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10A Federation Star January 2018 Holocaust Museum update COMMUNITY FOCUS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & ED CTR OF SWFL www.holocaustmuseumswfl.org / 239-263-9200 Susan population in particular was in need of help. Reduced because of the persecution is the sponsor for the January “Wake Up Naples” event sponsored by the Greater during the Holocaust to one-third of Naples Chamber of Commerce at the Suarez their pre-war population, they incredibly Hilton Naples on Wednesday, January Executive still faced the anti-Semitism of their 10 at 7:30 a.m. neighbors when they returned to their The 6 th Annual Elliott Katz Holocaust Lecture Series begins Thursday, Director home countries. Several of the artifacts in the exhibit are from local residents January 11 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hodges Happy New Year! On behalf of and Museum volunteers. They belong University Naples campus. Reservations are required for each of the six our Board of Directors, staff to families who were impacted by DP and dedicated volunteers, we camps and subsequently settled in the lectures in the series which ends March wish you and your families a very happy and healthy 2018! Thanks to all who made our soldout event, The Luncheon, a huge success. Net proceeds of the event support the Museum’s Education programs. The event, held December 15 at The Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort in Naples, featured the national debut performance of In Flight. The short inspirational play is based on the childhood experiences of Holocaust survivor and Museum speaker Sabine van Dam. It was written by Hester Kamin, and produced in partnership with Gulfshore Playhouse. In Flight will be presented in local schools as part of the Museum’s Education programming this year. Designed to fit within a typical classroom period, the professionally-acted play provides students with an opportunity to see how our choices and actions define us. Our new exhibit, “Resettling and Rebuilding: The Displaced Persons in Post-War Europe,” will be on display from January 9 through May 30. It explores the creation and use of Displaced Persons camps which were set up by the Allies during post-war Occupation. The DP camps were an important part U.S. to start a new life. I am pleased to announce a new opportunity to support the Museum and its programs! The Legacy Society has been created to celebrate friends who affirm their commitment to our Museum, its mission and programs through their will or other planned gift. Your generosity demonstrates an investment in our future. Gifts from Legacy Society members will offer operating or endowment support to provide exhibits, educational programs, artifact conservation, Museum admission for students and more. The most common way to make a legacy gift is to remember the Museum in your will through a bequest. You can leave a specific sum of money or a percentage of the remainder of your estate. Other common options include naming the Museum as a partial or full beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy. Be sure to include the full name of the Museum in your will or gift documents: The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida. Saturday, January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Please visit www.holocaustmuseumswfl.org 22. The cost is $12 per lecture or $60 for the series. Payments and reservations are being handled directly by Hodges, and may be made online at http://www. hodges.edu/cll/lecture_series.aspx. Or, you may contact April May at Hodges at 239.598.6143 or amay@hodges.edu. The Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida will honor former Museum Co-President Murray Hendel at a brunch at the Hilton Naples on Sunday, January 21. Doors open at 10:30 a.m., with a buffet brunch starting at 11:00 a.m. The short documentary Murray’s Mile will be premiered at the event. Honorary Chair for the event is Mayor Bill Barnett. For more information, please call 239.566.1771 or email office@jhsswf.org. Group tours of the Museum are a great way to get together with friends or a club for an educational and inspiring experience. For more information or to schedule a tour, call Museum Education of the new start in life Are for millions of for information You on programming to Just people displaced by the war. The Jewish mark the commemoration. The Museum Are You Just Jewish? Jewish? wish? ecular Jewish? Half Jewish? Sorta Jewish? Secular Jewish? Half Culturally Sorta Jewish? Jewish? Jewish? Secular Usta-B- Culturally Jewish? Half Born Usta-B- Jewish? Jewish? Jewish? Jewish? Sorta Born Jewish? Jewish? Are Are You You Just Just Jewish? Are Are You You Just Just Israel Advocacy Committee Israel Advocacy Committee Jewish? 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Jewish? Born Usta-B- Jewish? Jewish? Born Jewish? Jewish culture Dr. Eric Mandel Thursday, Thursday, but not January January with 18 18 at at 7:00 7:00 PM PM Thursday, January 18 at 7:00 PM Millions Millions of Temple Shalom traditional Jews of Jews connect connect Judaism. with Temple with Jewish Shalom Jewish 4630 4630 Pine Ridge Rd. Rd. culture culture but not but with not traditional with traditional 4630 Pine Judaism. Ridge Judaism. Rd. You may be one of them. You may You be may one be of one them. of them. Check Check our Event our Event Calendar Calendar and Visit and Visit Us! Us! Unity, Unity, 3023 3023 Proctor Proctor Rd, Sarasota, Rd, Sarasota, FL FL 941.929.7771 www.chj-sarasota.org Dr. Eric R. Mandel is the Director of MEPIN, the Middle East Political Information Network, briefing and providing analysis to Congress, foreign policy experts, and journalists. He is a columnist for The Jerusalem Post, , focusing on the U.S.-Israel relationship, Iran, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, American security interests in the Middle East, and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Dr. Mandel is the Northeast co-chair of StandWithUs, an international Congregation organization dedicated for to educating the public about the Middle East and Israel. Dr. Mandel, for the last 15 years, has led in-depth seminars in the Middle East, meeting with the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Egyptian leadership, and visiting Syrian refugee camps. He is preparing to go to Kurdistan in Northern Iraq. and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Registration: and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Pre-registration - $18 At the door - $25 Students - Free (pre-registration only) Dr. Eric R. Mandel is the Director of MEPIN, the Middle Ea Dr. Information Eric R. Mandel Network, is the briefing Director and of providing MEPIN, the analysis Middle to Ea Co Information policy experts, Network, and journalists. briefing and He is providing columnist analysis for The to Co Je policy focusing experts, on the and U.S.-Israel journalists. relationship, He is a columnist Iran, the for Israeli-Pa The Je focusing American on security the U.S.-Israel interests relationship, in the Middle Iran, East, the and Israeli-Pa the Bo American security interests in the Middle East, and the Bo Congregation for Humanistic Judaism Judaism Unity, 3023 Proctor Rd, Sarasota, FL Unity, 3023 Proctor Rd, Sarasota, FL 941.929.7771 www.chj-sarasota.org Memberships are now being accepted for the 2017-18 season. For further information, visit us at www.hjhswfl.org Humanistic Jewish Havurah Registration: of Southwest Florida Registration: Pre-registration - $18 Paula Creed ~ prcreed725@gmail.com ~ 248.417.2514 Dr. Mandel is the Northeast co-chair of StandWithUs, an Dr. organization Mandel is dedicated the Northeast to educating co-chair the of StandWithUs, public about the an i organization Israel. Dr. Mandel, dedicated for the to educating last 15 years, the has public led about in-depth the Israel. Middle Dr. East, Mandel, meeting for with the last the 15 Palestinian years, has Authority, led in-depth Ham s Middle leadership, East, and meeting visiting with Syrian the refugee Palestinian camps. Authority, He is prepa Ham leadership, Kurdistan in and Northern visiting Iraq. Syrian refugee camps. He is prepa Kurdistan in Northern Iraq. To pre-register: Call the Jewish Federation at 239-263-4205 Or mail a check to: JFCC, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., Ste 2201, Naples, FL 34109, Attn: IAC/Eric Mandel • Please be sure to include your name, address, phone number and the number attending. For students, please indicate school attending. Pre-registration At the door $25 - $18 At Students the door Free - $25 (pre-registration only) Students - Free (pre-registration only) Assistant David Nelson at 239.263.9200 x205. Please mark your calendars and join us on Monday, March 5 for the Triumph 2018 Reception and Dinner. We are so pleased to have as this year’s featured speaker, David Eisenhower. Mr. Eisenhower is an historian, Director of the Institute for Public Service at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, and grandson of the late president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. The world owes an immense gratitude to Dwight Eisenhower because, in his capacity as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, he ordered that the existence of the newly-liberated concentration camps be recorded for history so that no one would say that it never happened. The event will also honor the Golden Gate Middle School class which 20 years ago created the “Out of the Ashes” project on the Holocaust with their teachers David Bell and Michelle Lee. They made it their mission to remember and share the lessons of the Holocaust with their family, schoolmates and friends. They vowed to tell their own children when the time came, carrying on the work General Eisenhower started. We thank you for your support of our mission. We have an exciting lineup of programs scheduled in 2018, and hope to see you at the Museum! “Serving the Jewish Community for Over 14 Years” Traditional Jewish Services For questions, please call 239-263-4205 or email Renee’ at rbialek@jewishnaples.org. JF U
” COMMUNITY FOCUS JFCS of SWFL update Dr. Jaclynn Faffer JFCS President/ CEO As we begin the new year of 2018 we only have to look around us and feel grateful that we live in such beautiful surroundings. Even though there are still tarps on roofs, and fewer trees in our neighborhoods, we know why Naples is often referred to as “paradise.” However, at JFCS of Southwest Florida and the Naples Senior Center we are mindful that not everyone lives as we do. We are still in the process of assisting individuals and families, particularly our seniors, who are struggling to put their lives and their surroundings back together after Hurricane Irma. For example, our Food Pantry numbers have increased from 420 unduplicated individuals served in 2016 to 687 served in 2017. Much of this due to the increase in people seeking our assistance after the hurricane. The holidays of Hanukkah and Christmas gave us the opportunity to witness, firsthand, the generosity of our friends and neighbors who help us support those who turn to us during their most vulnerable times. We brightened the lives of 75 individuals who might not have enjoyed their holidays. For Hanukkah and Christmas, Tracey Albert Unexpected gifts By Linda Simon, WCA Special Events Director The WCA Welcome Back Luncheon once again provided an opportunity to experience the gift of friendship as evidenced by the hearty laughter and warm hugs when new friends and old reunited for the first big event of the season. But an unexpected gift also made this year’s luncheon very special. In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Irma, we found ourselves without a luncheon venue because the Naples Grande Beach Resort was closed due to extensive damage to its ballroom. However, the committee was able to quickly find an alternate venue at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa, which allowed a seamless transition for our luncheon guests. A gift much appreciated. However, our gifts didn’t end quite there. Since Hurricane Irma’s effects and her Temple Shalom “holiday helpers” purchased and beautifully giftwrapped a wonderful assortment of presents for financially struggling families with children, single senior women, and Holocaust survivors. In fact, if you dropped by our offices in mid-December you would think you were looking in Macy’s windows! We are so grateful to our friends in the community for helping us make the holidays very special for those who turn to us for assistance. Our JFCS Food Pantry also benefited from the creative generosity of Jewish Book Festival co-chairs Robin Mintz and Susan Pittelman. They repurposed the beautiful movie-themed centerpieces of popcorn and candy for distribution to our Food Pantry. We can always count on them to use their creativity to help us help others! * * * Please “Save the Date” of February 8 for an educational community forum on caregiving and dementia, keynoted by Barry Petersen, CBS News Correspondent and author of Jan’s Story. Mr. Petersen will discuss his journey of caring for his wife, Jan, who was diagnosed with, and ultimately passed away from early Alzheimer’s disease. This educational breakfast event is taking place at Mediterra Country Club. Tickets for the breakfast and program are available for $50. Please go to www.jfcsswfl.org or call us at 239.325.4444 for more details. I look forward to a wonderful 2018 and seeing you soon! were still very evident as we worked on the final luncheon details, we wondered if there was a way for WCA to help hurricane victims. How could we create a gift of gratefulness? Why not substitute food baskets instead of floral arrangements for table centerpieces? This year, instead of one person per table winning the centerpiece, it made more sense to have 41 food baskets filled with non-perishable foods that could feed many families, and then be donated to the JFCS Food Pantry. So 41 food baskets became 41 table arrangements. Decorated with festive bows and faux flowers, and shrinkwrapped to show off the wide variety of nutritional foods within, our gift was created by a talented group of volunteers who took great pride in making every basket special and appealing. Thanks go to Carol Weisberg, Elaine Soffer, Dolores Tucker, Gloria Rogers, Harriett Kleinman, Ida Margolis, Robin Mintz and Linda Simon. Finally, a call went out to those attending the luncheon to bring a few personal care items to be donated to the JFCS Food Pantry. The response was overwhelming. At the end of the luncheon, Toby Kosloff coordinated the Carol Weisberg makes bows for the baskets transfer of 41 food baskets and bags of personal care items to the Food Pantry, an amount that filled the bed of a pickup truck and the back of an SUV. In the end, there was a fourth and final gift, and it was to ourselves: making a difference in the lives of others enhances the friendships we share through WCA. January 2018 Federation Star 11A ham•ish [hay-mish] adjective 1) Yiddish slang for cozy/homey. 2) Having qualities associated with a home-like atmosphere: simple, relaxed, unpretentious. 3) Naples Jewish Congregation – warm, reform, affordable, adult and lots of fun! Come experience the hamish atmosphere of the Naples Jewish Congregation every Friday night at our Shabbat services featuring Interim Rabbi Howard Herman, Cantorial Soloist Jane Galler, Music Director Alla Gorlick, and the wonderful NJC Choir. Services are held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation. 6340 Napa Ridge Way, Naples 239-0431-3858 • naplesjewishcongregation.org NAPLES JEWISH CONGREGATION WARM • REFORM • AFFORDABLE • ADULT Jewish Genealogy Group Meeting The next meeting of the Jewish Genealogy SIG (Shared Interest Group) at the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples offices (2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201, Naples) is on Tuesday, January 9 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. Adult Luxury Living at Amherst State Park Beat the Fall and Summer heat in a beautiful, natural setting… g Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites g Top-of-the-Line Finishes g Cable & WiFi Included g Handicap Accessible g Secured Entrances g Walking Paths g Park Views g Pet Friendly Easy walk to charming, historic Williamsville! Food baskets ready to go Patti Boochever and Toby Kosloff help transport personal care items to the JFCS Food Pantry Park-CreekApartments.com Tours: 716.367.7893 • info@park-creekapartments.com 408 Mill Street, Williamsville, NY 14221 @parkcreekapartments
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