Federation Star - January 2018

12A Federation Star January 2018
January 2018 – Florida
Jewish History Month
Start your Chai Year on a high note
by attending the Jewish Historical
Society of Southwest Florida’s
2018 Florida Jewish History Month Celebration,
honoring Murray Hendel. The
event takes place at the Hilton Naples
on Sunday, January 21 at 11:00 a.m. and
includes a buffet brunch. Early check-in
is at 10:30 a.m.
The sixth film in the Southwest
Florida Jewish Pioneers Film Series,
Murray’s Mile, will premiere at this
event, which is expected to sell out. The
Honorary Chairman is Naples Mayor
Bill Barnett. Collier County Sheriff
Kevin Rambosk and U.S. Representative
and former U.S. Ambassador
Francis Rooney headline the long list
of dignitaries.
Individual tickets are $85 and may
be purchased by check or online at
https://jhsmurrayhendel.eventbrite.com,
or email office@jhsswf.org.
To advertise in the event program,
purchase a table or become an event
sponsor or a Society member, please
email jhsswf@gmail.com.
The Jewish Historical Society of
Southwest Florida makes preservation
of local Jewish history its mission and
passion. Event proceeds will benefit the
Virtual Museum of Southwest Florida
Jewish History. You can explore the
Museum at http://jewishhistorysouth
westflorida.org/.
Mail your check to The Jewish
Historical Society of Southwest Florida,
899 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 116,
Naples FL 34108. For more information,
call 239.566.1771 or visit www.
jhsswf.org.
Jewish Prisoner Outreach –
help us make a difference
By Sid Kleiner
Most folks, synagogues and organizations
are unaware that
there’s a long-established,
non-profit, totally volunteer-driven
Jewish-inmate-outreach organization
based here in Southwest Florida.
Currently, we are accommodating the
spiritual and advocacy needs of over 300
Jewish and Jewish-interest inmates and
their loved ones.
Why do we reach out to you today?
Because we think you might be able
to assist us in carrying out our relentless
and ongoing endeavors of mitzvot,
chesed, tzedakah and tikkun olam.
Just recently, we mailed our last
copy of Gates of Prayer to a requesting
inmate. We have one or two Chumashim
and Tanakhim left on our shelves and all
of our donated tefillin have been mailed.
Our mailbox brims over with requests
for print and non-print Judaica.
Contemplate our more than 30 years
of outreach to those who have strayed
when we say that those who embrace
their Jewish heritage typically become
good, tax-paying citizens. But we need
the tools that help keep our clients growing
in the faith.
With the preceding in mind, we’re
asking you to share your dormant Judaica
with those who will value, treasure
and need it the most. Books, siddurim,
tallitot, tefillin, Tanakhim, Chumashim,
used, new, whatever. Frankly, we lack
the funds to purchase these spiritual
necessities. That’s precisely why we
appeal to you today to help us help
our wayward brethren on their path to
rehabilitation and freedom.
We look forward to hearing from
you. Here is our contact information:
Sid Kleiner, President
Beth Tikvah Jewish Prisoner Outreach
Serving Jewish Inmates
& Their Loved Ones
10188 Winterview Drive
Naples, FL 34109-1520
Phone: 239.566.7702
email: BTJPO@comcast.net
(Not affiliated with Beth Tikvah synagogue
of Naples)
Taxes:
Individual (including any State),
Corporate, Partnership,
Trusts & Estates
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QuickBooks, IRS Representation,
Business Consulting Services
and Bookkeeping
Stacy Hersha, CPA
Call for appointment
239-200-4745
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 Greater Naples. 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/.
COMMUNITY FOCUS
Temple Shalom to honor
legacy of Ann Jacobson
By Jeff Margolis
Ann Jacobson was a pillar of the
Collier County Jewish community
and touched the lives
of many. A Holocaust survivor from
Vienna, Austria, Ann was one of the
founders of the Holocaust Museum &
Education Center of Southwest Florida,
was instrumental in the establishment
of a chair in Holocaust
and Genocide Studies
at Florida Gulf Coast
University, and was a
longtime member of the
Catholic-Jewish Dialogue
of Collier County. She
was also involved in the
work of the American
Jewish Committee (AJC).
To honor Ann’s memory,
Temple Shalom has
established the Lamed
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
BILL BARNETT
MAYOR
PROCLAMATION
Temple Shalom will host a number of programs during its 2017-18 season promoting
unity, solidarity and peace and also brotherhood, human rights, social justice, social
action and the American spirit; and
one special event will take place on January 12, 2018; and
in memory of Ann Jacobsen, Temple Shalom will present community service awards
to honor individuals who not only work to better our community but also embrace
compassion of others; and
Ann Jacobson lived in Naples for many years and was an extremely active and
admired local community leader and philanthropist; and
Ann worked tirelessly promoting social justice and human rights.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Bill Barnett, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of
Naples, Florida, do hereby proclaim January 12, 2018 as
WE ARE ONE DAY
in the City of Naples and encourage individuals to honor the memory of Ann Jacobsen
and to celebrate the individuals who not only work to better our community but also
embrace compassion of others.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 12 th day of January 2018.
Vavnik Award to recognize
the work of community
leaders. According to the Kabbalah,
there are 36 righteous people in the
world whose actions of compassion can
save mankind from destruction.
Temple Shalom is honored to present
the Lamad Vavnik Awards to three
distinguished community members.
Retired dentist Paul Rosofsky is
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the founder of Temple Shalom’s Social
Action Committee. His committee’s
services have included developmentally
and physically-challenged adults.
The committee has also developed a
long-lasting relationship with the Harry
Chapin Friendship House. The projects
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Ann Jacobson
focus on migrant farm worker families
as well as the homeless in Immokalee.
They have served 2,000 people for
Thanksgiving.
Amy Snyder was the driving force
in the growth and development of the
Holocaust Museum & Education Center
of Southwest Florida for 14 years. First
as education director
and then as executive
director, she created the
connections of the Museum
with local public
schools, bringing thousands
of the middle and
high school students to
learn of the Holocaust
and genocide. She used
the donated boxcar as
a museum on wheels
to reach out to area
schools, libraries and
churches. Amy reached
out to area Holocaust survivors and
encouraged them to share their stories
with the community.
Reverend Kathy Kircher is an
ordained Episcopalian priest who
has devoted her postretirement
career to
serving as a fulltime
volunteer for social
action. She has been
one of the prime motivators
for the annual
Interfaith Thanksgiving
Service. Reverend
Kircher worked closely
with the late Ann
Jacobson in the Catholic-Jewish
Dialogue
of Collier County. She
also was the founder
of a local interfaith
women’s discussion
group.
The awards presentation,
which will
take place during Shabbat
evening services
on Friday, January 12
at 7:30 p.m., is part
of the “We Are One”
programs at Temple
Shalom. “We Are One” is a yearlong
project to celebrate community goals
of social justice and peace that were inaugurated
during last year’s Shabbat of
Solidarity. The program will culminate
with a very special musical celebration
on Sunday, March 11 at Temple Shalom.
Please join the community to honor
the achievements of these three outstanding
individuals.
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Naples Mayor Bill Barnett’s Proclamation of January 12, 2018
as “We Are One Day”
The Cardozo Legal Society
For years, the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples’ 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:
Thursday, January 18
Thursday, March 22
Wednesday, February 21
Thursday, April 19
For more information, contact Joshua M. Bialek, Attorney,
Cardozo Legal Society Chair, at 239.593.2962 or jbialek@porterwright.com.