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8A Federation Star November 2019 Rabbi Stephen Fuchs JEWISH FEDERATION Community invited to Kristallnacht Commemoration By Jeff Margolis Eighty-one years ago, on the night of November 9-10,1938, members of the Nazi SA paramilitary launched a pre-meditated attack upon the Jewish communities of Germany and Austria, burning synagogues, vandalizing Jewish homes, schools, hospitals and businesses. Thousands of Jews were rounded up, arrested and taken to concentration camps. This series of events, which has become known as Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” or the November Pogrom, launched the beginning of what was to become the Holocaust and led to the murder of six million Jews. On Sunday, November 17 at 2:30 p.m., the community is invited to come together to remember these events in the ballroom of Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 625 111 th Ave. N., Naples. The program is sponsored by the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier County. The keynote speaker for this program is Rabbi Stephen Fuchs. Rabbi Fuchs earned his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College and was ordained at Hebrew Union College. He went on to earn a doctor of ministry degree in Biblical Interpretations from the Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, Tennessee. In October 2017, the school bestowed upon Rabbi Fuchs its Distinguished Alumnus Award, the first person of Jewish faith to ever receive it. He is also the recipient of the Four Israel Advocacy Committee update By Jeff Margolis Are you confused about the outcome of the recent elections in Israel? Would you like to learn more about the relationship between the United States and Israel? Please plan to join us on Thursday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m. to hear a presentation by Israeli journalist Herb Keinon. Keinon is a long-time writer for The Jerusalem Post and is also the author of two books: French Fries in Pita and Lone Soldiers: Israel’s Defenders From Around the World. He has lived in Israel for 35 years and has lectured extensively around the world on the political and diplomatic situation in Israel. This program will take place at Temple Shalom. The cost is $18 in advance and $25 at the door. There will also be a Patron dinner with our speaker with a modern Israel gourmet meal provided by Chef Dalia. The cost of the dinner is $100 and includes a ticket to the event. On Wednesday, December 11, David Lehrer from the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies will speak at Temple Shalom. The Arava Institute for Herb Keinon Environmental Studies is the leading transboundary environmental education and research campus in the Middle East. Where agriculture, underground aquifers, the sun and winds know no borders, each nation’s choices affect the other countries. Cooperation is essential. Graduate students from Israel, Jordan, the U.S. and other nations come to the Kibbutz in the Negev for up to two years, living together, studying and conducting research. Building international professional cooperation and deep personal friendships, the Institute has more than 1,000 graduates working for stronger cooperation and a more sustainable environment. Lehrer will discuss the important work and contributions Chaplains Award. Rabbi Fuchs is the former president of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ). He is the author of several books, including What’s in it for Me?, Who Created God?, “Why the Kof?, Why Triple Chai? and …And Often the First Jew. He is currently the rabbi at Bat Yam Temple of the Islands on Sanibel. Rabbi Fuchs’ parents were victims of Kristallnacht. The rabbi’s most recent book will be available for purchase. This year’s commemoration program will also inaugurate a new community-wide initiative, “Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance.” The yearlong project, taking place throughout Southwest Florida, B will feature programming and special events to commemorate the 75 th anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps. For more information about these upcoming events, please email Ida at genshoahswfl@gmail.com. The Kristallnacht program is being sponsored by Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier County, Diocese of Venice in Florida, Holocaust Museum & Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center, GenShoah SWFL, and the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. For more information about the Kristallnacht Commemoration, email cjdialogue@ naples.net. C of the Arava Institute. The cost is $18 in advance and $25 at the door. Be sure to check future issues of the Federation Star for updates on other forthcoming events this season. We hope you will join us. Registration for these events can be made by calling the Federation office at 239.263.4205 or by mailing a check to JFGN, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., Ste. 2201, Naples, FL 34109. For more information about upcoming events or to obtain information about W the work of the Israel Advocacy Committee, email Committee Chair Harvey Cohen at hwcohen@gmail.com. s o r m w watercrest naples a g c 2 i o i f s v m u 1 F “ a w Y R p t a P c OPENING FALL 2019! NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS! Assisted Living & Memory Care Call for a tour: 239-734-5639 Visit our Sales Office at: 15205 Collier Blvd. Suite 205 Naples, FL 34119 www.watercrestseniorliving.com/naples For a continuously updated community calendar, visit the Federation’s website at www.jewishnaples.org.
JEWISH FEDERATION November 2019 Federation Star ewish Community Relations Council Day of Learning: Confronting Anti-Semitism – Overcoming Hate By Betty Schwartz, Jewish Community Relations Council Chair Last month you were introduced of diverse communities, since 2017. In to Sally Kohn, a highly regarded addition to being a sought-after speaker national commentator and author, who will be sharing her perspec- in Israel, his articles have throughout the country and tive on overcoming hate at the Jewish been published in many Community Relations Council Day of places, including Tablet Learning. This significant event will magazine. His essay “Skin be held Sunday morning, January 19 at in the Game: How Antisemitism Animates White Temple Shalom. We are very fortunate that Eric Nationalism,” published Ward, another nationally recognized by Political Research Associates, is frequently cited commentator, will also be speaking at the event. A long-time civil rights in the examination of the strategist, he is a respected scholar negative influences of that and philanthropist as well as a riveting movement. speaker. Ward has served as the executive director of Western States Center, knowledge of the White Nationalist Ward is renowned for his extensive a vital resource for grassroots leaders movement, which is rapidly gaining Catholic-Jewish Dialogue event By Martin Gauthier, Catholic-Jewish Dialogue Co-chair Educational visits to a Jewish Catholic-Jewish Dialogue and will begin at 2:00 p.m. at Temple Shalom, 4630 synagogue and a Catholic church have been scheduled for Sunday, Pine Ridge Road, Naples. At 2:45 p.m. December 8. There will be no services attendees will then drive to St. Agnes involved, but explanations by a rabbi Catholic Church, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach and priest of the various elements used Road, Naples. After the tours, a social in worship will be provided in both hour will give you the opportunity to spaces. This is an opportunity for Jews share your experience and meet new and Catholics to learn about the similarities and traditions of both faiths in a RSVP to cjdialogue@naples.net or friends. mutually respectful environment. call Renee’ at the Jewish Federation of The program is sponsored by the Greater Naples at 239.263.4205. influence even as the White Supremacy movement is losing ground. It is estimated that nearly one-third of Americans support it to some degree. He will enlighten us on the history of this movement, the tenets of White Nationalism, its impact on society, and what we must do to counteract the alarming influence of this group. In our current culture of identity politics, Ward will identify misperceptions of the White Nationalist movement and increase our awareness of the very real Eric Ward 9A threat it poses. He will also give us reasons to be hopeful that we can improve our chances of becoming a more just society. The JCRC Day of Learning provides our community an opportunity to explore the background of newly emerging anti-Semitism, examine its impact on our society, and identify strategies for overcoming hate. I hope you will join us at the JCRC Day of Learning as Sally Kohn, Eric Ward and our third nationally recognized speaker, Eric Ross, share their knowledge with us. Tickets for the event are $18 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information and to register, please see the form on page 11B. What does “Power of Community” mean?...continued from page 2A Presents an annual Day of Learning to the Annual Community Campaign that focuses on a topic important to are what enable us to reach out to and our Jewish community. to better the lives of members of our The Israel Advocacy Committee Jewish community in Greater Naples, sponsors speakers who shine a light in Israel and throughout the world. on topics that are directly or indirectly Our Annual Campaign benefits each related to Israel, increasing our community’s of our local Jewish congregations and awareness of Israel. agencies. It provides financial need- The Women’s Cultural Alliance based scholarships to attend a Jewish and the Men’s Cultural Alliance have preschool, religious school or Jewish grown dramatically and now boast a camp to Jewish children whose families combined membership that exceeds might not otherwise be able to afford 2,400. This growth is reflected in the that opportunity. 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