Federation Star - March 2019

22 Federation Star March 2019
COMMUNITY FOCUS
23 rd annual Dr. Talbot Spivak Holocaust Memorial Week
By Professor Cindy Campbell and Dr. Rona Axelrod
Florida SouthWestern State College
(FSW) will observe the
23 rd annual Dr. Talbot Spivak
Holocaust Memorial Week, March 25-
29, with a series of events. This year’s
theme, “The Holocaust: Unheeded
Warnings,” will focus on the early warning
signs that were ignored and how
they led to the horrors of the Holocaust.
The mission of the Dr. Talbot Spivak
Holocaust Memorial Week at FSW
is to educate students and the community
about the Holocaust, to honor
its victims and survivors, to cultivate
tolerance, and to promote awareness of
modern-day genocide in support of the
world’s promise of “Never Again.”
A major feature of the Holocaust
Memorial Week at FSW continues to
be firsthand commentary by Holocaust
survivors. Our local community
has been blessed to have a number of
residents who are Holocaust survivors
and are willing to share their personal
Holocaust experiences with students
and the community. Renee Beddouk,
CATHOLIC-JEWISH DIALOGUE of COLLIER COUNTY
Please join us for Readers & Thinkers:
Sunday, March 10 at 2:30 PM
St. Peter the Apostle Church, Spirit Center
5130 Rattlesnake Hammock Rd., Naples
Book title: “My Brother’s Keeper”
Author: Rod Gragg
This exceptional book relates 30 stories of Christians
of various denominations who demonstrated
remarkable courage by protecting Jews from the
Nazis during the Holocaust, in some cases giving
their lives in the process. Examine the qualities these
heroic people exhibited that distinguished them from
those in the majority who did nothing.
Read the book (or not) and discuss.
Books are being sold at Barnes and Noble, Waterside Shops, Naples.
Free admission. RSVP to cjdialogue@naples.net
Donations to support the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue can be sent to
Jewish Federation of Greater Naples
2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., Suite 2201, Naples, FL 34109
Please make checks payable to Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. Attn: CJD
The purpose of the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue is to engage Jews and Catholics in
understanding their past history and advancing the cause of mutual understanding
and appreciation of their differences, as well as their commonalities.
Please thank our co-sponsors:
Marcel Fachler, Cesare Frustaci, Steen
Metz, Rob Nossen and Irene Skolnick
will present their individual Holocaust
survivor stories. Steen, also, will present
his heartrending story to the FSW Collegiate
High School students. All of the
survivor stories help our students realize
how tragic the Holocaust was and to put
a face to the victims. Renee Beddouk,
Marcel Fachler, Cesare Frustaci, Steen
Metz and Irene Skolnick will participate
in a Round Table Luncheon where they
are able to talk to students in a more
intimate setting to tell their stories. This
is a unique opportunity to meet and get
to know our local Holocaust survivors.
We are honored to offer several
sessions with guest speakers. Sessions
will include presentations by FSW faculty:
Dr. Bruno Baltodano (Professor
of Political Science), Dr. Wendy Chase
(Professor of Humanities), Professor
Sarah Gottwalles (Professor of History),
Dr. Mark Herman (Professor of History),
Professor Frank Kohn (Professor
of Psychology), Dr. Lauren Madak,
Professor Robbie Manauis (Professor
of First Year Experience) and Dr. Sandi
Towers-Romero (Professor of Hospitality
Law). The FSW Writing Center’s
Book Club will hold a book discussion
on Elie Wiesel’s Night.
Gulfshore Playhouse will present
the play In Flight: The Story of Sabine
Van Dam. Sabine shared her story with
FSW students many times over the
years. Sadly, she passed away in November
2018. The Holocaust Memorial
Committee is honored to be able to share
her story with this production.
FSW Professor Steve Chase will
present the film Night and Fog, a 1956
documentary made 10 years after the
liberation of Nazi concentration camps.
In partnership with The Holocaust
Museum & Janet G. and Harvey D.
Cohen Education Center, the Holocaust
Boxcar will be on display for educational
tours in the Building N parking lot on
the FSW Thomas Edison Campus from
March 18 to April 1, and on the Charlotte
Campus, Lot 4, from April 1-15.
The FSW Holocaust Memorial
Committee would like to thank The
Holocaust Museum, the Kenneth and
Mary Ruth Stegman Endowed Chair,
FSW Foundation, Jewish Federation of
Lee and Charlotte Counties, and FSW
Campus Student Engagement for their
continued support.
Please visit https://www.FSW.edu/
holocaust for more detailed event information
and to access archived videos
from our Holocaust survivors.
Professor Cindy Campbell and Dr. Rona
Axelrod are Co-Chairs of the FSW Dr.
Talbot Spivak Holocaust Memorial
Committee.
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, March 12
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 Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, Temple Shalom, GenShoah and
The Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center invite you to the
Community-Wide Annual Holocaust Memorial Service
featuring local students and Holocaust survivors
Sunday, April 28 at 10:00 a.m.
Temple Shalom, 4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples
Please join us for a special program.
Thank you to:
¡ Temple Shalom for hosting this year’s event
¡ The students, teachers, and Holocaust survivors for their participation
¡ The Yom HaShoah committee: Ida Margolis, Susan Suarez and Renee’ Bialek
¡ Our community synagogues: Beth Tikvah, Naples Jewish Congregation,
Chabad of Naples, Temple Shalom and the Jewish Congregation of Marco Island
This event is free and open to the entire community. Donations are welcome.
For more information, please call the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples at
239.263.4205 or email Renee’ at rbialek@jewishnaples.org.