Phone: 239-263-4205
Fax: 239-263-3813
E-mail: info@jewishnaples.org
Website: www.jewishnaples.org
Volume 27, No. 2
October 2017
32 pages
USPS Permit No. 419
Publisher:
Jewish Federation of Collier County
Editor:
Ted Epstein, 239-249-0699
fedstar18@gmail.com
Design:
Federation Media Group, Inc.
Advertising:
Joy Walker
941-284-0520
November Issue Deadlines:
Editorial: October 4
Advertising: October 6
Send news stories to:
fedstar18@gmail.com
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Once again we’d like to air a request for you to be
the carrier of a lifetime gift or bequest to the
Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation.
Please give it your stamp of approval, by posting
it to our office at any time.
Such a delivery would be very special.
In return, your receipt is certified and insured to be
a parcel of satisfaction, not to mention tax and
estate benefits by following the letter of the law.
So weigh in now with a call to the Federation.
That would be…First Class!
For more information on charitable giving,
contact the Jewish Federation of Collier County
at 239.263.4205.
Please note our email addresses:
Jeffrey Feld, Federation President/CEO – jfeld@jewishnaples.org
Renee’ Bialek, Community Program Coordinator – rbialek@jewishnaples.org
Julie Hartline, Campaign Associate – jhartline@jewishnaples.org
Nathan Ricklefs, Communications Coordinator – nricklefs@jewishnaples.org
Teresa Zimmerman, Bookkeeper – tzimmerman@jewishnaples.org
General information requests – info@jewishnaples.org
Joy Walker, Director of Sales – walkerjoy62@yahoo.com
Ted Epstein, Editor, Federation Star – fedstar18@gmail.com
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Jewish Organizations
to Serve You
in Collier County
(All area codes are 239 unless otherwise noted.)
Jewish Federation of Collier County
Phone: 263-4205 • Fax: 263-3813
Website: www.jewishnaples.org
Email: info@jewishnaples.org
• Federation Board Chair: Jane Schiff
• Federation President/CEO: Jeffrey Feld
American Jewish Committee
• Regional Dir: Brian Lipton, 941-365-4955
American Technion Society
• Chapter Dir: Kelley Whiter, 561-395-7206
Collier-Lee Chapter of Hadassah
• Co-President: Karen Cohn, 370-6220
• Co-President: Gayle Dorio, 530-8992
Friends of the IDF
• Exec. Dir.: Dina Ben Ari, 305-354-8233
GenShoah SWFL
• President: Ida Margolis, 963-9347
Holocaust Museum & Education
Center of Southwest Florida
• President: Herb Berkeley, 263-9200
Humanistic Jewish Havurah
• Paula Creed, 495-8484
Israel Bonds
• Reva Pearlstein, 800-622-8017
JFCS of Southwest Florida
Phone: 325-4444
• Chairperson: Edward Anchel
• President/CEO: Dr. Jaclynn Faffer
Jewish Historical Society
of Southwest Florida
• President: Marina Berkovich, 566-1771
Jewish National Fund
• Marcy Friedland, 941-217-7400 x891
Jewish War Veterans Post 202
• Commander, Harvey Sturm, 261-3270
• Senior Vice Commander,
M/Gen. Bernard L. Weiss, USAF Ret. 594-7772
Men’s Cultural Alliance
• President: Les Nizin, 653-9259
Naples BBYO
• Skylar Haas, 263-4205
Naples Friends of American Magen
David Adom (MDA)
• SE Reg Dir: Joel Silberman, 954-457-9766
Women’s Cultural Alliance
• President: Elaine Soffer, 431-7905
Zionist Organization of America
• President: Jerry Sobel, 914-329-1024
Federation Membership
According to the bylaws of the Jewish Federation of
Collier County, members are those individuals who make
an annual gift of $36 or more to the Annual Federation
Campaign in our community. For more information,
call the Federation office at 239.263.4205.

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