Federation Star - May 2019

MISSION TO 

See pages 4 & 9 

for complete details 

OME & ISRAEL 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019 

4 nights at the Hotel Bernini Bristol, Rome 

ROME 

Celebrating Jewish Life in Greater Naples, Israel and the World 

Visit the Jewish Quarter, Jewish Museum, St. Angelo’s 

Church and the Portico d’Ottavia 

 

Federation 

Experience a Sukkot candle lighting the Great 

Star 

Synagogue of Rome and a Sukkot dinner with the 

local Jewish community 

Explore the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel 

Walk the Piazza Navona, Campo dei Fiori and Pantheon 

Tour ancient Rome including the Colisseum, Forum, 

Published Senate Steps by the and Jewish the Federation Arch of Titus of Greater Naples 

serving Naples, Marco Island and the surrounding communities 

Visit to the Jewish Catacombs and Fosse Ardeatline 

www.JewishNaples.org Y May 2019 – Nissan/Iyar 5779 Y Vol. 28 #9 

View Michelango’s Moses and the Borghese Gardens 

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 

5 Men’s Cultural Alliance 

6 Women’s Cultural Alliance 

and Nachlat Binyamin 

16 Community Focus 

17 Tributes 

24 Jewish Interest 

31 Israel & the Jewish World 

32 Commentary 

34 Focus on Youth 

35 Synagogues 

36 Organizations 

38 Community Calendar 

39 Community Directory 

3 nights at the Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv 

Visit Tel Aviv’s Old Port and shop the markets at Carmel 

Enjoy a historical, cultural and By archaeological Federation Board tour Chair of the 

18 

Jane Schiff and President/CEO Jeffrey Feld 

Old City’s Jewish Quarter, including 

Israel Tennis Centers 

At the Western Federation’s WallAnnual 

Caesaria build a new home for Federation and 

Meeting on April 16, it was announced 

that we have secured 

exhibition Stop at in Hadassah Naples Ein Karem Medical Center, and its 

famed Chagall stained-glass windows 

20 

Power of Community 

Celebration event photos 

For more information, 22 please contact JEFFREY FELD 

at the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples 

A Tribute to Collier/Lee Chapter 

of Hadassah Past Presidents OFFICE (239) 263-4205 

EMAIL JFeld@jewishnaples.org 

Highlights of the sold-out 

Power of Community Celebration 

By Phyllis Strome, Committee Member, Power of Community Celebration 

Walk the brand-new Independence The Trail, spirit which of community passes was truly “The Sunday Jazz Brunch was a inviting, and the buffet was great as 

10 heritage sites in just under a mile felt by all who attended the very beautiful event! My husband and I were were the table settings. With all that was 

successful Power of Community Borghese both impressed Gardens with the awards that included in the program – the awards, 

Enjoy a festive Shabbat dinner Celebration with Lone Jazz Soldiers Brunch on Sunday, were presented and with the Federation’s 

support of such wonderful (non- kept on track. Great job all around.” 

speeches and the videos, everything was 

Descend into Givat HaKibbutzim, March the 31. reconstructed 

This was the first time that 

our community held an event in the Jewish) community organizations and “The Jazz Brunch was a perfect 

underground munitions factory 

spring to celebrate the success of the individuals. Yasher ko’ach!” 

blend of a TEL lovely, fun AVIV 

brunch with wonderful 

music. The program was remark- 

Tour the port city of Jaffa, and Federation’s the old-meets-new Annual Campaign town and to “Congratulations on a great event! 

of Neve Tzedek, the Byzantine 

thank 

seaside 

all of YOU 

ruins 

for 

of 

your 

Herod’s 

support. The Having the event in the morning/ able in that it touched on how Federation 

response to the celebratory Jazz Brunch afternoon was so much better than an impacts the lives of real people here in 

Caesarea, and the medieval site 

was even 

of Akko 

better than we had anticipated. evening event. The room felt open and 

continued on page 3 

Marvel at Rosh Hanikra, stunning The event chalk sold white out! cliffs at 

People who attended the brunch had 

Israel’s northernmost coastal border 

a wonderful time and seemed to greatly 

appreciate the opportunity for our community 

to come together to celebrate our 

2 nights at Hagosshrim Kibbutz, Galilee 

success as well as the chance to learn 

Journey to the Golan Heights, about and the learn programs about and its agencies that 

strategic importance from atop our Mount campaign Bentall dollars fund. Of special 

15 interest were the three local awards that 

Wander the Agamon Hahula Nature 

Federation’s Celebrate Israel / our Federation Reserve gives: Human Needs 

Rick Tour Recht the event Naot photos shoe factory at Award, Kibbutz Stand Neot Up for Mordechai Justice Educator 

Grant, and the Patricia J. Adkins Youth 

Visit the city of Safed (Tzfat), Leadership a major Kabbalah Award. center 

Here are comments from a few 

people who attended the brunch: 

5 nights at the Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem 

Explore the archaeological excavation in the City of David 

land leased from Temple Shalom, and 

Visit Yad LaKashish, a nonprofit had organization environmental studies that done that 

empowers and supports nearly 300 elderly Jerusalem 

residents (and which is partially funded by Jewish 

Federation of Greater Naples) 

INFORMATIONAL MEETING 

Monday, April 29 at 1:00PM 

at the Federation office 

Jane Schiff and Jeffrey Feld 

2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, #2201, Naples 

Jewish Federation 

Prsrt Std 

US Postage 

Paid 

Permit #419 

Ft Myers FL 

Jewish Federation of Greater Naples 

2500 Vanderbilt OF GREATER Beach Rd., NAPLES Ste. 2201jewishnaples.org 

Naples, FL 34109 

The Grey Oaks Country Club was all decked out for the Power of Community Celebration 

A new home for Federation 

showed that no endangered species of 

animal or vegetational growth exists 

on the property. We had encouraging 

discussions with Collier County Zoning 

Division staff members about the 

property on which we are planning to 

all its affiliates, including Women’s Cultural 

Alliance, Men’s Cultural Alliance, 

Israel Advocacy Committee, Jewish 

Community Relations Committee and 

Catholic-Jewish Dialogue. This will 

also be the new home for BBYO, our 

community junior and high school teen 

engagement program. 

The new building, a rendering of 

which is pictured below, will be a welcoming 

place for all Jews in the Greater 

Naples area. It will have: 

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five rooms of various sizes (one of 

which can be divided to make six 

possibilities) to be used for meetings, 

classes, games, activities 

(yoga, tai chi, meditation, etc.), 

study groups and youth activities 

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a large auditorium that can be di- 

Jaffavided and seat up to 400 people 

theater-style, or 200 at tables at a 

sit-down event 

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three usable outdoor spaces – one 

JERUSALEM 

covered, one large uncovered patio, 

and a plaza in front of the building 

with 12 royal palm trees 

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a caterer’s kitchen that can also be 

used for cooking demonstrations 

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the second floor will house the 

Federation offices, plus an office for 

WCA, MCA and BBYO 

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lounge space and food space for 

casual lunches 

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a covered drop-off and pick-up area 

Fortunately, building from the 

ground up, we will incorporate in the 

design many upscale amenities and 

beautifications that will make this an 


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Jewish Cultural Alliance Building

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Reneé 

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Program 

Coordinator 

What a fabulous Celebrate Israel 

Day we had on Sunday, 

April 14! Thank you to all 

the volunteers who helped make this 

day possible. Thank you to the Israel 

Advocacy Committee for bringing Rick 

Recht to Naples to sing to us. What a 

great concert! Thank you to the Temple 

Shalom’s Men Club for donating the 

proceeds of the hot dog sales to the 

Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. 

The falafel, halvah, baklava and all the 

baked goods by Chef Dalia, MCA and 

WCA were delicious. Thank you to all 

the organizations that participated at this 

event. Thank you to all who came out 

to celebrate Israel with us! Please turn 

to page 14 for some of the photos from 

this event. To see all of them, visit our 

website and Facebook page. 

Wait, it’s not over! 

Karen 

Deutsch 

Campaign 

Chair 

IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU. You 

make everything we do possible, 

and you made it a record-breaking 

campaign year! As of March 31, the 

2019 Annual Community Campaign hit 

a new record mark of $1,150,050. This 

accomplishment was made possible 

by YOU, our generous donors, by our 

amazing Volunteer Campaign Solicitors, 

and by the very dedicated and hardworking 

staff of the Jewish Federation 

of Greater Naples. Together, we made 

this the most successful campaign year 

to date. 

But wait, we still have work to do. 

Even though we have completed the 

“heavy lifting” of the campaign, which 

was a compressed four-and-a-halfmonth 

campaign from November 15, 

2018, to March 31, 2019, the 2019 Annual 

Campaign does not officially close 

until June 30, 2019. If you have not yet 

made your pledge/gift to the campaign, 

or would like to increase your pledge/ 

gift, there is still time to make a gift that 

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This month’s advertisers 

This publication is brought to you each month thanks to the support 

of our advertisers. Please be sure to use their products and services, 

and mention that you saw their ad in the Federation Star. 

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Center for the Arts Bonita......28 

Chellie Doepke, Realtor ® .......29 

Margot Escott, LCSW..............3 

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Fuller Funeral Home.............23 

Dr. Barrett Ross Ginsberg......11 

Hilton Naples.........................13 

Hodges Funeral Home...........26 

Kaye Lifestyle Homes...........25 

Keystone Place........................3 

James Knafo, Architect.........30 

A. Stephen Kotler, Attorney...16 

Lorel Martens...................16,34 

Mattis Inc.................................8 

MCA....................................18 

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The Annual Yom HaShoah program s 

is on Sunday, April 28 at 10:00 a.m. Thef 

community is invited to attend. Thankh 

you to all the Holocaust survivors, 2 nd 

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and 3 rd generations, students and teach-ers, 

and many others who participatedo 

in the program. This annual commemo-ration 

is a community collaborations 

among our local synagogues, rabbis, 

cantors and cantorial soloists, Gen-f 

Shoah, Jewish Federation of Greaterb 

Naples, Jewish War Veterans Post 202, t 

and The Holocaust Museum & Janet G. m 

and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center. w 

The Israel Scouts Friendship Cara-van 

is coming to Naples again. Ten 

Israeli teens will entertain us withC 

their singing and dancing. Join us for o 

these free community-wide events on e 

Tuesday, June 11 at Temple Shalomo 

and Wednesday, June 12 at New Hope a 

Ministries. Both performances beginB 

at 7:00 p.m. Bring your friends and a 

family! See the ad on page 8. r 

Please make sure to read our weeklya 

Monday eblast to get all the latest andC 

updated information. And please like 

and share our Facebook page. 

will transform lives for so many in ourv 

community, abroad and in Israel. C 

The reason for our Annual Cam-paign 

is to help people. Our communityS 

continues to grow as do requests for as-sistance 

and special programming. YourU 

generous donations will provide muchC 

needed preschool, religious school, T 

camp and programming scholarships for 

our youth; support outreach, counselingC 

and daily life staples to our Holocaust 

survivors and seniors at the Naples 

Senior Center at JFCS; provide schoolage 

children with programming that inspires 

action against bigotry and hatred, 

at The Holocaust Museum & Janet G. 

and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center; 

and provide much needed support 

for food, support and transportation 

services to children, separated families, 

and seniors living abroad and in Israel 

to live, thrive and maintain their dignity. 

We hope you have enjoyed a season 

filled with fabulous events sponsored by 

WCA and MCA, the Israel Advocacy 

Committee, the Evy Lipp People of the 

Book Cultural Event, the Jewish Book 

Festival and the JCRC, just to name a 

few. 

IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU. 

Please make a generous gift TODAY! 

Please continue to give NOW for the 

needs of TOMORROW. 

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Moorings Park Grande Lake....7 

Moving Star.............................9 

Naples Envelope & Printing...24 

NaplesPhotography.net........22 

Preferred Travel.....................27 

Senior Housing Solutions......16 

Sinatra Schwartz Group........23 

Elli Taylor, Realtor ® ...............11 

The Carlisle Naples...............29 

The Naples Players..................2 

The Samuel Team..................19 

Truly Nolen............................26 

Wynn’s.................................24 

Debbie Zvibleman, Realtor ® .....6 

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Power of Community Celebration...continued from page 1A 

Florida and in the world. This is the 

human component of the work Federation 

does that often is overlooked. 

Hearing the award winners share their 

stories made the day especially powerful. 

I am proud of what this community 

has achieved and the small part I have 

played. I look forward to building on 

these successes and getting involved 

on a deeper level. What an awesome 

and powerful finale to a very successful 

season.” 

“Kudos to you and your committee 

for a truly outstanding event. From the 

balloons on the ceiling, the beautiful 

tables, delicious food and the truly 

meaningful and remarkable program, it 

was one of our Federation’s best events 

ever.” 

Arlene Sobol, Event Committee 

Chair, welcomed the sold-out crowd 

of 270 guests, who were all going to 

enjoy a scrumptious buffet, the music 

of Bob Zottola’s Jazz Simpatico Trio, 

and inspiring speakers. Federation 

Board Chair Jane Schiff gave greetings 

and thanked our community partners, 

rabbis, patrons, committee members 

and YOU, our guests. The 2019 Annual 

Campaign video “RISE UP” was shown, 

showcasing some of the local and overseas 

beneficiary agencies, and depicting 

how YOUR gift to Federation makes a 

difference in people’s lives. Some of the 

agencies and programs featured in the 

video included: the Community-Wide 

Chanukah Celebration, Greater Naples 

Jewish Book Festival, Shop with a 

Sheriff, Holocaust Museum, American 

Jewish Joint Distribution Committee- 

Ukraine, Ethiopian National Project, 

Chabad’s Preschool of the Arts, and 

Temple Shalom Preschool. 

It was very exciting when Campaign 

Chair Karen Deutsch announced that, 

to date, a record amount of $1,150,050 

has been raised for the 2019 Annual 

Campaign. Karen gave special recognition 

to the campaign volunteers who 

help to make our goal achievable. 

Another highlight of the event included 

the presentation of three local 

awards funded by the Federation. 

Jeffrey Feld, Federation President 

& CEO, presented the Patricia J. Adkins 

Youth Leadership Award to Hannah 

Castro, a student at Gulf Coast High 

School. Along with the certificate, Hannah 

received a check to be used toward 

her higher education. The two other 

award recipients, Jacob Klein and Adam 

Mitrani, were at a BBYO convention 

and were not able to be at the brunch. 

Human Needs Award Committee 

Chair Judi Palay presented grants and 

certificates to two awardees: Bedz for 

Kidz and Laces of Love. There wasn’t 

a dry eye in the house when hearing 

about the efforts and hard work these 

two grass-roots organizations do in order 

to meet the needs of less fortunate 

residents in the Greater Naples area. 

Beth Povlow, Stand Up for Justice 

Educator Grant Committee Chair, 

recognized the Stand Up for Justice 

Educators Awardees and handed out 

plaques, certificates and grants to six 

Collier County Public Schools. (See 

page 14 for more information about the 

awardees.) 

Jeffrey Feld closed the event by 

thanking everyone for their generosity 

and continued support of the mission of 

the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. 

The Jazz Brunch was an inspiring, 

heartwarming and powerful way to 

celebrate a very successful campaign 

season. We look forward to seeing all of 

you at next year’s Power of Community 

Celebration event. 

See pages 20-21 for photos from the 


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amazing, welcoming and visually exciting 

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Awards presentations at the 


Patricia J. Adkins 

Youth Leadership Award 

Annual scholarships are given to honor 

the achievements of Collier County 

high school seniors who demonstrate 

leadership in their activities within their 

respective congregation and/or BBYO 

youth group. They are recognized for 

Hannah Castro and Jeffrey Feld 

their successful balancing of Jewish 

leadership, high school academics, athletics 

and clubs, and community service. 

This year’s award recipients: Hannah 

Castro, Jacob Klein and Adam Mitrani. 

Human Needs Award 

The Fund for Human Needs was established 

several years ago to recognize 

organizations for their generous spirit 

and service to the entire community. 

It is one more way that the members 

of the Jewish Federation of Greater 

Naples practice tikkun olam, “bettering 

the world.” The grants provide funds 

to help the selected organizations further 

their work in our community. The 

Human Needs Award Committee: Judi 

Palay, Awards Committee Chair, Betty 

Schwartz, JCRC Chair; Elissa Goldstein, 

Bill Kaye and Paul Rosofsky. 

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Laces of Love 

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Co-Founders 

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Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit 

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JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NAPLES 

MISSION TO 

ROME & ISRAEL 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019 

4 nights at the Hotel Bernini Bristol, Rome 

Visit the Jewish Quarter, Jewish Museum, St. Angelo’s 

Church and the Portico d’Ottavia 

Experience a Sukkot candle lighting at the Great 

Synagogue of Rome and a Sukkot dinner with the 

local Jewish community 

Explore the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel 

Walk the Piazza Navona, Campo dei Fiori and Pantheon 

Tour ancient Rome including the Colisseum, Forum, 

Senate Steps and the Arch of Titus 

Visit to the Jewish Catacombs and Fosse Ardeatline 

View Michelango’s Moses and the Borghese Gardens 

3 nights at the Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv 

Visit Tel Aviv’s Old Port and shop the markets at Carmel 

and Nachlat Binyamin 

Walk the brand-new Independence Trail, which passes 

10 heritage sites in just under a mile 

Enjoy a festive Shabbat dinner with Lone Soldiers 

Descend into Givat HaKibbutzim, the reconstructed 

underground munitions factory 

Tour the port city of Jaffa, and the old-meets-new town 

of Neve Tzedek, the Byzantine seaside ruins of Herod’s 

Caesarea, and the medieval site of Akko 

Marvel at Rosh Hanikra, stunning chalk white cliffs at 

Israel’s northernmost coastal border 

2 nights at Hagosshrim Kibbutz, Galilee 

Journey to the Golan Heights, and learn about its 

strategic importance from atop Mount Bentall 

Wander the Agamon Hahula Nature Reserve 

Tour the Naot shoe factory at Kibbutz Neot Mordechai 

Visit the city of Safed (Tzfat), a major Kabbalah center 

5 nights at the Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem 

Explore the archaeological excavation in the City of David 

Enjoy a historical, cultural and archaeological tour of the 

Old City’s Jewish Quarter, including the Western Wall 

Stop at Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center, and its 

famed Chagall stained-glass windows 

Visit Yad LaKashish, a nonprofit organization that 

empowers and supports nearly 300 elderly Jerusalem 

residents (and which is partially funded by Jewish 

Federation of Greater Naples) 

Borghese Gardens 

Caesaria 

Jaffa 

ROME 

TEL AVIV 

JERUSALEM 

INFORMATIONAL MEETING 

Monday, April 29 at 1:00PM 

at the Federation office 

2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, #2201, Naples 

For more information, please contact JEFFREY FELD 

at the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples 

OFFICE (239) 263-4205 

EMAIL JFeld@jewishnaples.org 

Jewish Federation 

OF GREATER NAPLES 

jewishnaples.org 

Ein Karem


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 

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 

Board Chair: Jane Schiff 

Vice Chairs: Karen Deutsch, 

Marc Saperstein, Phyllis Seaman 

Secretary: Rosalee Bogo 

Treasurer: Elliot Lerner 

Immediate Past Chair: Alvin Becker 

Board of Directors 

Joshua Bialek 

Harvey Cohen 

Amanda Dorio 

Paula Filler 

Merlin Lickhalter 

Robin Mintz 

William Petasnick 

Jamie Satz 

Betty Schwartz 

Arlene Sobol 

Michael Sobol 

Steve Strome 

Jay Weiss 

Beth Wolff 

Edward Wollman 

Jeff Zalasky 

Past Presidents 

Gerald Flagel, Dr. William Ettinger, 

Ann Jacobson, Sheldon Starman, 

Bobbie Katz, Rosalee Bogo, 

Judge Norman Krivosha 

Synagogue Representatives 

Debra Antzis 

Cantor Donna Azu 

Ted Bunten 

Rabbi Ammos Chorny 

Shelley Goodman 

Rabbi Mark Gross 

Sue Hammerman 

Rabbi Howard Herman 

Stephen P. McCloskey 

Rabbi Adam Miller 

Rabbi James Perman 

Dr. Arthur Seigel 

Rabbi Fishel Zaklos 

Federation President/CEO 

Jeffrey Feld 

Staff 

Renee’ Bialek: Community Program 

Coordinator 

Marcy Friedland: Capital Campaign 

Development Director 

Julie Hartline: Campaign Associate 

Janine Hudak, Receptionist 

Nathan Ricklefs: Database Manager 

Teresa Zimmerman: Finance and 

Operations Manager 

Federation is the central Jewish 

community-building organization for 

Greater Naples, providing a social 

service network that helps Jewish 

people locally, 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 


MCA membership reaches 700 

By Jeff Margolis 

In just six years, the Men’s Cultural 

Alliance has grown from a few will be returning to the Audubon Coun- 

join, this is a reminder that dues for next 

planning for next season. Luncheons you are a newcomer and would like to 

dozen members to a record 700. And try Club with the exception of the one season are payable now. The cost of 

we are still growing. This growth can 

be seen in our luncheon meeting attendance, 

which has been averaging well 

over 100 members. There were sold-out 

field trips to the sugar cane facilities, 

visits to Arthrex and the annual pilgrimage 

to see the Boston Red Sox. The 

documentary film program has gotten so 

large that movie maven Steve Brazina 

in December, when we will be meeting 

at the Vineyards Country Club. Other 

popular events expected to return next 

season are the Kennedy Space Center 

Tour, U.S. Sugar Cane tour and a Boston 

Red Sox game. 

If you would like to continue participating 

in the fabulous activities and 

programs that MCA has to offer, or if 

annual membership is $80 and includes 

membership in the Jewish Federation of 

Greater Naples. For your convenience, 

membership renewals can be processed 

online. Just go to mcanaples.org and 

click on “MCA Membership Form.” If 

you prefer, just fill out the application 

form below and remit it with your check 

to the Federation office. 

has had to arrange for two showings of 

most of the films. The Sweetheart Dance 

was another sold-out smash success. 

The potluck dinners at Temple Shalom 

as part of its Soulful Shabbat program Men's 

Men's 

Cultural Cultural Alliance 

Alliance of 

of Greater 

Greater Naples 

Naples 

were also great events thanks 2019-2020 to Glenn 2019-2020 Membership Membership Form Form or or join online at at www.mcanaples.org 

at The is 30 of the next year. 

Perrin and his crew. MCA was also 

The membership The membership 

Dues year is year from is from July 1 until June June 30 of 

to the next 

30 the 

season. 

of next the year. next year. 

Dues received after March 1 will be applied to the next season. 

pleased to be a sponsor of the Greater 


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throughout the summer months. Morris 

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release shall be construed broadly, under the Laws of the State of Florida. 

great deal to help the organization. Expiration The Date: Name on Card: 

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MCA goes paperless 

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please contact Les Nizin, mcanaplespresident@gmail.com 

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It became apparent two years ago, EVENT The PARTICIPATION membership 

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WAIVER. By signing below, I accept the terms of this waiver. 

with the continuous growth As a participant in membership 

and the increasing waive number all rights, claims, the cause final of frontier action, of any kind whatsoever that I or my heirs, legal representatives may claim 

in an 

of programs offered by the either Men’s The Cultural 

Alliance, that paper was no longer paperless. Histori- 

Jewish Federation MCA’s push of Greater to go Naples, and or the Men’s Cultural Alliance of Greater Naples, their memb 

servants, and or employees, for any loss, injury, or damage sustained by me while participating in an MCA event. 


the way to conduct business. 

cally, new or renewing 

Our Program Guide, Signature which was 

members filled 

Date 

published in the fall of each season, was out a paper application. 

to be signed. These Check appli- 

with your activity coordinator. The waiver is available on the MCA we 

*Note: Certain higher risk events like pickleball, tennis, kayaking, boating, golf, walking, biking, and all volunteer 

good, but it was out of date an the enhanced moment waiver 

it was printed. It was almost impossible cations, along with 

Larry Israelite, Federation staff members Nathan Ricklefs 

to ensure that MCA members always checks, and Teresa Zimmerman, Michael Sobol 

For more were information: then Contact Les Nizin, mcanaplespresident@gmail.com 

had access to the latest and most up-todate 

mailed to the Federation office, where but the online process appears to be a 

information about our offerings. they were manually entered into its com- 

roaring success. 

One potential solution was to create puter system. The forms were scanned The process of going paperless has 

an online, interactive Program Guide (also by hand) and then sent to the MCA been a team effort. MCA members Larry 

that would be accurate, up-to-date and membership chairman who, once again Israelite and Michael Sobol have been 

could provide MCA members with an by hand, entered membership information 

joined by Federation staff members 

easy way to find programs and activities 

into a spreadsheet. This process led Nathan Ricklefs and Teresa Zimmerman 

that interest them. Today, the Program to errors and caused membership files to to begin this journey. All are anxiously 

Guide is part of the MCA website be out of sync. With MCA membership waiting to see what happens next. 

– www.mcanaples.org – a one-stop surpassing 600 in 2018, this process had For additional information about 

shop for all information about MCA, to be improved. 

MCA, to go www.mcanaples.org. 

including programs, forms, membership 

Beginning with the 2019-2020 

information, the online calendar of membership year, 

events and almost anything else related MCA is using an automated 

to MCA. 

application 

Once the on-line Program Guide process. New and 

was implemented, we began to think renewing members 

about how MCA members could register can complete an online 

for major events. So MCA moved to 

form and pay 

an online registration system. Now, for by credit card. Not 

many of our events, members simply only is it easier for 

click on a link in the Program Guide, members, but this 

Screenshots from the MCA website: www.mcanaples.org 

which takes them to a web page on process saves countless 

which they can add a little information 

hours of redun- 

about themselves, answer program dant processing for 

specific questions and pay via credit Federation staff and 

card, and then receive email confirmations 

MCA volunteers. 

of exactly what they have done. It also greatly re- 

Program leaders receive pre-populated duces mistakes. Paper 

spreadsheets with all of the information 

forms are still 

they need to successfully run their available for those 

programs. 

who prefer them, 

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WOMEN’S CULTURAL ALLIANCE www.WomensCulturalAlliance.com / 215-820-6697 

The joy of learning, the joy of friendship: 

What WCA has brought to me 

By Barbara Karp, WCA Advisor 

I 

met 

a new WCA member last week 

who had no idea of why sometimes 

people were mentioning WCA 

once being part of Brandeis. Let me 

explain for those who would like to 

know. WCA’s first incantation was that 

of a chapter of Brandeis University 

Women’s Committee (BUNWC). We 

followed the syllabus that the mother 

organization had dictated. All programs 

had to be either educational or fundraising. 

When BUNWC decided to raise 

dues nationally and elevate fundraising 

goals for our group, some of us were not 

happy with that directive. We wanted to 

continue to enjoy our 

groups but wanted NO 

fundraising mandates. 

We thought we had 

only two options: stay 

with BUNWC or disband 

altogether. One 

of our members was on 

the board of the Jewish 

Federation of Collier 

County (now Jewish 

Federation of Greater 

Naples) and came up 

with a third option: 

becoming part of Federation 

in some way. A 

presentation was made 

to the Federation board, it was accepted, 

and so, the birth of WCA. At that time, 

we were about 300 in membership and 

were hoping that at least 100 would 

follow. And just look at us now! More 

than 1,500 women have the opportunity 

to pursue their interests. 

Having been part of the transition 

team from Brandeis to WCA has enabled 

me to be part of the phenomenal 

growth of this unique organization. My 

position at that time was chairman of 

the nominating committee. Our numbers 

were small enough to nominate different 

Barbara Karp shows her latest creation 

to other members of Let’s Knit and Stitch 

officers every year. Then I went on to 

become the secretary. When my specific 

board positions were over, I felt a need 

to stay with WCA to offer whatever 

I could to make it even better. As a 

“holdover” from days gone by, I view 

the organization with a broader range, 

another viewpoint, observation or even 

scrutiny, than from having one specific 

function. My title is now Advisor. 

I was the first to chair the very 

popular Ladies Who Lunch. My suggestion 

of having lottery seating as a must 

has become a tradition that gives me a 

sense of accomplishment. Ladies Who 

Lunch has resulted in 

countless friendships. 

At the time, we were 

thrilled to have 18, 

yes,18 members at our 

first luncheon. How 

times have changed! 

Today, being cochairperson 

of the 

popular Let’s Knit 

and Stitch Group has 

brought untold rewards 

as well; close friendships 

have developed 

and grown. Our meetings 

are held once a 

month and continue 

throughout the year. We meet for lunch 

first (of course) and then proceed with 

our knitting and stitching. I have seen 

so many beautiful yarmulkes and tallit 

bags being needlepointed. They make 

for perfect bar and bat mitzvah gifts 

from grandparent to grandchild. Family 

and friends are frequent recipients of 

the knitted toys for toddlers, a variety 

of clothes for grandchildren. Most important, 

of course, is the creativity of 

trying new stitches and new ideas for 

items of our own. At every meeting we 

enjoy wearing and showing what we 

have accomplished for 

all to see, creating our 

own little fashion show. 

Some quilters have now 

joined our merry band. 

We have so much fun that 

there have been many 

requests to hold meetings 

more than once a 

month. I must confess, 

that because of all of 

the other remarkable, 

exceptional activities 

that WCA offers that I 

and others participate in, 

meeting more than once 

every month is not possible. 

I continue to be involved in groups 

that interest me: The New Yorker; Great 

Books; Sharing Shakespeare; Modern 

Playwrights; and Foreign/Independent, 

Current and Documentary Films. The 

Speaker Series adds even more to my 

enjoyment of learning. The Foodies 

group gave me the opportunity to share 

my recipe in the cookie exchange. I 

enjoy the TASTINGS in homes and 

lunches at restaurants. My latest focus 

is the Memoirs Writing class that WCA 

offers, giving me the opportunity to 

improve my writing skills, enhance my 

learning curve and leave a legacy for 

my children. 

As a WCA Advisor, I have worked 

on creating and updating the bylaws 

with Advisor Lea Bendes, Program 

Director Patti Boochever and President 

Elaine Soffer. The same team is diligently 

working on polishing up our policies. 

WCA has allowed me to grow in 

Diane Carel and Patricia Trumps act out a scene 

at Sharing Shakespeare 

doing what I love most: learning, expanding 

my knowledge, exposing me to 

the new, and reminding me of the old. 

People I have met and friends I have 

made add to the wonderful life that we 

have in Naples. My attitude has always 

been to give back when you receive. 

That is what I try to do every day in life 

as well as in WCA. 

Barbara Karp was born and raised in 

New York and then lived in Montgomery 

County, Maryland, for 50 years. She 

and her husband Arnold were Naples 

snowbirds for only two years before 

moving here full-time. She has now lived 

in Naples for 15 years. Barbara was a 

Commissioner of the Court, determining 

probable cause for arrest and issuing 

summons or arrest documents. After 

retiring, she became a Creative Memories 

consultant. Barbara commented, “I 

feel so fortunate that now the Paradise 

that is called Naples is my playground.” 

The popular New Yorker group 

Barbara Karp (bottom right) participated in the 2018 WCA Salon 

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Mail this SIGNED form (with your check or credit card number) to: 

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2500 EVENT Vanderbilt PARTICIPATION Beach WAIVER. Rd., Ste. By signing 2201, below, I accept Naples, the terms FL of this 34109 waiver. 

As a participant in a WCA event,* I , acting for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin agree as follows: That I 

waive all rights, claims, cause of action, of any kind whatsoever that I or my heirs, legal representatives may claim to have against 

I would like either to The VOLUNTEER Jewish Federation my of services/expertise Greater Naples, and or the and Women’s would Cultural be willing Alliance, to their chair members, or co-chair agents, servants, activity and oron 

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In Southwest Returning Florida Members: Full-time If you need a new Part-time or replacement from name badge, please increase to your fee by $ 8. 

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NAME BADGES: New Members receive a one-time name badge as a welcome gift from WCA/ 

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are coming to Naples! 

Tuesday, June 11 at 7:00 p.m. 

Temple Shalom 

4630 Pine Ridge Road 

Wednesday, June 12 at 7:00 p.m. 

New Hope Ministries 

7675 Davis Blvd. 

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Schedule of events at both venues: 

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Main performance: The Scouts are bright and dynamic performers. Their singing, dancing 

and storytelling are high-energy and upbeat. They have an intense love for the land and the 

people of Israel, and a strong desire to share that passion with you. They will have you 

singing and dancing in your seat and, if you are lucky, dancing with them. 

8:00 - 8:30 p.m. Meet, greet and photo ops with the Scouts and an opportunity to purchase CDs and T-shirts 

For more information about each of the Caravan Bashan Scouts who 

will be coming to Naples, visit www.jewishnaples.org/israel-scouts 

Join us at one or both Naples 

performances! 

Experience the excitement and energy 

of Israel like never before! 

We hope to see you at 

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or New Hope Ministries on June 12. 

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concludes another successful season 

By Jeff Margolis 

The Israel Advocacy Committee 

of Greater Naples would like to 

thank all of those participants 

who helped make this a successful 

season. The committee was pleased to 

bring to the community three engaging 

and thought-provoking speakers. Many 

thanks to Temple Shalom for providing 

us with the facilities for the programs 

this season. 

Our first speaker of the season, 

Michael Singh, made a return trip to 

Naples in January. Singh is the Lane- 

Swig Senior Fellow and Managing 

Director of the Washington Institute for 

Near East Policy. Educated at Princeton 

and Harvard, Singh served as the Senior 

Director for the Middle East at the White 

House for 2007-2008, and was Special 

Assistant to Secretaries of State Powell 

and Rice and at the United States 

Embassy in Israel. Singh’s topic was 

“Visiting the Role of the United States 

in the Middle East.” 

Our second program, in February, 

featured Dr. Kenneth Stein. Dr. Stein 

is a professor at Emory University in 

Atlanta who served for 10 years at the 

Carter Center, working with former 

President Jimmy Carter on a wide 

variety of issues. Stein established the 

Institute for the Study of Modern Israel 

at Emory University and is the founder 

of the Atlanta-based Center for Israel 

Education. 

The third program in our speaker 

series featured Sarit Catz, the letterwriting 

director of CAMERA, the Com- 


Italy and Israel this fall – there is still time to sign up 

By Jane Schiff, Federation Board Chair 

Want to go to Italy and Israel with seeing the sights. Italy is known for 

this fall with a wonderful its shopping, food and history, and we 

group of delightful people will experience it all. Since we will be 

from the Greater Naples area? A twoweek 

trip, with four days in Rome and with the Jewish community in Rome. 

in Rome for Sukkot, we will celebrate 

nine in Israel is planned from October This is a unique experience and one that 

12 to October 27. 

will be a highlight of our time in Rome. 

Rome is the first diaspora of the We will be in Israel during Shemini 

Jews, being banned from the current Atzeret and Simchat Torah, so we will 

land of Israel by Herod after he burned celebrate in the Israeli way, which is that 

down the second Temple. Jews have both holy days are on one day! We will 

lived in Rome and Italy since then and go to the Golan Heights and see why it 

have unique language, customs and is such an important issue that is in the 

foods that we will experience along news. We will visit the mystical city of 

Pardon our pride, please 

By Betty Schwartz 

For years, the Jewish Community 

Relations Council (JCRC) has 

presented two annual awards: 

Human Needs Award and Stand Up 

for Justice Educator Grant. Detailed 

descriptions of the 2019 awards can be 

found in other articles in this issue. 

As usual, the recipients of this 

year’s awards are extraordinary and inspiring. 

What is different this year is that 

the awards presentations were witnessed 

by the largest-ever audience at the soldout 

Power of Community Celebration, 

a jazz brunch at Grey Oaks Country 

Club on Sunday, March 31. Judi Palay, 

chairwoman of the JCRC Human Needs 

Award Committee, and Beth Povlow, 

chairwoman of the JCRC Stand Up 

for Justice Educator Grant Committee, 

presented these awards so skillfully that 

the brunch attendees could appreciate 

the importance of acknowledging the 

contributions of those who make our 

community a better place. The JCRC 

would like to thank everyone involved 

in making the occasion so special. 

The JCRC does more than give 

awards. The Catholic-Jewish Dialogue 

has had a great year. This season, the 

third annual Jewish Community Day 

of Learning was held, giving the Jewish 

community the opportunity to hear some 

wonderful presentations and enjoy the 

fellowship of a shared experience. Jewish 

History Month was an opportunity 

to screen the film Rosenwald to a very 

large audience at the Collier County 

South Regional Library. This screening 

was in addition to our annual concert 

performed by the wonderful Naples 

Klezmer Revival Band, led by Stu Warshauer. 

We continued our tradition of 

marching in the annual MLK Jr. Parade, 

which is always fun. This year, we were 

part of a coalition that presented Movies 

That Matter, films that highlight social 

justice issues. 

One could say that everything the 

JCRC does is a collaborative effort. 

The membership of this committee is 

made up of representatives of many 

Jewish groups, including synagogues, 

local chapters of national groups, affinity 

groups and at-large members. Every 

group has the opportunity for its voice 

to be heard. JCRC is not “they” – it is 

all of us. 

JCRC is already at work planning 

for next year. The Anti-Semitism Task 

Force, chaired by Joel Pittelman, will 

continue to deal with anti-Semitic incidents 

and related issues. The Jewish 

Community Day of Learning to be held 

on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at Temple 

Shalom, will be an in-depth examination 

of aspects of anti-Semitism. We will 

learn from experts about the psychology 

of hate and effective ways to counter the 

alarming rise of anti-Semitism.” 

mittee for the Accuracy in Middle East 

Reporting. The topic of her presentation 

was “Inverting the Truth: Recognizing 

Media Bias Against Israel.” She spoke 

of the growing anti-Israel bias and 

rhetoric, and how for a small nation, 

Israel receives an inordinate amount of 

media coverage. 

The IAC season concluded with 

the Celebrate Israel program and a 

community-wide concert by Rick Recht 

on April 14. 

The entire community is invited to 

the annual Israel Scouts performances 

on Tuesday, June 11 at 7:00 p.m. at 

Temple Shalom, and Wednesday, June 

12 at 7:00 p.m. at New Hope Ministries. 

Admission is free. Come out and 

support the teens and this worthwhile 

Safed, which is where Kabbalah began. 

The Naot shoe factory is a very important 

stop for those of us who are Naot 

shoe groupies. High-tech has catapulted 

Israel into a major player in the world, 

so we will visit one or two examples 

of what that looks like. Tel Aviv, Caesarea, 

Akko and, of course, Jerusalem 

will all be stops for us. We will visit 

Hadassah Hospital and get a special 

tour that will include the most famous 

Chagall windows. We will visit some of 

the agencies that our Federation dollars 

support, including Yad LaKashish, a 

workplace for the elderly that gives their 

lives meaning and social interaction that 

would otherwise be missing. 

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program. (See the ad on the previous 

page.) 

The Israel Advocacy Committee 

would like to thank all of the community 

members for their support during 

the past seasons. The committee looks 

forward to presenting timely and stimulating 

programs next season. 

IAC chair Dr. Ed Ezrine has decided 

to step down as committee chair after 

serving as chair for three years. The new 

chair is Harvey Cohen. Ed will continue 

to remain on the committee. We thank 

him for his efforts during his tenure as 

program leader. 

If anyone has a suggestion for a 

speaker or program, please email Harvey 

Cohen at hwcohen@gmail.com. 

As all trips are, this one will be 

special, memorable and fun. We are 

staying in four-star hotels. Most meals 

are included (only a few lunches on the 

See the full-page ad on page 4 for detailed 

information about the Mission to Rome & Israel 

street and one or two dinners are not 

included), and we promise spectacular 

food at every meal. 

If you missed the three informational 

meetings, no worries. Just contact me 

at 404.307.6878 or janeschiff42@gmail. 

com, or Jeffrey Feld at 239.263.4205 

or jfeld@jewishnaples.org for details. 

To hold your spot, all that is needed is 

$100. But you only have until June 30 

to let us know. Hope to see you in Italy 

and Israel! 

TM 

IAM 

International Association of Movers



162 

Patrons 

Platinum 

Karen Deutsch 

Madeline & Norman Foster 

Judith Finer & Jeremy 

Freedman 

Judith & Sam Friedland 

Susie Goldsmith 

Diane Hahn 

Rosie Hyman 

Phil Jason 

Merrylee Kandel 

Ellen Katz 

Sarann & Stan Kraushaar 

Barbara H. Meek 

Robin Mintz 

Susan Pittelman 

Estelle & Stuart Price 

Jane Schiff 

Fritzi Thorner 

Ellen Wollman 

Gold 

Joan Becker 

Terri David 

Michele Farrell 

Jan Goldman 

Donna Goldstein 

Sherry Greenfield 

Lenore Greenstein 

Linda Grusin 

Ronna Hain 

Susan & Michael Horowitz 

Wendy Israelite 

Joan Jacobs 

Nancy Kaplan 

Carol Kimmel 

Deborah Kohler 

Debbie Laites & Ben Post 

Dana Lefkowitz 

Anna & Yale Levin 

Ileen Morris & Norm Kaplan 

Susan Rabin 

Mae Riefberg 

Ellaine Rosen 

Judy Roth 

Susan Schaffer 

Arlene & Donald Shapiro 

Linda Simon 

Arlene Sobol 

Marilyn & James Storch 

Phyllis Strome 

Ferne Walpert 

Leslie Wasserman 

Joan Werhane 

Judy Zahn 

Deborah Zvibleman 

Silver 

Howard & Sheila Agranat 

Belle Agronin 

Patti Badiner 

Harv Becker 

Lea Bendes 

Rosalyn Bernstein 

Goldie Bertone 

Eleanor Binder 

Rosalee Bogo 

Patti Boochever 

Susan Bookbinder 

Rhonda & Steve Brazina 

Peggy Brown 

Jacqueline Chizever 

Sue Dean 

Gayle Dorio 

Barbara Druckman 

David Epstein 

Karen Ezrine 

Geraldine Feldman 

Eloyse Fisher 

Louise & Spencer Forman 

Myra Friedman 

Nancy Friedman 

Susan Garelick 

Priscilla Gerber 

Beth Gilman 

Terry Glaser 

Annette Goldenberg 

Judith Goldstein 

Carole Greene 

Diane Greene 

Rimma Gutfraynd 

Sue Hammerman 

Lee Henson 

Carol Hirsch 

Judy Isserlis 

Nancy Kahn 

Judith Kane 

Bobbie Katz 

Janyce Katz 

Carolyn Kimmel 

Toby Kosloff 

Gracia Kuller 

Carla Lebin 

Barbara Lefkowitz 

Arlene Levin 

Arlene Litow 

Dorothy Litt 

Leda Lubin 

Marci Margolis 

Ida & Jeff Margolis 

Shelley & Stephen McCloskey 

Barb Paganelli & Gene Wolson 

Judi Palay 

Rochelle Pollens 

Irene Pomerantz 

Lourene Rapport 

Susan Reimer 

Sue Reiver 

Luba Rotsztain 

JoEllen Rubenstein 

Joan & Marc Saperstein 

Judith Satin 

Maureen Schaab 

Betty & Les Schwartz 

Millie Sernovitz 

Dina Shein 

Arlene Shlesinger 

Iris Shur & Bernard Lashinsky 

Linda Smith 

Elaine Soffer 

Tracey Sosnik 

Barbara Steckler 

Fahn & Dennis Tishkoff 

Allison Tucker 

Joan Vazakas 

Deborah Waranch 

Ellen Weisberg 

Goldie Wetcher 

Nancy Wiadro 

Lynn Wilner 

Phyllis Winski 

Barbara Winthrop 

Janis & Martin Wolfson 

Joni Zalasky 

26 

Sponsors 

20 

Committee 

Members 

Ted Epstein, coordinator 

Phil Jason, co-chair 

Robin Mintz, co-chair 

Susan Pittelman, co-chair 


Sue Bookbinder 

Steve Brazina 

Gayle Dorio 

Judith Finer Freedman 


Carole Greene 


Lee Henson 

Bobbie Katz 

Ellen Katz 

Ida Margolis 


Dina Shein 

Iris Shur 

Elaine Soffer 

1 

Luncheon 

25 

Authors 

Carol Leifer 

Stephen Tobolowsky 

Jean Chatzky 

Dr. Michael Roizen 

Jeff Oliver 

Jamie Bernstein 

Lou Cove 

Beverly Gray 

Jeremy Dauber 

Izzy Ezagui 

Martin Fletcher 

Stephen Flatow 

Gregory Wallance 

Ariel Burger 

Rebecca Erbelding 

Jenna Blum 

Alyson Richman 

Moriel Rothman-Zecher 

Carol Zoref 

Elyssa Friedland 

Mark Sarvas 

Rachel Kadish 

Tova Mirvis 

Dr. Marc Agronin 

David Litt 

250 

Potential Authors 

4783 

Tickets sold 

1147 

Books sold 

17 

Events 

6 

Venues 

Hilton Naples 

Jewish Cong. of Marco Island 

Naples Conference Center 

Sugden Theatre 

Temple Shalom 

Unitarian Church 

425 

Largest Audience – 

Jewish Comedy Night 

270 

Copies Sold 

102 4 

Event Volunteers Federation Staff


Dr. Michael Roizen and Jean Chatzky, authors of Age-Proof, at the Hilton 


2018-19 Jewish Book Festival a resounding success 

By Ted Epstein, Jewish Book Festival Coordinator 

Thank you to the Jewish Federation 

of Greater Naples for hosting 

the 2018-19 Greater Naples 

Jewish Book Festival. It provided all 

of us with an amazing opportunity to 

hear celebrated authors from across 

the United States. With the wide range 

of themes, there was something for 

everyone – fiction, food, humor, history, 

memoirs, Jewish identity, Israel, film 

and theater. 

The Jewish Book Festival also 

helped to further create a sense of 

community, as together we shared the 

experiences of listening to these authors 

speak. The events were intellectually 

stimulating, and many of the programs 

also gave us the chance to connect with 

others in our community who love to 

read as much as we do! 

Special thanks to co-chairs Robin 

Mintz and Susan Pittelman, and Federation 

Program Coordinator Renee’ 

Author Carol Leifer (center) with Festival co-chairs Robin Mintz and Susan Pittelman 

Bialek, who, with me, screened 200 

potential authors at the Jewish Book 

Council Network Conference in New 

York City last May. The four of us are 

headed there again in a few weeks. 

Thanks also go to co-chair Phil 

Jason, who shared his professional expertise 

with us. Among his responsibilities, 

he wrote reviews of several Festival 

books that appeared in the Federation 

Star. He also penned articles about the 

Festival that appeared in Florida Weekly 

throughout the season. 

Approximately 4,700 tickets were 

sold, with an average of 250 people attending 

each of the Festival’s 17 events. 

We couldn’t have put together this 

amazing Festival without the help and 

to Ted Epstein and all his colleagues for 

helping Famous Father Girl reach so 

many folks in Southwest Florida – and 

with music, too! I can’t wait to write my 

next book so I can come back again.” 

– Jamie Bernstein, author of Famous 

Father Girl 

“One of the highlights of my writing 

career has been sharing my books and 

writing process at the Greater Naples 

Jewish Book Festival. 

This warm, 

enthusiastic and 

intellectually curious 

community 

is a dream audience 

for an author. 

This remains my 

favorite stop on 

my book tour.” – 

Alyson Richman, 

author of The Secret 

of Clouds 

“The Naples 

Jewish Book Festival is one of a kind 

– from the hosts to the events to the 

audience, it’s a remarkable community 

– and a remarkable experience to be a 

part of.” – Jeremy Dauber, author of 

Jewish Comedy - A Serious History 

“I loved my event at the Greater 

Naples Jewish Book Festival. It was 

seamless, well-organized and efficient. 

I especially enjoyed the audience whose 

passion for literature and enjoyment of 

the authors came through loud and clear. 

Thank you for inviting me!” – Martin 

Fletcher, author of Promised Land 

“I cannot recall a festival that has 

been more welcoming to writers. So 

much warmth, so much enthusiasm for 

the written word, such kindness. I felt 

To get a head 

start on the 2019-20 

Jewish Book Festival, 

we’ve locked 

in the following 

dates, times and locations 

for nine of 

the events. Please 

mark your calendars 

so you don’t miss a 

single author. (Evening 

events begin 

at 7:00 or 7:30 p.m. 

and run approximately two hours; afternoon 

events are from 1:00 to 3:30 

p.m.; the luncheon is from 11:30 a.m. 

to 2:00 p.m.) 

¡¡ 

Tuesday evening, November 5 

at the Hilton 

¡¡ 

Monday, December 2, 

11 

luncheon at the Hilton 

¡¡ 

Thursday evening, December 19 

at the Hilton 

¡¡ 

Wednesday afternoon, January 8 

at Temple Shalom 

¡¡ 

Tuesday evening, January 28 

at the Hilton 

¡¡ 

Wednesday evening, February 5 


¡¡ 

Wednesday afternoon, February 26 


¡¡ 

Wednesday afternoon, March 4 

at Jewish Cong. of Marco Island 

¡¡ 

Wednesday afternoon, March 11 


Look for full details on next season’s 

Festival in the September issue 

of the Federation Star or visit the official 

Festival website at www.jewish 

bookfestival.org at the end of August. 

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To receive quarterly 

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EDUCATION & TRAINING 

Fellowship Trained 

Cornea / Cataract Surgery / Refractive Surgery / Uveitis 

University of California at Davis 

Residency in Ophthalmology 

University of Florida 

Internship in Internal Medicine 

Stanford Teaching Hospital 

Doctor of Medicine 

University of South Florida 

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University of South Florida 

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University of Virginia 

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Graduate Realtors Institute 

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Authors Jenna Blum and Alyson Richman “in conversation” at Temple Shalom 

commitment of numerous organizations 

and people, including generous 

sponsors, Festival committee members, 

Patrons and volunteers. Please see the 

following page for a “Thank You” from 

the Federation. 

As much as our community’s book 

lovers appreciated hearing from 25 

authors, the authors absolutely loved 

Naples and our community. Here are 

just a few of their comments: 

“I wish every book event were as 

superbly organized, enthusiastically 

supervised and promoted, and well attended 

as was my event in Naples. I wish 

every author in this world could have a 

similarly gratifying experience. Kudos 

wholly taken care of from the invitation 

email onward. Every detail was 

accounted for. The Naples Festival is 

a gift to writers, and we are grateful! – 

Mark Sarvas, author of Memento Park 

“The Jewish Book Festival in 

Naples is one of the best organized of 

any book festival or book forum I have 

ever appeared in. I was really struck by 

the enthusiasm of the audience at my 

book talk – they really cared about my 

book and I was extremely touched by 

the appreciation that they showed for 

me as an author. I certainly hope they 

will invite me back when my next book 

comes out.” – Gregory Wallance, author 

of The Woman Who Fought an Empire 

For a continuously updated 

community calendar, visit 

www.jewishnaples.org. 

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Thank you to the following individuals and organizations for helping to make 

the 2018-19 Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival a huge success! 


Sue Bookbinder 

Steve Brazina 

Gayle Dorio 

Coordinator: 

Ted Epstein 

Co-Chairs: 

Phil Jason Robin Mintz Susan Pittelman 

Judith Finer Freedman 


Carole Greene 


Federation Staff: 

Renee’ Bialek Marcy Friedland 

Karen Deutsch 

Madeline & Norman Foster 

Judith Finer & Jeremy Freedman 

Judith & Sam Friedland 


Diane Hahn 

Rosie Hyman 

Phil Jason 

Merrylee Kandel 

Ellen Katz 

Sarann & Stan Kraushaar 

Barbara H. Meek 

Robin Mintz 

Susan Pittelman 

Estelle & Stuart Price 

Jane Schiff 

Fritzi Thorner 

Ellen Wollman 

Joan Becker 

Terri David 

Michele Farrell 

Jan Goldman 

Donna Goldstein 

Sherry Greenfield 


Linda Grusin 

Ronna Hain 

Sponsors: 

Susan & Michael Horowitz 

Wendy Israelite 

Joan Jacobs 

Nancy Kaplan 

Carol Kimmel 

Deborah Kohler 

Debbie Laites & Ben Post 

Dana Lefkowitz 

Anna & Yale Levin 

Ileen Morris & Norm Kaplan 

Susan Rabin 

Mae Riefberg 

Ellaine Rosen 

Judy Roth 

Susan Schaffer 

Arlene & Donald Shapiro 

Linda Simon 

Arlene Sobol 

Marilyn & James Storch 

Phyllis Strome 

Ferne Walpert 

Leslie Wasserman 

Joan Werhane 

Judy Zahn 

Deborah Zvibleman 

Howard & Sheila Agranat 

Belle Agronin 

Patti Badiner 

Harv Becker 

Committee Members: 

Patrons: 

Lee Henson 

Bobbie Katz 

Ellen Katz 

Ida Margolis 

Lea Bendes 

Rosalyn Bernstein 

Goldie Bertone 

Eleanor Binder 

Rosalee Bogo 


Susan Bookbinder 

Rhonda & Steve Brazina 

Peggy Brown 

Jacqueline Chizever 

Sue Dean 

Gayle Dorio 

Barbara Druckman 

David Epstein 

Karen Ezrine 

Geraldine Feldman 

Eloyse Fisher 

Louise & Spencer Forman 

Myra Friedman 

Nancy Friedman 

Susan Garelick 

Priscilla Gerber 

Beth Gilman 

Terry Glaser 

Annette Goldenberg 

Judith Goldstein 

Carole Greene 

Diane Greene 

Rimma Gutfraynd 

Sue Hammerman 

Lee Henson 

Carol Hirsch 

Judy Isserlis 

Nancy Kahn 

Judith Kane 

Bobbie Katz 

Janyce Katz 

Carolyn Kimmel 

Toby Kosloff 

Gracia Kuller 

Carla Lebin 


Dina Shein 

Iris Shur 

Elaine Soffer 

The 102 Volunteers 

Patron Reception Hosts: Estelle & Stuart Price 

Venues: Hilton Naples, JCMI, Naples Conf. Ctr., Sugden Theatre, Temple Shalom, Unitarian Church 

Platinum 

Gold 

Silver 

Barbara Lefkowitz 

Arlene Levin 

Arlene Litow 

Dorothy Litt 

Leda Lubin 

Marci Margolis 


Shelley & Stephen McCloskey 

Barb Paganelli & Gene Wolson 

Judi Palay 

Rochelle Pollens 


Lourene Rapport 

Susan Reimer 

Sue Reiver 

Luba Rotsztain 

JoEllen Rubenstein 

Joan & Marc Saperstein 

Judith Satin 

Maureen Schaab 

Betty & Les Schwartz 

Millie Sernovitz 

Dina Shein 

Arlene Shlesinger 

Iris Shur & Bernard Lashinsky 

Linda Smith 

Elaine Soffer 

Tracey Sosnik 

Barbara Steckler 

Fahn & Dennis Tishkoff 

Allison Tucker 

Joan Vazakas 

Deborah Waranch 

Ellen Weisberg 

Goldie Wetcher 

Nancy Wiadro 

Lynn Wilner 

Phyllis Winski 

Barbara Winthrop 

Janis & Martin Wolfson 

Joni Zalasky 

Authors: 

Carol Leifer 

Ariel Burger 

Stephen Tobolowsky 

Rebecca Erbelding 

Jean Chatzky 

Jenna Blum 

Dr. Michael Roizen 

Alyson Richman 

Jeff Oliver 

Moriel Rothman-Zecher 

Jamie Bernstein 

Carol Zoref 

Lou Cove 

Elyssa Friedland 

Beverly Gray 

Mark Sarvas 

Jeremy Dauber 

Rachel Kadish 

Izzy Ezagui 

Tova Mirvis 

Martin Fletcher 

Dr. Marc Agronin 

Stephen Flatow 

David Litt 

Gregory Wallance



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At Your Service! 

Hilton Naples proudly supports the 

Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival. 

Collier County Jewish Book Festival. 

5111 Tamiami Trail North I Naples, FL 34103 

239.430.4900 I HiltonNaples.com I ShulasNaples.com



Stand Up for Justice Educator Grants awarded 

by Jewish Community Relations Council 

By Beth Povlow, Stand Up for Justice Educator Grant Chair 

After the November 2009 incident 

called “Kick a Jew Day” 

the Friday before Thanksgiving 

at a Naples Middle School, I felt 

compelled to turn lemons into lemonade. 

With the support of the Jewish 

Community Relations Council and the 

sponsorship of the Jewish Federation, 

I set out to develop a program that offered 

grants to educational professionals 

who could demonstrate effectiveness in 

sensitizing kids to respect each other 

no matter what individual differences 

existed between them. 

Beth Povlow, Stand Up for Justice Grants Chair, 

and Irv Povlow 

With wonderful assistance and 

advice from Champions for Learning, 

Collier County Public Schools, and the 

Holocaust Museum, after seven months 

we were ready to announce the Stand Up 

for Justice Educator Grants. Our first 

grants were bestowed in the spring of 

2011. Since then, we have issued many 

varied and wonderful grants; we have 

had classroom teachers across many 

disciplines; we have had principals, 

counselors and even a school psychologist 

win grants. The principals in those 

schools create the atmosphere and 

encouragement for the fantastic work 

being done every day in our schools to 

make our world a better place. 

This year, we had three Honorable 

Mentions. The first went to Naples 

High English Department Chair Naomi 

Rothring (Principal Darren Burkett). 

Darren Burkett and Naomi Rothring 

Mrs. Rothring is a Cambridge AICE 

teacher of Global Perspectives, where 

students explore issues including child 

labor and nations in crisis from multiple 

viewpoints. They consider ideas they 

had not previously thought about, and 

discuss how these new perspectives 

have changed their points of view about 

others. They do this in a welcoming 

environment of mutual respect that nurtures 

respect for others across the globe. 

A second Honorable Mention 

went to Kacee Farrar (Principal Jessica 

Campbell), a 4 th grade teacher at Avalon 

Elementary School. Mrs. Farrar fosters 

a sense of community and respect for 

Kacee Farrar, Jessica Campbell, Jill Seitz 

others through books and posters. An 

example of a poster is one about thinking 

before you speak. It asks: is it true, is 

it helpful, is it inspiring, is it necessary, 

and is it kind. I love the exercise where 

she has her students empty a tube of 

toothpaste, then get two minutes to put 

the toothpaste back in the tube with pins. 

It’s an impossible task that illustrates 

that the toothpaste is like words – once 

they come out they are impossible to 

take back! 

Our third Honorable Mention went 

to Julie Frizzi (Principal Meredith 

Kirby), a counselor at Naples Park Elementary 

School. As a child, Mrs. Frizzi 

faced challenges beyond her control that 

left her feeling scared, lonely, anxious 

and depressed. This led her to become a 

school counselor so that she might help 

children who faced similar challenges. 

She searched for that one magical program 

that would help children navigate 

through turbulent times. She found it 

in yoga. She realized that inside each 

Julie Frizzi and Melissa Stamper 

child was the greatest organic calming 

tool, the human breath. During yoga 

breathing, she had them say things to 

themselves like, “I can change; I am a 

good friend; I am powerful; I believe in 

me; I am focused; I am kind.” Saying 

these words during deep breathing had 

an amazing effect. When a child would 

see another child who was frustrated, 

angry or distressed, he or she would 

say, “Breathe.” The children brought 

this home with them and taught their 

families the techniques, which led to 

reducing normally stressful times for 

the family. Family members would call 

Mrs. Farrar to thank her. She recently 

conducted a workshop for school principals 

showing them these techniques. 

Our 3 rd place winners are Cara 

Denny and Candace Johnson, counselors 

from Golden Gate Elementary 

School (Principal Kelly Bergey). 

Golden Gate Elementary is a unique 

school with students from different 

countries and cultures, speaking many 

different languages. Cara and Candace 

created a Kindness Club with Kindness 

Leaders to facilitate activities promoting 

kindness both within the school as 

well as outside the school community. 

To welcome new students, they have 

Kindness Ambassadors (who speak the 

same language) greeting the students 

with a welcoming gift and escorting 

them to their classes. Kindness Leaders 

perform random acts of kindness around 

the school, distribute compliment cards, 

hold student shout outs, write thank you 

notes to recognize and encourage their 

classmates, and pass out Seagull Cents 

for purchases at the school store. A most 

positive outcome was that the Kindness 

Leaders recognized that spreading kindness 

not only made others feel good 

but impacted their own moods as well. 

They graffitied the school with artistic 

messages of kindness and respect. When 

Hurricane Michael hit the Florida panhandle, 

remembering their own fears 

after Hurricane Irma, they drew pictures 

of hope and comfort, which they made 

into a quilt and sent to Hiland Park Elementary 

as a symbol of comfort, hope 

and connection. These kindness efforts 

became contagious, creating new bonds 

across different grade levels, cultures 

and races that are creating lasting friendships 

and respect. Students are seen 

standing up for one another schoolwide. 

Our 2 nd place winner is Phuong 

Gano, a 3 rd grade teacher at Shadowlawn 

Elementary School (Principal Dr. Oliver 

Phipps). Phuong, as a mother herself, 

saw the impact on her own children of 

leaving notes of love and encouragement 

in the lunch boxes she packed for 

them. 

Shadowlawn is a school where 

more than 82% of students are on free 

or reduced-price lunch, and a majority 

are from Hispanic homes where English 

is not spoken. Parents are working two 

and three jobs to make ends meet, and 

many have trouble helping their kids 

with homework in English. Mrs. Gano 

realized that since 82% of the school is 

eating school lunch, 82% of students are 

not getting any special notes to show 

that someone is thinking about them. 

So in her classroom, students have 

their own Lunch Notes Notebook. Beginning 

in September, every two weeks 

during the last 15 to 20 minutes of the 

day, notebooks were randomly passed 

out (students could not get their own 

notebooks) and students wrote notes 

in the notebook about the owner. For 

example, “I admire you because...I like 

you because...I really liked it when 

Dr. Oliver Phipps and Phuong Gano 

you...” Each notebook is special to 

the owner so students focus on writing 

something that would make the 

recipient feel good. At the end of the 

year, students will have a notebook 

with stories and notes that show how 

much they were cared for in third grade. 

These lunch notes teach children to be 

thoughtful of each other and to respect 

one another regardless of their religious, 

racial or cultural differences. Lunch Box 

Notes has become a favorite activity. 

The children want to do it at the end of 

every day now. We know that hate can 

be taught. Phuong Gano is teaching her 

students how to love and be loved. 

Jody Schreiber, Cara Denny, Candace Johnson, Kelly Bergey 

Our 1 st place winner is Cindy St. 

John from Oakridge Middle School, 

where one of Principal Kim Lonergan’s 

teachers has received a top spot for the 

last three years. Mrs. St. John teaches 

8 th grade English/Language Arts where 

Kim Lonergan 

The Diary of Anne Frank and the Holocaust 

are on the curriculum. Being a 

Cambridge AICE Global Perspectives 

teacher, allows Mrs. St. John to examine 

the Holocaust in greater detail and 

even teach them about other genocides. 

She has taught them about the Japanese 

internment in the U.S. during World War 

II as well. 

Her work is very expansive, but I 

will focus on one series of activities 

involving children who were interned 

for a time at Theresienstadt, the Nazi 

“show camp,” that was particularly 

touching. There were a total of 150,000 

children over time interned there during 

the war; only about 150 survived. Each 

of Mrs. St. John’s students was given 

the name of a child to research on the 

Museum of Tolerance web page. They 

Cindy St. John 

each made a beautiful personalized 

butterfly to represent their child and 

placed it in a large rectangle on the wall. 

Students presented a short biography 

on their child to the class so the child 

would never be forgotten. At the end of 

the bio, they reported what happened to 

the child. If the child died, the butterfly 

was removed from the wall. There were 

very few butterflies left. There were a lot 

of tears in the class. I understand from 

Mrs. Lonergan that those tears spilled 

out into the whole school. 

You are able to see all of the Stand 

Up for Justice projects from year 1 to 

the present on the Federation website at 

www.jewishnaples.org. It is worth your 

time to do so. 

What do you think? 

The Federation Star 

wants to know! 

Send your letters 

and comments to 

fedstar18@gmail.com.



Celebrate Israel Event / Rick Recht Concert, April 14, 2019 

Photos courtesy Ted Epstein • Additional photos at https://www.facebook.com/JewishFederationofGreaterNaples/ 

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COMMUNITY FOCUS 

N 

HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & COHEN EDUCATION CENTER www.holocaustmuseumswfl.org / 239-263-9200 

“ 

Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center update 

Susan 

Suarez 

President 

& CEO 

Spring greetings from The Holocaust 

Museum & Janet G. and 

Harvey D. Cohen Education Center. 

The community commemoration of 

Yom HaShoah on Sunday, April 28 is 

meaningful on so many levels. People 

of all ages and faiths come together to 

remember those lost in the Holocaust. 

The annual gathering exemplifies how 

we can join together by focusing more 

on what we have in common than what 

divides us. 

We all have something to share 

and something to learn from each other 

– young and old, local residents and 

fellow citizens who are Holocaust survivors, 

and Jewish people and non-Jewish 

people. The program underscores the 

crucial importance of having respect 

for one another despite our differences. 

The Holocaust and other genocides 

happen because of the devaluing of our 

fellow human beings. When someone 

is no longer considered human, the terrible 

treatment they receive no longer 

beckons other people to step in to defend 

them. Instead, your neighbor has 

been relegated to being a problem. This 

mindset diminishes us all, and we must 

be on guard to keep it in check. 

Here is another example of learning 

from and respecting others. Cindy 

St. John teaches 8 th grade at Oakridge 

Middle School in Naples. For the past 

five years, Cindy has arranged a field 

trip to the Museum. Because her students 

are at a crucial, formative age, 

she knows now is the time to teach them 

important life lessons. As they form 

their own identities and separate from 

their families, they are finding their way 

about what they will stand for and how 

they will relate to others. 

Prior to each trip, Cindy provides 

basic historical information about 

World War II and the Holocaust. But, 

she says, without the Museum visit, 

that information is “just words.” The 

Museum provides so many different 

components of the history that she can 

never replicate in a classroom. For the 

students to see the Museum in person 

makes the story of the Holocaust “tangible 

and impacts them on a whole new 

level.” It is a shock to many students, 

as well as adult visitors, when a human 

face is put to the stories about the 

concentration camps and when they 

witness the absurd depths of the Nazis’ 

hatred. They see the photos of people 

being mistreated and starved – people 

who can resemble their grandparents, 

parents, siblings and friends. Their eyes 

are opened to man’s inhumanity to man 

because the terrible evidence is right in 

front of them. This isn’t a quick story 

on the news or the internet they can 

turn away from quickly. They are face 

to face with innocent people who had 

to helplessly face overwhelming evil, 

cruelty and death. 

The day following the Museum 

trip, Cindy asks the students to “write a 

You just completed another season – 

what are you going to do next? 

Ida 

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GenShoah 

Chair 

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number of years ago, The Walt 

Disney Company had an ad 

campaign asking celebrities 

who had just won a championship, 

such as the Super Bowl, the Olympics 

or American Idol, “What are you going 

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At this time of year, people often 

say to me, “Season is over, now you 

can relax.” I reply, “Not yet. And I’m 

not going to Disney World!” Not yet 

anyway. This season’s many GenShoah 

and community programs did not appear 

by “Disney magic,” and neither will 

next season’s programs. 

The many GenShoah programs this 

season happened because of a lot of hard 

work on the part of many volunteers. 

Not one received a paycheck like the 

celebrities did just for saying “I’m going 

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As the GenShoah 2018-19 programing 

season draws to a close, there are 

so many people who helped GenShoah 

and who need to be thanked. Thank you 

to: Susan Suarez, President & CEO of 

the Holocaust Museum, who supported 

the GenShoah programs and worked 

on each of the Movies That Matter; everyone 

who helped with and sponsored 

Movies That Matter; Steve Brazina, 

program chair of GenShoah, who spent 

countless hours previewing films and 

obtaining the pubic performance rights 

for the films; Joan Hogan, who designs 

and sends out the monthly GenShoah 

newsletters; Sam Parish and Tim Morrison 

at the Museum; Shelley Lieb for 

ideas, serving on the steering committee 

and getting GenShoah SWFL information 

posted on the GenShoah International 

website; Rene and Sam Geist and 

Alex and Linda Wertheim for leading 

our book discussions; December event 

hosts Shirley and Marshall Besikof; 

participants, helpers and speakers at 

our programs, including Hank Bitterman, 

Odette Port, Sam Varsano, Monica 

Goodwin, Stuart Mest and Jeff Margolis; 

Ted Epstein, editor of the Federation 

Star; Renee’ Bialek, Jeffrey Feld and the 

Jewish Federation of Greater Naples; 

the venues that allowed us to hold our 

programs; those who helped with the 

Yom HaShoah event; those who made 

GRANT RECIPIENT 

reflection about what they saw, felt and 

how it impacted them.” Each year, she 

says, she has noticed that the students 

are more tolerant and more willing to 

listen to each other. 

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programs reach students in sixIr 

Southwest Florida counties. Our goald 

is to have students learn from the pastU 

so they can change the future. Each day, d 

young people are faced with growing w 

threats of bigotry, hatred and violence, w 

and we want to inspire them to speakm 

up. Thanks to teachers like Cindy St. p 

John and the community members who b 

participate in the Yom HaShoah com-memoration, 

we are confident that more 

people will be inspired to act against( 

bigotry, hatred and violence. C 

For more information about our 

education programs and opportunities 

to help support them, please contact me 

at Susan@HolocaustMuseumSWFL.org 

or 239.263.9200. 

donations to GenShoah; and of course, 

to all those who supported, gave positive 

feedback and attended programs. 

I also express gratitude to everyone 

in our community who has supported 

the Holocaust Museum and its mission, 

and to the survivors in our community 

who have shared their important stories. 

Brian Lipton, Regional Director 

of AJC West Coast Florida, has said, 

“People usually don’t remember being 

thanked, but they remember if they have 

not been thanked.” Please forgive me 

if I omitted you here, and I hope that 

I remembered to thank you in person. 

The Movies That Matter Committee 

has been previewing films for next 

season, many of which are outstanding 

and relate directly to its mission. It will 

be difficult to make the selections. 

The GenShoah Steering Committee 

and an associate committee are currently 

very busy planning programs for next 

season. The year 2020 is the 75 th anniversary 

of the end of WWII and the 

75 th anniversary of the liberation of the 

Nazi concentration camps, so expect 

some outstanding programs. 

If you would like information about 

GenShoah SWFL or to receive our 

monthly newsletter, please email me 

at genshoahswfl@gmail.com. Todah 

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Naples Senior Center’s 

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Dr. Jaclynn 

Faffer 

JFCS 

President/ 

CEO 

If one Googles the definition of 

“boot camp,” a number of different 

definitions appear, the first few 

related to intensive military training, or 

disciplinary programs for adolescents. 

Upon further pursuit, I came up with the 

definition most relevant to the program 

we have for caregivers of loved ones 

with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias 

(ADRD). That definition is “a 

program or situation that helps people 

become much better at doing something 

in a short period of time.” 

On March 28, Naples Senior Center 

(NSC) held its fourth “Caregivers Boot 

Camp,” attended by 30 caregivers. The 

four-hour participatory program has 

been funded by the Southwest Florida 

Community Foundation. 

“Caregivers Boot Camp” provides 

expert information on a variety of subjects, 

including medical information 

from professionals in the community, 

expert information on Medicare enrollment, 

tips on managing daily living, and 

time for discussion and social support. 

The most recent boot camp program 

benefited from videos on skill training 

techniques by Teepa Snow, a renowned 

expert of caring for someone with dementia. 

NSC provides respite for those 

who need it for their loved ones so that 

they can attend and benefit from the 

program. 

Currently, NSC offers eight dementia 

respite groups, including two on 

Marco Island, and one early memory 

loss group. All groups are facilitated 

by mental health professionals who are 

supported by specially trained volunteers. 

For more information about the 

NSC respite program, contact Rhonda 

Eisenberg at reisenberg@naplessenior 

center.org or 239.325.4444. 

The staff at Naples Senior Center 

always knows spring is in the air when 

we embark upon our Seder in a Box 

and Easter in a Basket programs for 

our clients who are struggling with food 

insecurity. Our local temples and synagogues 

assist us, as they always have, 

with Seder in a Box. In fact, this was one 

of the first community programs that we 

developed almost eight years ago! This 

year we provided Passover foods and 

Easter turkeys to 77 households. 

Another annual spring event is our 

Volunteer Appreciation event. Seventy 

attended the event on April 2 and were 

presented with a “check” for giving 

12,951 hours of service to NSC. We 

could not do what we do without our 

dedicated corps of over 200 volunteers! 

And speaking of events, please 

mark your calendars for January 11, 

2020, for our annual signature fundraising 

event, An Evening for Better 

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Here’s what our current members say… 

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exploring the community 

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“MCA takes the random out 

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sharing good times together!” 

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Bruce Sherman 


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Israel Tennis Centers 

exhibition in Naples 

On Monday, March 18, the student 

exhibition team from the 

Israel Tennis Centers Foundation 

hit the courts of the Players Club 

and Spa at Lely Resort in Naples in front 

of a sold-out crowd. 

This exhibition brought the ITC 

Winter 2019 Exhibition Tour to a 

wonderful close, after three weeks of 

appearances across Florida. The event, 

chaired by Shelley and Mark Schloss 

and in partnership with the Jewish Federation 

of Greater Naples, had close to 

Event chairs Shelley and Mark Schloss 

200 people in attendance to meet the 

multicultural group of four Israeli junior 

tennis teammates: Koral, a 17-year-old 

girl from Tel Aviv and the #1 player in 

Koral 

her age group; Jasmine, a 10-year-old 

Christian Arab girl from Akko; Ariel, 

a 10-year-old boy from Tel Aviv; and 

Tuval, a 19-year-old young man also 

from Tel Aviv. 

As a special honor for this exhibition, 

the team was coached by ITC 

Alumnus and former #18 in the world 

in Singles, Amos Mansdorf, who was 

one of the first children 

to participate in the ITC 

when it opened in 1976. 

During their U.S. appearances, 

in addition to 

exhibiting their skills on 

court, these youth ambassadors 

shared their 

personal stories about the 

impact of the ITC on their 

lives off court, on their 

families and the communities 

in which they live. 

“The positive impact 

through counseling, tutoring, 

providing meals 

and athletics for these 

children and on their lives 

is heartwarming, and so 

important,” stated Mark 

Schloss, Co-Chair of the 

ITC Naples exhibition. 

“We were so thrilled to 

have record-breaking 


attendance at this year’s event and have 

the opportunity for more people in the 

community to meet and hear from these 

extraordinary children.” 

The Israel Tennis Centers Foundation 

was founded in 1976, and today is 

one on the largest social service organizations 

for children in Israel, serving 

over 20,000 Israeli children annually. 

The 14 centers stretch from Kiryat 

Shmona in the north to Beer Sheva in the 

south. Many of these centers are in underprivileged 

areas, providing children 

with a safe, structured and nurturing 

environment. 

“We were very impressed with the 

commitment of ITC to children and 

young people of all ethnicities and religions. 

Specifically, we liked the way 

ITC uses sport and education as common 

ground to build a brighter future 

for these young people, and believes this 

approach could provide the groundwork 

to forge peace in the region,” stated 

Julie and Tom Pearson, who attended 

the event. 

ITC empowers children through 

sports and education. Its social impact 

programs serve a wide range of children, 

including youth at risk, immigrants and 

children with special needs, as well as 

those with developmental and physical 

disabilities. The ITC’s highly successful 

Coexistence Program brings children 

together from different religions and 

backgrounds on one court. 

“Coming on tour in the U.S. is a 

life-changing opportunity for these 

children,” said Jacqueline Glodstein, 

EVP Global Development, Israel Tennis 

Centers. “They get to meet the people 

who support them and gain a greater 

understanding of what’s possible for 

their future.” 

The organization holds exhibition 

cycles several times a year in various 

parts of North America. The next tour 

will begin in June with stops in the U.S. 

and Canada. 

For more information about the Israel 

Tennis Centers Foundation, please 

visit www.israeltenniscenters.org. 

Jasmine 

Tuval (at right) 

(Top row) Jacqueline Glodstein, EVP, ITC; Amos Mansdorf; Koral; Tuval; Yoni Yair, VP, ITC; 

(bottom row) Ariel, Jasmine (photos courtesy Ted Epstein) 

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The Naples Players announce cast 

of Neil Simon’s Lost In Yonkers 

NAPLES, Fla. (March 26, 2019) 

– The Naples Players (TNP) 

announce the cast for Neil Simon’s 

Lost in Yonkers, which runs May 

1-26 in Blackburn Hall. 

Sponsored by Merrill Lynch and 

directed by Executive Artistic Director 

Bryce Alexander, Lost in Yonkers is celebrated 

as one of Neil Simon’s greatest 

works. Debuting at the Richard Rodgers 

Theatre in 1990, Lost in Yonkers went 

on to win four Tony Awards, including 

Best Play, as well as the Pulitzer Prize 

in Drama. Praised as one of the greatest 

American playwrights, Neil Simon 

passed away last year, and The Naples 

Players is thrilled to celebrate him with 

Lost in Yonkers – scheduled to close its 

65 th Anniversary Theatre Season this 

May. 

Leonard Allen plays Arty and Brian Boland is Jay 

in Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers 

Set in New York in 1942, after the 

death of their mother, two young brothers 

are sent to stay with their formidable 

grandmother for the longest ten months 

of their lives. Grandmother Kurnitz is 

a one-woman German front – a refugee 

and a widow who has steeled her 

heart against the world. Her coldness 

and intolerance have crippled her own 

children: the boys’ father has no selfesteem; 

their Aunt Gert has an embarrassing 

speech impediment; their Uncle 

Louie is a small-time gangster; and their 

Aunt Bella has the mentality of a child. 

But it is Bella’s hunger for 

affection and her refusal to 

be denied love that saves 

the boys – and that leads to 

an unforgettable, wrenching 

confrontation with her 

mother. Filled with laughter, 

tears and insight, Lost in 

Yonkers is a heartwarming 

testament to Neil Simon’s 

talent. 

“The play is as 

relatable today as 

it was when it was 

written,” said Alexander. 

“At its heart, the play 

is about family, and how we 

sometimes feel disconnected 

from different generations. 

‘How could Grandma think 

that way? Or how can those 

kids act that way?’ And yet, 

it is our varied experiences 

that help our families come 

together. It seems like family is 

more important now than ever 

before.” 

The Naples Players’ Lost in 

Yonkers cast includes KidzAct 

stars Leonard Allen as Arty and 

Brian Boland as Jay. Veteran 

performer Bonnie Knapp plays Grandma, 

newcomer Mai-Lei Murphy plays 

Bella, while regulars Daniel Ospina 

performs as Louie, Bernardo Santana is 

Executive Artistic Director 

Bryce Alexander 


Eddie, and Judith Santos 

plays Gert. 

Lost in Yonkers runs 

May 1-26 in Blackburn Hall at the Sugden 

Community Theatre, 701 5 th Avenue 

South, Naples. Tickets are $40 and 

available by contacting the Box Office at 

239.263.7990 or online at www.Naples 

Players.org. 

The Naples Players (TNP) Sugden 

Community Theatre 

is Naples’ oldest and 

premier theatre, and 

a vital part of the 

exciting experience 

of Downtown 

Naples. As one of 

the top theatres in 

the country, TNP is 

celebrating its 65 th 

season by offering 

a variety of plays 

and musicals in 

three performance 

spaces: Blackburn 

Hall, the Tobye Studio Theater and the 

outdoor Baker Stage – all located in one 

building on 5 th Avenue South. KidzAct, 

Southwest Florida’s premier youth theatre 

program, offers top quality productions 

as well as in-depth skills classes 

for children. Adult education classes 

are offered throughout the year for firsttime 

performers to skilled professionals. 

Readers Theatre offers an opportunity to 

hear new works as well as rare one-acts 

and classics. 

The Naples Players continually 

seek to enrich, educate and entertain the 

community through a superior theatre 

experience. TNP is inspiring passion 

for the performing arts through lifelong 

opportunities to participate in vibrant 

theatrical experiences. 

The Naples Players kick off their 

19 

66 th Season with the ABBA Broadway 

hit-musical MAMMA MIA! June 26- 

28, The Great Gatsby October 2-27, 

Escanaba in Da Moonlight October 23 - 

November 1, the sweet holiday musical 

She Loves Me November 27 - December 

22, the world premiere comedy Making 

God Laugh January 15 - February 9, 

2020, the riveting Silent Sky February 

5 - March 1, the American musical favorite 

Bye Bye Birdie March 4 - April 5, 

the hilarious comedy Becky’s New Car 

April 1-26, and the sisterhood comedy 

Calendar Girls April 29 - May 24. 

New 2019-2020 Season Subscriptions 

are underway and available in 

three different packages through the 

Box Office with detailed subscription 

information on the website. 

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Magical Hadassah 

By Diane Schwartz, President, Collier/Lee Chapter of Hadassah 

What a special night it was 

on Sunday, April 7, when 

the Collier/Lee Chapter of 

Hadassah presented a tribute to its past 

presidents. Hadassah showcased “It’s 

Magical…A Tribute to Collier/Lee 

Hadassah Past Presidents” at Audubon 

Country Club. Eleven past presidents 

participated in the evening and were 

Linda Wertheim and Lee Henson, 

Co-VPs of Fundraising and event co-chairs 

recognized for service, leadership and 

dedication to Hadassah’s mission and 

work. 

Proceeds benefited the Hadassah 

360 Degrees of Healing Full Circle 

Campaign. This year, as one of its several 

projects, the Chapter is working 

to raise $18,000 to support and name a 

fully-equipped single-patient room in 

the iconic Round Building in the Ein 

Karem campus, Jerusalem home of 

the renowned Chagall windows. 

Hadassah Medical Organization 

(HMO) supports two hospitals in Jerusalem 

and handles one million admissions 

each year, treating patients regardless 

of race, religion or nationality. HMO 

is known worldwide for its research 

in stem cell and neurodegenerative 

diseases. 

Keith Raygor wowed the room 

with tableside and stage craft magic, 

mind-reading and music. Attendees are 

still trying to determine, “How did he 

do that?” 

Donations to Hadassah for the 360 

Campaign are still being accepted. 

For information, please contact me 

at 732.539.4011 or dianepschwartz@ 

gmail.com. 


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Rhonda Brazina, Mistress of Ceremonies for the 

evening, and Hadassah President Diane Schwartz 

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The festival of Purim: a sweet celebration 

at The Terraces at Bonita Springs 

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (March 

20, 2019) – On March 19, residents 

at The Terraces at Bonita 

Springs gathered to bake more than 80 

hamentashen pastries in preparation 

for the festival of Purim beginning on 

March 20. Seven residents of the luxury 

senior community enjoyed the warmth 

and camaraderie of baking together in 

the community kitchen, sharing family 

stories and anecdotes of holidays past. 

This was the sixth year of the “hamentashen 

baking,” which is followed the 

next day by a reading of the Megillah 

and a full-scale Purim celebration. 

Mindee Weber, a concierge at The 

Terraces, facilitates both the baking and 

religious aspects of Purim and Passover 

for the community. 

“This is always so special for the 

residents and for me,” said Ms. Weber. 

“So many of us do not have local family 

members to celebrate with. Baking 

together and enjoying each other here 

at The Terraces gives us the feeling of 

being with family. An extra special component 

is that not everyone participating 

is Jewish. We gather with friends of all 

faiths to celebrate together and to share 

our traditions.” 

Holiday celebrations, educational 

events, guest speakers and a variety 

of inspiring activities take place 

throughout the year at The Terraces 

at Bonita Springs (www.TheTerracesatBonitaSprings.com) 

as part of the 

community’s active lifestyle programs. 

The Terraces is the only Life Plan 

Community for senior living in the 

Bonita Springs area. Living choices 

include independent living, assisted 

living, memory support, skilled nursing 

and rehabilitation. The Terraces is highlighted 

by fine resort-style amenities 

and services, in an Addison Mizner- 

inspired Mediterranean Revival 

setting. With a thoughtful 

emphasis on overall 

wellness, The Terraces offers 

a dedicated Vitality Program 

that addresses all aspects of 

wellness – in mind, body 

and spirit. A professional, 

dedicated staff takes care of 

all interior and exterior maintenance, 

cooking, housekeeping 

and 24-hour security for 

the gated community. Living 

expenses are covered with 

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Join the volunteer-led discussion of 

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portion is Achrei Mot. There will be a 

light breakfast at 8:15 a.m. with discussion 

to follow at 8:30 a.m. There is no 

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Join us on Friday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. for 

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The annual Temple Shalom Preschool 

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4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Social Hall of 

Temple Shalom. This year’s theme is the 

Kentucky Derby. Masterful works of art 

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children will be available for purchase. 

There will be food and drink, games, 

entertainment and a silent auction 

where various items and services will 

be up for bid. RSVP to the preschool at 

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Music of the Holocaust…the world they lived in 

now gone, their music connects us to their lives 

By Arlene Stolnitz 

This month’s article is, in part, a repeat 

of an earlier writing of mine on Holocaust 

music. I think it is worth reprinting 

this month in remembrance of Yom 

HaShoah. 

According to research by the 

Milken Archive of Jewish 

Music, “Musical life in the 

concentration and death camps was 

of a distinctly two-faced nature. On 

one hand, music 

acted as a means 

of survival for 

the inmates; on 

the other hand, it 

served as an instrument 

of terror 

for the SS. Prison 

personnel abused 

inmate musicians 

for their own purposes. 

With forced daily musical performances, 

they furthered the process 

of breaking the prisoners’ willpower 

and of human degradation. Thus, music 

in Nazi camps served as a method 

of cultural survival for the victims, and 

simultaneously as a means of domination 

for the perpetrators.” 

With the recent growth of Holocaust 

music research and interest in 

Yiddish as a language, we now have 

a treasure of music that gives light to 

the suffering of Jews under the Nazi 

regime. Music offered Jews a way to 

express their humanity while living in 

inhumane conditions. For them, it was 

an escape from reality and gave voice 

to their yearning for freedom and hope. 

Even though professional musical 

performances were banned, freedom to 

sing and compose music could not be 

completely censored. Music became a 

symbol of freedom. 

Small orchestras played at private 

occasions. Music was even performed 

publicly in some ghettos, with lyrics 

about ghetto life. The Vilna ghetto had 

an extensive program of music activities 

including orchestras, choirs and a 

revue theater. 

Partisans who escaped from ghettos 

and camps performed their original 

songs in several languages. Two 

well-known songs from this period are 

“Zog Nit Keynmol,” also known as the 

Partisan Hymn, and “Es Brent” (It’s 

Burning), which was later seen as a 

prophecy of the impending Holocaust. 

In Terezin, many German musicians 

and composers were interned. 

Known as Theresienstadt, it was a 

ghetto and concentration camp which 

held Jews primarily from Czechoslovakia 

as well as Germany, Austria, 

Netherlands and Denmark. Established 

by Hitler as a “show camp,” notable 

musicians, writers and artists were sent 

there for “safekeeping.” However, it 

was created for the purpose of propaganda 

to deceive the International Red 

Cross inspectors into believing that 

Jews were being treated humanely. 

In effect, essential conditions were 

created for the extraordinary possibility 

of cultural activity for prisoners by 

prisoners. There were so many musicians 

in Theresienstadt, there could 

have been two symphony orchestras 

playing simultaneously, including a 

number of chamber orchestras. New 

pieces of music were composed and 

premiered. Many of these pieces confronted 

camp reality through their 

music and lyrics. Yet, these moments 

of culture contrasted sharply with the 

daily attempt to survive. Although it 

was not an extermination camp, nearly 

HIGH STYLE FOR LESS 

33,000 died due to appalling conditions 

of population density, malnutrition 

and disease. 

Several years ago, a poignant program, 

“Voices of the Holocaust,” was 

presented at the Van Wezel Performing 

Arts Hall in Sarasota. A collaboration 

of singers, dancers and musicians 

from Sarasota County, the program 

was organized by Joe Holt, conductor 

of Gloria Musicae. The program, 

with choreography by Liz Bergmann, 

consisted of choral music, arranged by 

Sheridan Seyfried, set to poems found 

after the Shoah. The multi-visual program 

consisted of songs sung in ghettos 

and concentration camps during 

World War II. Many of the poems written 

by children inspired the greatest 

songs. “They Call Me Zamele,” “Motele 

from the Warsaw Ghetto,” “A Jewish 

Child,” and “The Street Singer” are 

but a few of the titles. 

Another famous contemporary 

composer, Charles Davidson, has composed 

a heartwrenching choral cantata 

based on the poems, “And I Never 

Saw Another Butterfly,” written at 

Theresienstadt. 

We will never know how many 

symphonies, poems and songs will 

never be heard, however, their dreams 

of hope, never extinguished, are reflected 

in the last line of the poem, 

“Zog Nit Keynmol,” written after the 

uprising in the Warsaw ghetto in April 

1944. 

“Therefore never say the road now 

ends for you, 

Though leaden skies may cover over 

days of blue. 

And as the hour that we longed for is 

so near, 

Our step beats out the message…we 

are here!” 

Arlene Stolnitz, founder of the Sarasota 

Jewish Chorale, has sung in choral 

groups for over 25 years. A retired 

educator, she is a graduate of the Gulf 

Coast Community Leadership Foundation. 

A member of the Jewish Congregation 

of Venice, the Venice Chorale 

and the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, her 

interest in choral music has led to this 

series of articles on Jewish Folk Music 

in the Diaspora. 

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The sacrifice of 

the Jews of Hungary 

By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD 

On May 15, 1944 – 75 years ago 

this month – a shock of cataclysmic 

proportions fell upon 

the Jews of Hungary, the last great center 

of Jewish population still untouched 

by the Holocaust. 

Between 1920 and 1944 the country 

was governed by Regent Miklós 

Horthy, whose principal 

goal was to 

regain some or all 

of the land that Hungary 

had lost as a 

result of World War 

I. This led him to 

Dr. Paul Bartrop 

ally his country with 

the Axis powers of 

Italy and Germany, which resulted in 

sizable territorial gains for Hungary 

between 1938 and 1941. In following 

its goals of territorial reclamation, the 

Hungarian government joined the Axis 

powers formally in December 1940; 

Hungarian forces then fought alongside 

the Germans in Yugoslavia from 

April 1941, and in the massive German 

offensive against the Soviet Union 

(Operation Barbarossa) beginning in 

June 1941. 

Even before this, however, Hungary’s 

government, which contained 

strong rightist and anti-Semitic elements, 

sought to persecute and marginalize 

Hungarian Jews, who in 1941 

numbered about 825,000. These included 

Jews who lived in lands that 

had been annexed by Hungary between 

1938 and 1941. 

In the late 1930s, the Hungarian 

government had implemented racial 

legislation along similar lines to 

Germany’s Nuremberg Laws. These 

revoked equal citizenship for Jews, restricted 

them from working in certain 

professions, barred them from civil and 

military service, and prevented them 

from marrying non-Jews. 

Because Jews were forbidden from 

serving in the military, in 1938 the 

Hungarian government established a 

forced labor program for Jewish men. 

Many of them were forced to labor 

under impossible conditions, without 

adequate medical care, food, water and 

shelter. It is estimated that between 

1940 and 1944 at least 27,000 Jews 

died under the supervision of the Hungarian 

Army, which had put them to 

work on a variety of defense and infrastructure 

projects. 

Just as Hungarian troops were being 

deployed eastwards to take part 

in the invasion of the Soviet Union, 

the Horthy regime forcibly deported 

20,000 Jews to Ukraine, where virtually 

all were murdered by German 

killing squads. These Jews were not 

Hungarian citizens and came from territories 

recently annexed by Hungary. 

In early 1942, Hungarian troops killed 

nearly 3,000 Jews in the portion of Yugoslavia 

they then controlled, but the 

government was reluctant to move en 

masse against Hungarian Jews. Indeed, 

Horthy’s Prime Minister, Miklós Kállay, 

refused to deport Hungarian Jews, 

even under pressure from Berlin to do 

so. 

Defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad 

on February 2, 1943, which resulted in 

catastrophic losses for the Hungarian 

Army, convinced Horthy that the war 

was lost. Kállay now sought to negotiate 

an armistice with the Allies, but to 

prevent this the Germans invaded and 

occupied most of Hungary in March 

1944. 

Kallay was replaced by Dome 

Sztójay, who was pro-German and willing 

to implement fully Berlin’s liquidation 

of the Jews. Almost immediately, 

Nazi anti-Semitic measures were imposed 

over Hungary’s Jewish population. 

Sztójay ordered that all Jews living 

outside Budapest, numbering nearly 

half a million, be rounded up and concentrated 

in hastily established ghettos. 

There the living conditions were 

appalling, and Jews were frequently 

subjected to rape, violence and extortion 

by troops and militias guarding the 

ghetto areas. 

In May, the mass deportation of 

Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz began, 

and in less than two months some 

440,000 Jews had been sent east, with 

the killing facilities working non-stop, 

day and night. This was the fastest killing 

operation of any of the Nazi campaigns 

against Jewish populations in 

occupied Europe. It clogged the murder 

machinery to such a degree that 

the crematoria could not keep up, and 

a vast number of bodies were simply 

burned in open pits. Mass killing had of 

course been an ongoing process since 

1942, but never did it reach such proportions 

as in the spring of 1944. The 

frenzy with which the Nazis undertook 

their task defied even the demands of 

winning the war, with both men and 

transport being diverted from the front 

lines to assist in the deportations. 

In July 1944, Horthy ordered the 

deportations stopped, mainly because 

he knew the Germans’ military position 

had deteriorated. He deposed 

Sztójay and sounded out the Allied 

governments regarding the possibility 

of an armistice. This was too much for 

the Germans, who deposed him. Horthy 

was replaced by Ferenc Szálasi, 

a fascist and leader of the right-wing 

Arrow Cross Party. 

By this time, only the Jewish 

community of Budapest remained 

relatively intact. Szálasi moved immediately 

against them, and in late 1944 

several thousand were force-marched 

toward Austria, with many dying en 

route. 

After a brutal and lengthy siege 

devastated Budapest, Hungary signed a 

truce with the Soviets, who had already 

occupied part of the country, in January 

1945. By the early spring of 1945, 

German troops had been expelled from 

Hungary, replaced by Soviet occupation 

forces. 

In the end, perhaps up to 600,000 

Hungarian Jews were murdered following 

the German occupation in 

March 1944, and particularly the period 

between May and December 1944. 

This figure, with the war so close to the 

end, represented perhaps ten percent of 

all Jews killed in the Holocaust – murdered 

in just a seven-month period. 

Dr. Paul Bartrop is Professor of History 

and the Dir. of the Center for Judaic, 

Holocaust, and Genocide Studies 

at Florida Gulf Coast University. He 

can be reached at pbartrop@fgcu.edu. 

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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. 

Play Ball!: The Tribe 

on the Big-League Diamond 

The following players were on a major 

league team as of April 10. All have at 

least one Jewish parent and identify as 

Jewish or secular 

RICHARD BLEIER, 31, relief 

pitcher, Baltimore. He has posted great 

stats in the last two seasons. He played 

for Israel in the 2013 World Baseball 

Classic (WBC). Bleier is a Florida 

native who grew up in Plantation. He 

played college baseball for Florida 

Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. 

He lives in Fort Lauderdale. 

RYAN BRAUN, 35, outfielder/ 

first base, Milwaukee. He’s a six-time 

All-Star and the 2011 NL MVP, but he 

isn’t the dominant player he once was 

and his batting average dipped in 2018. 

Still, he hit 20 homers, 

ALEX BREGMAN, 24, shortstop/ 

third base, Houston. Bregman signed a 

six-year, $100M dollar contract extension 

in March. He’s now the highest 

paid Jewish baseball player ever. This 

contract is a testament to how well 

Bregman has played since mid-2016, 

when he joined the “big club.” His hitting 

and fielding led the Astros to their 

first World Series championship in 

2017. He repeated in 2018, with great 

batting stats that included 31 homers. 

He was a 2018 All-Star team member 

– and, yes, he had a bar mitzvah. Fun 

fact: His family went to the same Albuquerque 

synagogue as the family of 

ALEXI ASHE, Seth Meyer’s wife. 

MAX FRIED, 25, pitcher, Atlanta. 

Fried had a bar mitzvah and played in 

the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel. 

He was in the majors for most of 2018, 

but saw limited playing time. 

IAN KINSLER, 36, second base, 

San Diego. Like Braun, this four-time 

All-Star isn’t the star he once was. 

Still, he posts okay hitting stats and 

won a Golden Glove in 2018 for his 

great fielding. 

JOC PEDERSON, 26, outfielder, 

Los Angeles Dodgers. Pederson, a 

streak power hitter who was frequently 

injured, stayed healthy in 2018 and hit 

more consistently. He played for Israel 

in the 2013 WBC. 

KEVIN PILLAR, 30, outfielder, 

San Francisco. This former bar mitzvah 

boy is a consistently good hitter 

and base stealer. 

ROBERT STOCK, 29, relief 

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the minors, Stock made his big league 

debut last June. His 100mph fastball 

may keep him up. 

ROWDY TELLEZ, 24, first base, 

Toronto. He was called up last September 

and was on a hitting tear for the 

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At the Movies 

Opening on Friday, May 3 is Long 

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SETH ROGEN, 36, and Charlize 

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brash reporter for a liberal alt-weekly. 

The job he loves disappears when a 

conservative media baron buys his 

paper. Shortly thereafter, he runs into 

Charlotte (Theron), his old babysitter, 

who is now the Secretary of State. Fred 

charms her with his self-deprecating 

humor and his memories of her youthful 

idealism. As she prepares to make a 


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surprise presidential run, she hires Fred 

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chemistry and begin a romantic affair 

that threatens to torpedo her campaign. 

Fred has a lot of foibles in his past. 

Advance reviews are quite good. 

Rogen has become a better actor over 

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seemingly every film genre. A romantic 

comedy lives or dies on whether we 

like the main characters and whether 

their romance seems plausible. Most 

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50/50 (2011), a good movie in which 

Rogen gave his best dramatic performance. 

The screenplay was co-written 

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written for many smart TV comedy 

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a woman (Diane Keaton) who moves 

into a retirement community and starts 

a cheerleading squad with her fellow 

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plays one of the squad members. I hope 

this flick is not too “old folks cute.” 

(Opens Friday, May 3) 

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Kadurei shokolad: 

Israel’s favorite dessert 

– recipe by Chef Dalia 

With Passover behind us and 

with Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli 

Independence Day, 

taking place on Thursday, May 9, a 

little Israeli chametz, seemed like a 

good way to come back and is a time 

for celebration. Clubs, bars, event halls, 

and everyone who’s anyone is planning 

a Yom Ha’atzmaut party. The streets will 

be filled with live shows, cotton candy 

and corn on the cob stands, spray paint 

and flicker stands, and fireworks in every 

city. With 85% of country not having 

to go to work the next day – this is truly 

the biggest festival in Israel. There are 

many ways to celebrate Israel from anywhere 

in the world on Yom Ha’atzmaut. 

Most of the time it involves eating our 

favorite Israeli foods. 

To honor Israel’s 71 st birthday, I 

thought it was the perfect time to share 

Israel’s best-known and most-loved favorite 

dessert recipe – Kadurei shokolad 

(Chocolate balls). 

Chocolate balls are as iconic as 

falafel in Israel, yet most tourists have 

never heard of them. After all, nobody 

is hawking these colorful confections 

on street corners. Kadurei shokolad, 

as they are known in Hebrew, are a 

quintessential Israeli treat. They may 

not be what most tourists think of when 

asked about Israeli dessert treats, since 

they are something that is usually made 

at home with kids rather than sold in 

stores, but they are part of the fabric of 

an Israeli childhood. 

I promise they are more delicious 

than they sound. It’s a one-bowl wonder, 

made with cocoa, sugar, milk and 

biscuits, all mashed together into a 

dark brown goop. My boys are usually 

relegated to bashing the biscuits 

with a rolling pin, a job they do with 

gleeful abandon. Little lopsided balls 

of the mixture are rolled into shredded 

coconut or colored candies and placed 

on a serving tray or popped straight into 

their mouths. 

Kadurei shokolad are as popular 

as ever despite the enormous changes 

in the Israeli food scene. Its appeal 

lies in its simplicity – a dessert that is 

fast, no-bake and inexpensive. Kadurei 

shokolad has none of the fastidiousness 

found in gourmet sweets and can be 

tweaked and improvised according to 

what is available. Rum and candied nuts 

can be added for a more sophisticated 

twist, while leftover cookies that have 

gone stale can also be incorporated in 

the batter. It’s a humble dessert reserved 

for informal affairs. For Israelis, it tastes 

of home, birthday parties, picnics and 

childhood. Indeed, it’s more than just 

a favorite recipe. Kadurei shokolad has 

become a part of the collective memory 

of Israel. 

I recommend having a variety of 

sprinkly things on hand to roll them in. 

For Israel’s special day, I am going to 

coat them this year in blue and white 

sprinkles to make them super-Israeli. 

What’s more, the recipe is easy to 

alter. You can flavor it to your liking 

with alcohol (for the adults, of course), 

coffee, caramel or chocolate chips. 

In Israel, Kadurei shokolad is generally 

made with tea biscuits such as Petit 

Beurre (which, despite the name, are not 

butter cookies). If you can’t find them, 

Personal Chef Dalia Hemed 

can be reached at 

daliahemed@msn.com. 

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Ingredients: 

• 1 pound chocolate biscuit cookies 

• 1 cup unsalted non-dairy butter 

(or margarine) 

• 3.5 ounces bittersweet chocolate 

(chopped) 

• 1 cup sugar 

• 6 tablespoons cocoa powder 

• 1 teaspoon silan (date honey) 

• 1/2 cup coconut milk 

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

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Using clean hands, roll the mixture 

into walnut-sized balls. (Use about 

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per ball.) 

Roll each ball into powdered sugar 

(or a mix of powdered sugar, cocoa 

and cinnamon), coconut flakes, 

sprinkles or sanding sugar. Place 

on a plate, cover and chill in the 

refrigerator until firm. 

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Since Yom Ha’atzmaut is my favorite 

holiday, I also decided to share 

my favorite Israeli best-known drink, 

called Limonana. It’s another part of 

my collective memory of Israel and 

my absolute favorite. There is nothing 

more refreshing than tangy lemonade 

and spearmint (especially fresh from 

my garden) blended with ice to make 

the perfect slushy. Lemon and mint are 

two of my favorite flavors, but put them 

together and they are even better than 

either one is alone. 

Limonana ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon 

juice 

• 1/4 cup loosely packed mint 

• 1/2 cup (3.75 oz) sugar 

• 1 cup water 

• Ice cubes 

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Combine the lemon juice, mint, 

sugar and water in a blender. Blend 

at high speed until well mixed. Add 

the ice. Pour into glasses and serve 

immediately. 

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ging Jewishly – What our traditions teach us about growing old 

Sex and seniors – The Jewish perspective 

By Rabbi Barbara Aiello 

Daniel Reingold, president and 

CEO of River Spring Health, 

the organization that operates 

the Hebrew Home of Riverdale, New 

York, is credited 

with developing 

a policy that highlights 

an important 

aspect of senior 

living. 

In an article 

titled “The 

Jewish Nursing 

Home Where 

Rabbi Barbara Aiello You’re Never Too 

Old for Sex,” (Kveller, July 2016), reporter 

Joanna C. Valente recounts Mr. 

Reingold’s reaction when he was faced 

with a particularly delicate issue. In 

1995, after a nurse walked in on two 

residents having sex, the nurse asked 

Mr. Reingold what to do… and he infamously 

told her, “Tiptoe out and close 

the door behind you.” 

Reingold’s response led to the 

1995 establishment of his organization’s 

sexual expression policy. In fact, 

Reingold said, “The policy is meant to 

protect both those who seek intimacy, 

and those who receive unwanted advances.” 

Reingold believes strongly 

that it is vitally important that those 

who work in service to the elderly recognize 

that “sex is here to stay.” 

Barbara and Joel (not their real 

names) would agree. Barbara recalls, 

“We met at one of the lectures that we 

have here in our retirement community. 

The speaker asked for questions and 

I was impressed with what Joel had to 

say.” 

Joel nods a definite “yes.” “She 

came over to me and thanked me for 

my comment. We made a date to have 

coffee and the rest is history!” 

Barbara and Joel both had lost 

their spouses and after several years 

of living alone, they were open to new 

experiences, new friends and new love. 

“And that’s what we have,” says Joel, 

who emphasizes, “Do we have sex? 

Yes, indeed we do!” 

Rabbi Michael Gold, author of 

Does God Belong in the Bedroom, addresses 

unmarried sex and offers advice 

from a Torah point of view. Rabbi 

Gold writes that although rabbis of the 

Talmudic period specifically spoke 

against it, “The written Torah never 

forbids sex outside the context of marriage, 

with the exception of adultery 

and incest. On the contrary, the Torah 

seems to assume that it is a natural part 

of life.” 

Apparently so. In fact, Dr. Mehmet 

Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen cite the 

National Poll on Healthy Aging that 

questioned more than 1,000 seniors 

between age 65 and 80. A full 75 percent 

said they had a romantic partner, 

and more than half reported that they 

are sexually active. All well and quite 

good, except for the fact that senior 

love and romance includes increased 

risk. 

Recent studies find that among elderly 

men and women, sexually transmitted 

diseases are at an all-time high. 

Researchers report that from 2007 to 

2012 syphilis has increased 52 percent, 

and the AARP notes that “every 

year since 2012, there has been about 

a 20 percent jump in the incidence of 

STDs.” The problem is so pervasive 

that the AARP reminds seniors that 

Medicare now offers free STD screenings 

especially for them. 

From a Jewish perspective, journalists 

at My Jewish Learning (MJL) 

found that among modern rabbis, times 

have changed. They write that, “While 

most Orthodox and Conservative rabbis 

do consider sex outside marriage 

inappropriate, most Reform and Reconstructionist 

(and some Conservative) 

rabbis are less severe in their 

language.” The official position of the 

Reform movement is that sex outside 

of marriage is not ideal, but it is not 

considered “forbidden.” MJL goes on 

the say that their findings indicate that 

few Reconstructionist rabbis would 

prohibit sex outside of marriage as 

well. 

Thanks to the attitudes of professionals 

like the Hebrew Home’s Daniel 

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Reingold, sex among seniors is a topic 

that today can be openly acknowledged 

and discussed, free from embarrassment 

or shame. Reingold says, 

“We don’t lose the pleasure that comes 

with touch. If intimacy leads to a sexual 

relationship, then let’s deal with it as 

grown-ups.” 

For ten years Rabbi Barbara Aiello 

served the Aviva Campus for Senior 

Life as resident rabbi. Currently as 

Rabbi Emerita she shares her experiences 

on Aging Jewishly. She is also 

program host of the 17-year Radio 

Rabbi program, AM 930 The Answer. 

Contact her at Rabbi@RabbiBarbara. 

com. 

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Mossad fiction: Israeli authors strike noir gold 

with deep-cover intelligence thrillers 

Book review by Philip K. Jason, Special to the Federation Star 

Death in Shangri-La, 

by Yigal Zur; Sara Kitai, trans. 

Oceanview Publishing. 272 pages. 

Hardcover $26.95. 

his high-stakes thriller takes its 

protagonist, a former Israeli security 

operative now working 

s a private detective, far outside of the 

usual terrain for 

such lead characters. 

It’s not Israel 

or Israel’s neighboring 

states that 

Dotan Naor visits 

on his mission, 

but the Far East, 

including India, 

the disputed Kashmir 

region, and 

ther Asian nations touched by the 

imalayas. There’s not much more 

han a taste of Tel Aviv here, though 

t’s Naor’s home base. 

Naor has agreed to find 

he missing son of an acuaintance 

who has made 

is millions as a cutthroat 

sraeli arms merchant. 

illy Mizrachi’s missng 

son, Itiel, is seeking 

eace at an ashram in 

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eyes, Itiel’s goals 

re worthless, yet Willy 

elieves he is redeemble 

– or at least peruadable. 

He wants him 

ack home. 

When Naor learns that Willy was 

urdered in India, he keeps working 

n the case. (Actually, this situation is 

ore of a bet between Naor and Willy 

han a normal case.) 

This region seems to be popular 

with young Israelis, especially those 

done with their compulsory military 

service, who travel in groups for the 

scenic and cultural pleasures. Even 

Israeli honeymooners show up there. 

This same region is also home to a 

formidable Muslim extremist population, 

which is not only at odds with the 

long-established dominant non-western 

religions, but ready to attack Israelis 

wherever they are found. One such 

terrorist target is the Chabad House in 

Manili, India. 

Naor is accompanied by a highly 

skilled Israel security agent, Maya, 

who is the overall winner of the most 

desirable traveling or working companion 

award among the several 

gorgeous women with whom Naor associates 

in this novel. 

The strengths of Death in Shangri- 

La include the attractiveness of Dotan 

Naor, who is at once hard-boiled and 

subtle, shrewd and fallible. 

There are dozens 

of memorable supporting 

characters, representing 

the various cultural, spiritual, 

moral and economic 

dimensions of the broad 

setting. 

The fundamental attraction, 

however, is author 

Yigal Zur’s ability to describe 

the fabulous places 

that his plot rolls through. 

What a fantastic kaleidoscope 

of scenery, neighborhoods, 

conventions of dress and tastes. This 

author would make a great tour guide. 

In fact, he is one. 

This book, one of three titles in the 

Dotan Naor Thriller Series, is the first 

to be translated into English. It’s fastpaced, 

suspenseful, and it painlessly 

imparts a striking series of unique impressions 

about the faraway places that 

few will ever be able to visit. The investigation 

is solid grunt work, moving 

from one lead to another. The transportation 

available and the road conditions 

make getting there way less than 

half the fun, except if you are at home 

between the covers of this book. 

A Spy in Exile, by Jonathan de Shalit. 

Steven Cohen, trans. 

Emily Bestler Books / Atria. 

384 pages. Hardcover $27.00. 

A 

pseudonymous former senior 

staffer in the Israeli intelligence 

community has crafted 

an exciting, highly original and authoritative 

espionage thriller. Its premise: 

Israel’s intelligence operatives are getting 

predictable and lax. The 

Prime Minister, wishing to 

shake things up, establishes 

a nameless new entity under 

deep cover, an extremely 

fluid team that only answers 

to him. 

Though recently removed 

from her position at 

the Mossad, Ya’ara Stein 

is selected to head this 

unit. She quickly recruits 

a team of six under the 

supervision of herself and 

one other leader. Ya’ara is beautiful, 

ruthless and resourceful. The members 

of her team most often work in 

couples to fulfill the evolving mission. 

They are learning tradecraft on the job. 

Training and assignment execution are 

compressed into a tense and explosive 

experience. 

Members of the cohort interact 

with one another, developing personal 

as well as spy-craft relationships that 

will prepare them to carry out successful 

missions. However, the group must 

remain invisible, with no recourse to 

outside recognition or assistance. 

The author’s handling of these 

realities, through describing Ya’ara’s 

leadership, is one of the book’s many 

strong points. Travel plans are designed 

so that anything approaching 

group travel is avoided. The fledgling 

spies and their leaders usually arrive at 

meetings individually after beginning 

journeys at different locations and using 

different modes of transportation. 

The individuals in each pairing develop 

a variety of relationships, and the 

very variety keeps the premise from 

becoming stale. Mr. de Shalit meets 

the challenge of sharply differentiating 

his characters while stressing their 

common commitment and allegiance 

to Ya’ara. Her cover as a filmmaker is 

put to good use on several occasions. 

The students’ training and assignments 

bring them to a wide variety of 

interesting locales, each described vividly 

and authoritatively. These include 

Hamburg, Berlin, Bremen, Moscow, 

Leeds, Newcastle, Oxford, Liverpool, 

London (especially the Bethnal Green 

neighborhood), Brussels, Cologne, Tel 

Aviv and Paris. 

Their missions include stopping a 

lethal force made up of descendants of 

a Red Army cadre. This terrorist group 

hides out in a remote farm that is penetrated 

by Ya’ara’s team, leading to a 

cache of clues to the cadre’s intentions 

and a plan to undermine it. 

The team also puts an end to 

the life of a powerful 

Muslim religious leader 

who is instigating terrorist 

action. Unfortunately, 

a seven-year-old 

girl is killed in the mayhem, 

leading to painful 

soul-searching by some 

of the team members. 

They snatch and do 

away with another terrorist, 

already the subject of 

arrest and trial, whom they 

feel needs to be eliminated rather than 

merely brought to conventional justice. F 

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ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD 


Hundreds of Miami supporters gather for FIDF gala 

benefiting Israeli soldiers 

MIAMI, Fla., (March 11, 2019) 

– Former Israeli Air Force 

Commander Maj. Gen. (Res.) 

Amir Eshel addressed the Friends of the 

Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Greater 

Miami Chapter Gala on Thursday, 

March 7 at The Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood. 

The event raised $2.2 million 

for FIDF well-being and educational 

programs for Israel Defense Forces 

(IDF) soldiers. 

Eshel, who led the Israeli Air Force 

from 2012-2017, delivered the keynote 

address to some 900 Miami-area FIDF 

supporters. Co-chairing the event were 

Sam Moshe, FIDF National Board 

member and Greater Miami Chapter 

Vice President, and Paula Moshe. The 

Gala co-chair Paula Moshe and gala co-chair, FIDF National Board Member 

and FIDF Greater Miami Chapter Vice President Sam Moshe 

gala honored former Young Leadership 

President and current Greater Miami 

Chapter Board member Brad Meier. 

Attending the gala was a delegation 

of active-duty IDF soldiers, including 

Second Lt. Maya, a platoon commander 

in the Air Force’s David’s Sling unit, 

who helped intercept two missiles 

launched by Syria toward Israel. The 

David’s Sling unit has been adopted by 

a supporter of the FIDF Greater Miami 

community as part of the FIDF Adopt 

a Battalion Program. 

Other IDF soldiers in attendance 

were Cpl. K. , a Lone Soldier – one who 

serves in the IDF without any immediate 

family in Israel – from Missouri, 

who is currently a 

fighter in Oketz, the IDF’s canine unit; 

Sgt. (Res.) Y., who, as a combat fighter 

in an Air Force Search and Rescue unit, 

helped save the life of Lt. I, who was 

injured by an explosive device that detonated 

near the Israel-Gaza border fence. 

The IDF Musical Ensemble also 

performed popular and traditional Israeli 

songs. 

Other distinguished guests included 

FIDF Greater Miami Chapter President 

Evelyn Katz, FIDF Miami Past 

President Shmuel Katz, FIDF National 

Chairman Emeritus Nily Falic, FIDF 

Miami Past President Oscar Feldenkreis, 

FIDF National Director and 

CEO Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir, 

IDF Musical Ensemble soldiers with FIDF Florida Executive Director Dina Ben 

Ari; former Israeli Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Eshel; FIDF 

National Board Member and past FIDF Greater Miami Chapter President Oscar 

Feldenkries; FIDF National Director and CEO Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir 

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and FIDF Florida Executive Director 

Dina Ben Ari. 

“This gala was an amazing opportunity 

for supporters to connect with 

the IDF soldiers who fight for Israel 

and Jews worldwide,” said Ben Ari. “It 

gave the community a chance to thank 

them for their bravery and provide for 

them through FIDF’s well-being and 

educational programs, which have a 

tremendous impact on the lives of these 

young heroes.” 

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. 

FIVE GERMAN FIRMS 

EACH GIVE $1.1 MILLION 

TO ISRAEL’S HOLOCAUST 

MEMORIAL 

Five German companies are donating 

1 million euros ($1.1 million) each to 

Israel’s Yad Vashem memorial for the 

development of the “Shoah Heritage 

Collections Campus,” to preserve, 

catalog and store Holocaust-related 

artifacts. 

They include soccer club Borussia 

Dortmund, Daimler automotive 

corp., railway operator Deutsche Bahn, 

Deutsche Bank and Volkswagen. 

The memorial has collected more 

than 210 million documents, 500,000 

photographs, 131,000 survivor testimonies, 

32,400 artifacts and 11,500 

works of art. (Miami Herald) 

FITCH AFFIRMS ISRAEL’S 

A+ CREDIT RATING 

Credit rating agency Fitch affirmed 

Israel’s long-term foreign-currency issuer 

default rating (IDR) at “A+” with 

a stable outlook. 

“Israel’s IDRs balance strong external 

finances, robust macroeconomic 

performance and solid institutional 

strength against a government debt/ 

GDP ratio that is high relative to peers 

and ongoing political and security 

risks. (Ynet News) 

NOT A SINGLE AMERICAN 

SOLDIER HAS DIED 

DEFENDING ISRAEL 

U.S. assistance to Israel demands far 

less in both blood and treasure than 

many other American defense relationships 

around the world. 

According to the International Institute 

for Strategic Studies, the U.S. 

spends $36 billion annually on military 

capabilities in Europe, almost 10 

times its annual assistance package to 

Israel, and American soldiers remain 

stationed across the continent. 

In Asia, the U.S. has 30,000 troops 

based in South Korea and 50,000 in Japan. 

Across the entire Pacific theater, 

400,000 American soldiers and civilians 

are deployed. 

Not a single American soldier has 

ever died defending Israel, something 

that cannot be said about many of our 

allies. 

BRIEFS 

Israel is hardly the only American 

ally in the Middle East to receive military 

aid. Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia 

and the UAE are beneficiaries as well. 

And most U.S. aid to Israel is funneled 

back to the American defense sector. 

U.S. military aid to Israel is not all 

that spectacular compared with U.S. 

defense arrangements with the dozens 

of countries it is obliged to defend. 

(James Kirchick, Atlantic) 

SDEROT MAYOR WRITES 

TO NEIGHBORING GAZA 

LEADER IN ARABIC 

In an open letter to Hamas leader Ismail 

Haniyeh published in Arabic on 

Facebook, Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi, 

whose town is close to Gaza, included 

two photos – one showing Sderot’s 

new neighborhoods, while the second 

shows Haniyeh’s destroyed office, recently 

bombed by the IDF. 

He wrote, “Ismail Haniyeh, can 

you not see that you’re losing? You 

take all the money you get from the 

Arab world and instead of using it for 

food, a functioning economy and a future 

for Gaza’s residents, you waste it 

on your imaginary attempts to beat us.” 

“Look at the results of your behavior....How 

does Gaza look in comparison 

to Sderot? You’ve been launching 

rockets at us for 18 years, but...every 

year, new homes are being built. We’re 

growing and growing stronger....You 

thought you’ll make Sderot into a 

ghost town, but we’re powerful!...It’s 

time to change course.” (Kim Legziel, 

Ynet News) 

ROMANIA ANNOUNCES 

PLANS TO MOVE EMBASSY 

TO JERUSALEM 

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica 

Dăncilă announced plans to relocate 

her nation’s embassy in Israel from Tel 

Aviv to Jerusalem, following a similar 

announcement by Honduran President 

Juan Orlando Hernandez. 

Speaking at the annual American 

Israel Public Affairs Committee 

(AIPAC) conference in Washington, 

D.C., Dăncilă said that her government 

would relocate Romania’s embassy to 

the Israeli capital city. “I am pleased to 

announce today, in front of this AIPAC 

audience...I as Prime Minster of Romania, 

and the government that I run, will 

move our embassy to Jerusalem, the 

capital of the State of Israel.” 

“I can promise you this: Romania 

will remain the same loyal friend and 

the strongest European voice in support 

of the Jewish people and the State 

of Israel.” 

Education Minister Naftali Bennett 

(New Right) thanked the Romanian 

premier, tweeting that her announcement 

“warmed our hearts.” 

“Thank you @VDancila_PM of 

Romania! Jerusalem is the heart of the 

Jewish people and you have warmed 

our hearts today! The whole world 

must join you in recognising Jerusalem 

as the capital of Israel!” 

The announcement came on the 

heels of a similar declaration by Honduran 

President Juan Orlando Hernandez, 

who vowed his government would 

“immediately” open a new embassy in 

Jerusalem. “Honduras will immediately 

open our official diplomatic mission 

and this will extend our embassy to the 

capital of Israel, Jerusalem.” 

Aside from Honduras, the U.S. and 

Guatemala have already relocated their 

embassies to Jerusalem. Paraguay also 

moved its embassy to the Israeli capital 

in 2018 – only to move it back to Tel 

Aviv. 

Several countries have expressed 

interest in potentially relocating their 

embassies to Jerusalem in the future, 

including Brazil, Australia and the 

Czech Republic. (israelnationalnews. 

com) 

THE ISRAELI ARMY UNIT 

THAT RECRUITS TEENS 

WITH AUTISM 

For eight hours a day, E., 21, sits in 

front of multiple computer screens, 

scanning high-resolution satellite images 

for suspicious objects or movements. 

He’s been critical in preventing 

the loss of life of soldiers on the ground 

in several different situations, his officers 

say. E., who is on the autism spectrum, 

describes the job as relaxing, 

“like a hobby.” 

The Israel Defense Force’s Visual 

Intelligence Division counts dozens of 

Israelis on the autism spectrum among 

its members. 

For these young people, the unit is 

an opportunity to participate in a part 

of Israeli life that might otherwise be 

closed to them. For the military, it’s 

an opportunity to harness the unique 

skill sets that often come with autism: 

extraordinary capacities for visual 

thinking and attention to detail. (Shira 

Rubin, Atlantic) 

U.S. TO UPDATE MAPS 

TO SHOW GOLAN HEIGHTS 

AS ISRAELI TERRITORY 

The U.S. will update government maps 

to reflect the decision to recognize 

Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan 

Heights, a State Department spokesperson 

said recently. 

Separately, Brian Hook, U.S. Special 

Representative for Iran, said the 

map changes will reflect facts on the 

ground and a “need for Israel to have 

secure and defensible borders.” (Michael 

Lipin, VOA News) 

HOW ISRAEL TURNED 

DECADES OF MEDICAL 

DATA INTO DIGITAL 

HEALTH GOLD 

Israel has begun leveraging its medical 

data to create new opportunities in 

the analysis and optimization of patient 

treatment. Israel’s four HMOs and their 

affiliated hospitals have for the past 

two decades used the same electronic 

medical records (EMR) platform. As a 

result, a large body of data about patients, 

conditions and treatments has 

been built up over the years. 

The secondary use of de-identified 

clinical data will enable researchers to 

develop new treatments for hundreds 

of conditions, as well as ascertain more 

accurate information for their causes. 

AI systems will be able to seek correlations 

to discern which treatments are 

most effective. (Moshe Bar Siman Tov, 

Director General of the Israel Ministry 

of Health, Forbes) 

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COMMENTARY 

Cyprus, Greece, Israel alliance serves U.S. interests 

and protect American interests. This is 

precisely where Israel, Greece and Cyprus 

come in. 

First, there’s values affinity – it is 

in American national interests to support 

like-minded societies. For too 

long, Washington has had to look to 

states with questionable democratic 

credentials as its “go-to” partners in the 

region. This tripartite alliance of solid 

Western democracies breaks the mold. 

Second, Cyprus, Greece and Israel 

provide important assets for Western 

security interests. Each state has already 

made substantial contributions 

on its own, but taking their growing 

cooperation and coordination on coun- 

By Endy Zemenides and David Harris, March 28, 2019 

Long ago, the Mediterranean was 

known as the Middle Sea because 

for centuries it provided 

the principal means of communication 

between empires and civilizations. 

Today’s Mediterranean is reclaiming 

much of that historic legacy. 

The limitless potential of the region 

was on full display during the 

sixth trilateral summit among Cyprus, 

Greece and Israel that took place in 

Jerusalem last week. The gathering 

was especially noteworthy because the 

United States, represented by Secretary 

of State Pompeo, also participated for 

the first time. 

American strategic interests face 

challenges around the Eastern Mediterranean 

basin. The Shia-Sunni divide 

ter-terrorism, 

that has helped put the Middle East 

in even deeper turmoil is playing out 

on its shores, with the involvement of 

both state and non-state actors. 

Turkey – once a paragon of stability 

and a source of great optimism 

for many in the West – has become increasingly 

authoritarian and unreliable. 

President Erdogan’s strong-arm leadership 

has turned a “zero problems with 

neighbors” foreign policy into one 

where Ankara has zero neighbors with 

which it doesn’t have problems. 

And two interlocking crises, one 

economic and the other involving 

migration, have roiled the European 

Union, starting with its member states 

along the Mediterranean. 

Facing an unprecedented number 

of foreign policy flashpoints, the U.S. 

risks being spread too thin to adequately 

address the challenges in the region 

counter-proliferation, 

search-and-rescue and maritime security 

to the next level will make the 

Eastern Mediterranean and southeast 

Europe safer. 

Souda Bay Naval Base in Greece 

and the British bases in Cyprus make 

these countries especially valuable for 

Western security interests, and expansion 

in both could allow the U. S., if 

needed, to decrease its reliance on the 

Incirlik base in volatile Turkey. Meanwhile, 

the U.S.-Israel strategic link is 

both deep and wide-ranging. 

Finally, there are the recent major 

discoveries of natural gas and ambitious 

plans for new underwater pipelines. 

American companies – Noble 

and ExxonMobil – are already the most 

significant players in the Exclusive 

Economic Zones of Israel and Cyprus. 

Just three weeks ago, ExxonMobil 

announced the world’s third-biggest 

gas find in the last two years off the 

Why J Street’s ‘Birthwrong’ trip 

might actually be a good idea 

By Stephen M. Flatow 

J 

Street 

coast of Cyprus. 

Combining this discovery with existing 

Noble finds in Israel and Cyprus, 

the Zohr field in Egypt, and anything 

resulting from upcoming exploration 

in the region by ExxonMobil, TOTAL 

and ENI could have important geopolitical, 

environmental and economic 

consequences. That these resources 

may be delivered to European markets 

through the planned East Med Pipeline 

makes Western democracies primary 

players in the region’s energy politics. 

In the short term, these natural gas 

finds will help Eastern Mediterranean 

countries transition away from crude 

as a source of electricity generation 

and could provide economic stimulus 

for countries such as Cyprus, Egypt, 

Greece and Jordan that are emerging 

from economic crises or, in any case, 

sorely need a boost. Moreover, they 

provide an alternative to risky dependence 

on Russian gas, not only for 

Eastern Mediterranean countries, but 

also for the Balkans and Italy. 

In the long term, energy diplomacy 

has the potential to transform the 

Eastern Mediterranean from a mere 

geographical designation to a vital political 

and economic entity. We have 

long argued that Eastern Mediterranean 

natural gas could be the “steel 

and coal of the 21 st century,” recalling 

the founding basis of what is today the 

European Union. 

Just as the interdependence of coal 

and steel helped end centuries of conflict 

in Western Europe, energy and 

electricity could begin to move the 

Eastern Mediterranean away from an 

Should Israel go to war with Hamas? 

By Jerrold L. Sobel, ZOA of SWFL President 

Perhaps the title of this article is 

incorrect. Israel has been at war 

with Hamas since the terrorist 

organization was initially formed in 

1988, but only one side recognizes it, ¡ 

Hamas. By Charter and deed, Hamas is 

sworn to the annihilation of Israel and 

every Jew within it. 

Having grown accustomed to fighting 

nation states they’re surrounded by, 

¡ 

Israel at the outset never truly viewed 

the inexorable threat Hamas would turn 

out to be. Similar to an untreated cut ¡ 

finger initially scoffed at, if allowed to 

fester it soon turns into a major infection. 

¡ 

This is the exact position Israel has 

found herself in since September 12, 

2005, when the late Prime Minister of 

Israel, Ariel Sharon, at the behest of his 

son, Gilad, and his deputy leader, Ehud 

Olmert, unilaterally withdrew from the 

Gaza Strip. What was the rationale for 

what has turned out to be such a disastrous, 

Pollyanna move? 

In a speech given on Monday, August 

25, 2005, justifying the pullout, 

Sharon stated in part: 

¡ “We cannot hold on to Gaza forever. 

More than a million Palestinians 

live there and double their number 

with each generation.” 

¡ “This plan will be good for Israel in 

any future scenario. We are reducing 

daily friction and its victims on 

both sides.” 

¡ “The Israeli army will redeploy 

along defensive lines behind the 

security fence.” 

¡ “Those who continue to fight us 

will meet the full force of the Israeli 

army and security forces.” 

Here we are 14 years later, and 

has any of this come to fruition? This 

is what writer and commentator Mark 

Steyn wrote in the Irish Times on August 

22, 2005: “This then is the audacious 

gamble of the Gaza withdrawal: the best 

thinks that “Birthright” trips 

are too pro-Israel. So it has announced 

that it is launching some 

trips of its own. Perhaps they should 

be called “Birthwrong” since their purpose 

is to convince young American 

Jews that Israel is wrong and the Palestinian 

Authority is right on pretty much 

every issue. 

Jewish control of united Jerusalem? 

Israel is wrong, J Street says; 

the city should be re-divided, with the 

eastern portion turned into the capital 

of “Palestine.” 

Allowing Jews to build homes in 

Judea-Samaria, just as Arabs do? Israel 

is wrong about that, too, says J Street; 

those territories should be Arab-only. 

And opposing the P.A.’s payments 

to terrorists? Wrong again, according 

to J Street; complaining about pay-forslay 

could “harm the peace process.” 

Israel is wrong, wrong, wrong. 

And the Palestinian Authority is always 

right, which is why J Street never 

criticizes it. 

Despite all this, there actually 

might be some value in the Birthwrong 

trips. Here’s why. 

J Street and its campus division, J 

Street U, teach their students that the 

Palestinian Arabs are “occupied” by 

Israel. In fact, the struggle against “the 

occupation” has become something of 

a religion among the J Streeters. Their 

entire political agenda – indeed, their 

entire raison d’être – revolves around 

claiming that “the occupation” is the 

central obstacle to peace. 

So imagine the shock that J Street’s 

Birthwrong students will experience 

when J Street brings them to the Palestinian 

Authority-ruled areas and, lo and 

behold, there are no “Israeli occupiers” 

anywhere in sight. 

J Street’s news release announcing 

the new travel program says that it will 

“show participants how the occupation 

impacts daily life in the West Bank.” 

But when the participants get there, 

they will see how much it really impacts 

life there: not at all. 

They will see that in P.A. cities and 

villages – where 98 percent of the local 

Arabs reside – there are no Israeli soldiers, 

only P.A. “security forces.” 

In the courthouses, they will find 

only Palestinian judges. In the police 

stations, only P.A. policemen. In the 

theaters, only Palestinian films and 

plays. In the stores, only Palestinian 

shoppers. On the buses, only Palestinian 

drivers and passengers. 

way to demonstrate that the Palestinians 

are undeserving of a state is to force one 

upon them. It’s a dangerous move. I’m 

not sure I buy it. I still think the Gaza 

pull-out will increase violence and 

terror.” He could not have been more 

prophetic. 

As a multitude both within and out 

of Israel predicted from the get go, the 

Gaza pull-out led to the setting up of 

a terrorist state, with lawless Islamist 

gangs fighting each other for control. 

Instead of setting up a parliamentary 

democracy with respect for the law and 

human rights, they devolved into a savage 

civil war between the corrupt ‘good 

guys’ Fatah and murderous Hamas, the 

eventual winners. 

era of wars, terrorism and insecurity. 

That potential was evident when 

the first annual Eastern Mediterranean 

Gas Forum took place in Cairo at 

the beginning of the year, forming an 

OPEC-like institution encompassing 

Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, 

Jordan and the Palestinians. 

The U.S. needs reliable allies, and 

for the first time in the region’s history 

can look primarily to those who share 

both interests and values. Greece, 

Cyprus and Israel are strong partners 

that can check malign influences in this 

region and the broader Middle East. 

Washington should deepen American 

participation in these trilateral 

summits. And both the Administration 

and Congress, which already has a 

Congressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance, 

should explore transforming the 

trilateral cooperation into a quadrilateral 

partnership. 

A more stable, energy independent 

and integrated Eastern Mediterranean 

will be a game-changer in this vital 

part of the world and could serve as a 

model for future cross-border development 

far beyond. 

Endy Zemenides is Executive Director 

of the Hellenic American Leadership 

Council, and David Harris is American 

Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO. 

The AJC West Coast 

Florida office, located in 

Sarasota, can be reached 

at 941.365.4955. 

J Street should take the Birthwrong 

visitors to some P.A. schools. They will 

see that all the teachers are Palestinian 

Arabs. So are all the students. And all 

the textbooks are provided by the P.A. 

But the J Street tour guides better 

not let the visitors see any translations 

of those textbooks, or they will learn 

that the curriculum is filled with hatred 

of Jews and glorification of violence. 

Oops! 

And the guides better take care not 

to tell the Birthwrongers the names of 

any of the streets on which they are 

walking or the parks where they picnic. 

Otherwise, they’ll see that the P.A. 

names its public places after mass murderers, 

including murderers of Americans 

just like the Birthwrong visitors. 

That would certainly make for an 


Regarding the violence, Melanie 

Phillips had this to say on June 13, 2007: 

“As terror gangs shoot each other in hospitals, 

lynch each other in the street, kill 

each other’s families, and throw each 

other off rooftops, the fact is that what is 

happening in Gaza is the savage retort to 

all those who believe that a Palestinian 

state is the answer. When handed the 

reins of self-government, this is how 

the Palestinians behave. Hundreds of 

rockets fired upon Israel, and their own 

people thrown off the top of tall buildings 

and murdered in hospital.” 

In fact, 12 years hence the violence 

against Israel has intensified exponentially, 

both in occurrence and lethality. 


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COMMENTARY 

Remembering our 

6,000,000 

Rabbi 

Ammos 

Chorny 

This is the time of year we set 

aside special time to remember 

our 6,000,000, who died when 

madness ruled the world and evil dwelt 

on earth. 

We shall remember those whom we 

knew, as well as those whose very name 

is eternally lost. 

We will mourn for ALL who died 

with them; their goodness and their wisdom 

which could have saved the world 

and healed so many wounds. 

We will mourn for the genius and 

wit that died, the learning and the laughter 

that are now forever lost. 

The world has become a poorer 

place and our hearts become cold as 

we think of the splendor that might 

have been. We must stand in gratitude 

for their example of decency and of 

goodness. To us, they have become like 

candles which shine out from the darkness 

of those years, and in their light 

we know what goodness is – as well as 

evil. 

We salute the men and women who 

were not Jews, but who had the courage 

to stand outside the mob and suffer with 

us. They too are our witnesses, a source 

of hope when we despair. 

Because of our people’s suffering, 

may such times never come again, and 

may our people’s sacrifice not be in vain. 

In our daily fight…against cruelty and 

prejudice…against tyranny and persecution…we 

pray that their memory 

forever continue to give us strength and 

lead us on. 

May the memory of the righteous 

be for us and for all a source of eternal 

blessing! 

Rabbi Ammos Chorny serves at Beth 

Tikvah in Naples. 

Whatever happened 

to ethics? 

Rabbi 

Howard S. 

Herman DD 

Before I retired and moved to 

Florida, I was working in Connecticut 

as a full-time rabbi. 

One other job that I had there was being 

a part-time college professor for 

the State of Connecticut, working at 

two state colleges. I taught on the college 

level for 26 years. My main fields 

of expertise were teaching Philosophy 

and Ethics. 

Looking back, I remember loving 

everything about teaching: I loved the 

subjects, I adored the students, I found 

the faculty meetings to be tedious because 

we were constantly talking about 

state regulations, funding and unions, 

but we rarely ever talked about our subject 

matter and how to improve upon it. 

I used to teach three different courses 

in ethics: Applied Ethics, Theoretical 

Ethics and Business Ethics. I gave my 

students what I was convinced was a 

strong footing in ethical behavior in the 

world. At the end of each semester, my 

students seemed well grounded in the 

subject matter. 

Now that I am living in Florida, I 

hear from many of my past students via 

email. They tell me what they are doing, 

and they sometimes ask for advice. But 

the overwhelming theme of many of the 

emails is: “Rabbi Herman, where are the 

ethical practices and the ethical decision 

making out in the world that you taught 

us about?” 

I find this to be a very sad and 

disturbing state of affairs. When I was 

growing up there were certain fundamental 

bedrock principles that I could 

count on in the ethical world. There 

were discussions and conflagrations 

dealing with ethical behavior and ethical 

principles. Ethical living was a way of 

life that most people embraced. Businesses, 

not all, but many, were built on 

these principles that were stalwart in the 

business world. People used to shake 

hands to signify agreements, and they all 

knew, whoever was sitting around that 

table, that their word was their bond. 

Judaism, throughout all of its storied 

history, has given us a set of ethical 

ideals and values that have carved out 

ethical practice for Jewish people. Maxims 

like: love your neighbor as you love 

yourself; forbidding gossip; mitzvot 

between people and each other; mitzvot 

between people and God; Justice, 

Justice you shall pursue; don’t oppress 

the stranger, the orphan or the widow; 

redeeming captives; where life is at 

stake, pikuach nefesh; the prevention 

of cruelty to animals; honoring parents; 

visiting the sick; hospitality; honest 

weights and measures, and I could go 

on and on and on. 

What has happened to living in 

an ethical world? Where have all the 

ethics we have gleaned from the past 

gone? We do not see ethical behavior 

in our government, in our businesses, 

in our relationships or in our schools. 

We have lost sight of ethical behavior 

and ethical practice in religion, in our 

military and in our decision making. So 

much of what we do today is unethical. 

Gerrymandering is unethical. Keeping 

people from voting and suppressing voting 

rights is unethical. Dumping waste 

and sewage into clean water is unethical. 

Hiding public documents from the 

public is unethical. Government officials 

lying to the public is unethical, whether 

it is here in the United States or abroad. 

Separating parents from their children is 

unethical. Paying someone a minimum 

wage is perfectly legal. But paying 

someone a minimum wage for 40 hours 

that leaves them well below the federal 

poverty line and doesn’t allow them the 

dignity of feeding their family is unethical. 

Just because something isn’t illegal 

doesn’t mean it is ethical! 

As Americans and as Jews we are 

better than that. We need to once again 

embrace the ethical values of our ancestors 

and put them into practice in everyday 

life. We need to once again make 

ethical sensibility and ethical practice 

the cornerstone of our lives. If we don’t, 

I hazard to think what the future holds 

for us as people. If we continue on the 

same path, as we are now, ignoring ethical 

behavior and excusing non-ethical 

acts, then we are lost to our humanity. 

Hopefully we can work together to right 

the ship and move forward to a time 

when ethics once again plays a critical 

role in our lives. 

Rabbi Howard S. Herman serves at 

Naples Jewish Congregation. 


Letter to the Editor 

COMMENTARY BRIEFS 

THE CRUCIAL DISTINCTION 

BETWEEN ACQUIRING 

TERRITORY THROUGH 

AGGRESSION AND 

ACQUIRING IT THROUGH 

LAWFUL SELF-DEFENSE 

In recognizing Israeli sovereignty over 

the Golan Heights, President Trump 

upheld the oft-ignored but crucial distinction 

between acquiring territory 

through aggression and acquiring it 

through lawful self-defense. 

If Israel had seized the Golan 

Heights as an act of aggression, it 

would arguably have no right to keep 

the land. But in 1967, Israel was the 

target. It seized the Golan in a defensive 

war against an enemy explicitly 

bent on its annihilation. Syria forfeited 

33 

What can we do about the feeling we 

so often have after hearing a lecture on 

the rise of anti-Semitism in the United 

States and in Europe? 

I attended a wonderful series of lectures 

about different aspects of the Holocaust 

given by Elliot Katz at Hodges 

University. His last talk began with a 

question: “Why do I wear black?” At the 

end of the lecture he gave us his answer. 

He wears black to mourn the millions 

of innocent people who died at the 

hands of the Nazis during and before 

World War II. I was so moved by this 

sentiment, as well as the passion he 

gives each class, it occurred to me that 

I had found an answer to my own question: 

“What can we do?” 

On Thursday, May 2, Holocaust 

Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah, we 

can all unite in an effort to mourn those 

who had no one to mourn them. WE 

CAN WEAR BLACK! We can start a 

grass-roots effort right here in Naples to 

do something small yet quite significant 

by just wearing black on Yom HaShoah. 

Encourage fellow Jews and non- 

Jews to join us in this effort. This small 

gesture will go a long way to show others 

that we remember those who lost 

their lives mercilessly and had no one 

to mourn them. We remember and will 

not forget. 

– Dale Riemer, Naples 

its sovereign right to the territory when 

it was defeated by its intended victim. 

To claim otherwise is to claim that a 

belligerent aggressor should lose nothing 

for waging an unlawful war. That 

would be folly. 

By endorsing Israeli sovereignty 

over the Golan, the U.S. is sending a 

message of deterrence to would-be 

warmongers. It’s a message that should 

have been sent years ago. (Jeff Jacoby, 

Boston Globe) 

ARE JEWS TOO 

POWERFUL? 

Are Jews too powerful? This question 

has never been raised about other 

groups and manifests a double standard 

against the Jewish people. When 


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Naples BBYO happenings 

By Jessica Zimmerman, Associate Regional Dir., North Florida Region 

In March, Naples BBYO attended its 

third and final regional convention, 

called SRC. Ten teens from Naples 

joined North Florida Region in Clearwater 

for a weekend to 

remember. They participated 

in a competition 

to win the 

spirit stick, learned 

a thing or two from 

programs other teens 

created and ran, and 

Jessica Zimmerman 

got to meet some 

new friends from across Florida. We 

also elected our 16 th Regional Board at 

SRC. Mazel Tov to all those elected. 

In May, we have two exciting programs. 

The first is Cake Wars, which 

will be held on Sunday, May 5 from 

12:30 to 2:20 p.m. The event will include 

lunch, learning how to decorate a 

cake, a competition and team element 

with prizes. Students in grades 5-12 are 

invited to participate. 

During the weekend of May 18- 

19, Naples will host our annual City 

Convention, an overnight experience 

that is planned exclusively for Fort 

reschool of the Arts update 

y Ettie Zaklos, Preschool Director 

pring is a season of hope, excitement 

and renewed vitality. I 

absolutely love this time of year 

t Preschool of the Arts, when we get 

o truly appreciate all the natural gifts 

hat we benefit from like flowers, green 

rass, warm weather, sunshine, chirping 

irds, fluttering butterflies and lively 

nimals. Although we are lucky enough 

o live in the Sunshine State all year, 

pring always holds the promise of new 

eginnings and plenty of adventures to 

ome. 

At Preschool of the Arts we feel that 

ulsing energy every day as the children 

ring their youthful spirit and joy for life 

nto our classrooms. We feel so blessed 

o be a part of our children’s first eduational 

experience, and are constantly 

nspired by their love for learning and 

curiosity for the world around them. 

April was a very exciting one at 

POTA as we explored two themes: the 

holiday of Passover and the lifecycles 

of chickens. In preparation for Passover, 

our students “cleaned” their classrooms 

for the holiday to get rid of chametz. 

Children love to do real work and had a 

blast making their classrooms sparkling 

clean with small brooms, feather dusters, 

rags, and spray bottles filled with 

water. The children also learned all 

about the story of Passover, starting with 

the story of baby Moses who floated 

down the Nile in a basket. In a science 

and sensory lesson, the children used the 

water table to discover different items 

that sink or float like Moses in the basket. 

The children learned how the Jewish 

slaves had to work hard and build cities. 

Myers and Naples teens. 

We are searching for two advisors 

for our girls’ and boys’ 

chapters. Advising is a 

volunteer position and 

asks anywhere from six 

to ten hours of your time 

each month. 

For more information 

on upcoming programming 

or to be added 

to our email mailing list, 

contact me at jesszim 

merman@bbyo.org. 

emple Shalom Preschool update 

y Seyla Cohen, Preschool Director 

n just a few short days, on Saturday, 

May 4, Temple Shalom Preschool 

will host its 15 th Annual Art Show. 

ur young Picassos have been working 

ncredibly hard on their finest art projcts, 

which will be sure to wow their 

oms and dads. This year promises to 

e the most incredible Art Show ever. 

he Art Show committee has gone 

bove and beyond, and promises a new 

nd exciting experience. Please call the 

reschool office for more information 

n attending or supporting this event. 

There is nothing like tradition and 

olidays to let us know where in the 

ear we are. Children thrive on structure 

nd repetition so it’s no wonder that the 

estivals we celebrate each year create 

asting memories. Such rituals can be 

tarted at an early age and that is our 

ntention at Temple Shalom Preschool. 

On Passover, another much-loved 

elebration, children become familiar 

ith the different foods offered and 

Preschool of the Arts children on a field trip to the Naples Botanical Garden 

the meaning behind their presentation. 

As in many Jewish holidays, the menu 

plays an important part. We celebrated 

Passover with our TSP families at our 

annual Passover Seder, where traditional 

dishes were served. In our Storyland, 

The Story of Moses was told and acted 

out on stage; in art class, traditional 

Seder plates were crafted; in music, 

customary songs sung and danced to; 

and in our classrooms, creative Haggadahs 

constructed; all making for a 

fun learning experience, especially for 

our little ones. 

As these children progress through 

Temple Shalom Preschool year after 

year, these customs are repeated, forming 

a constant reminder of where they 

come from and instilling in them a sense 

of belonging. Those students who are 

not of the Jewish faith are exposed to 

practices that other religions follow, 

broadening their horizons. 

May is an incredibly busy and celebratory 

month for us. In additional to our 

Art Show, the Lions classes celebrate 

their mothers with the much-anticipated 

Mother’s Day Brunch. The Lions’ team 

helps the children prepare special keepsakes, 

songs and a delicious brunch 

just for the moms. We also celebrate 

out TSP graduates. They have worked 

so hard throughout the years and have 

eagerly awaited this moment in their 

lives. It is a bittersweet time since we 

are losing our Pre-K students, but know 

that they are academically and socially 

prepared and emotionally ready to take 

on Kindergarten. 

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 Greater Naples community 

by the Naples Senior Center at 

JFCS. For more information, 

please call 239.325.4444. 

FOCUS ON YOUTH 


Delegates from Naples and Fort Myers at the SRC convention 

Our older classes became architects, 

engineers and builders, as they worked 

to construct Egyptian pyramids from 

various building materials in the block 

center. In dramatic play, the children 

also created a “Matzah Bakery” where 

they pretended to quickly prep and bake 

matzah for the holiday. 

April was also the perfect month to 

learn about burgeoning life, and every 

year we conduct a school-wide project 

to hatch baby chicks. Our children made 

daily visits to the eggs/chicks to check 

on their progress and discuss the various 

developments that they could see, hear, 

touch and smell. This presented an excellent 

opportunity to build vocabulary 

and learn about the senses and early 

science. Our older students kept journals 

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splash pad that allowed our students 

to let off some steam as they played, 

jumped and danced in the cool water. 

The Botanical Garden can be such a 

magical place for children, and we are 

so blessed to have this gem in our community. 

It was such a meaningful experience 

to be able to take our learning into 

the beautiful outdoors. 

Our popular Summer of the Arts 

program this coming summer is now 

full! Our theme, “Animal Planet,” will 

allow your child to discover the wild and 

wonderful world around us as we learn 

about animals who live on land, sea and 

high in the sky! The unique program 

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fun-filled summer camps, Camp Shalom 

and Camp Einstein. Maintaining consistency 

with our little ones makes the 

transition to the next level much easier. 

Those children who attend our summer 

camps have an easier time adjusting to 

their new classes in the fall. 

For more information on any of our 

wonderful TSP programs, please call me 

at 239.455.3227. 

Photo courtesy of The PJ Library

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Beth Tikvah update 

Beth Tikvah Co-Presidents 

Shelley Goodman and Sue Hammerman 

ntroducing Shelley Goodman 

t is with excitement that I begin my 

rst term as co-president of Beth Tikah. 

I have been a member of Beth 

ikvah since 2007 and a board trustee 

or the last six years. My primary focus 

as been as program chairman. In that 

apacity I have had the privilege of 

eveloping many relationships with 

ongregants while collaborating on 

arious events. Being a Canadian and 

BETH TIKVAH www.bethtikvahnaples.org / 239-434-1818 

living six months of the year away from 

Naples requires me to be creative. The 

challenge is to maximize my physical 

presence during the year. Having a copresident 

with whom I share duties and 

philosophy is a great comfort. 

Introducing Sue Hammerman 

It is my privilege to join Shelley as 

co-president. I have been a member of 

Beth Tikvah since 2008. In that time, I 

have served as secretary of the board of 

trustees for eight years and as a founder 

and co-chair of our Social Action Committee. 

I have represented Beth Tikvah 

on the Federation’s Jewish Community 

Relations Council and taken part in developing 

its signature event, the Jewish 

Community Day of Learning. 

Together we have worked with 

three talented presidents of Beth Tikvah: 

Stuart Kaye, Rosalee Bogo and 

Phil Jason. We are gratified that all will 

remain a part of our Board of Trustees, 

assuring continuity in our planning and 

activities. With their continued support, 

the support of our membership and the 

guidance of Rabbi Ammos Chorny, we 

hope to produce the outcomes which 

our membership expects, and at the 

same time have a successful transition 

in leadership. 

May Happenings 

Thursday, May 9, 6:00 p.m.: Our 

commemoration, with food and prayer, 

of Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial 

Day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence 

Day). Videos and appropriate 

readings will be combined with a light 

meal of Israeli-style snacks. RSVP for 

this event. The cost is $18 per person. 

Kids eat free! 

Thursday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.: 

The second film in our spring series: 

Anti-Semitism in the 21 st Century. This 

documentary examines the roots of 

modern anti-Semitism. Directed, produced 

and written by Andrew Goldberg, 

the program is hosted by Judy Woodruff. 

It explores why attacks on Jews in Europe 

have more than doubled since the 

1990s, and the connections to the Arab- 

Israeli conflict. 

Thursday, May 23, 5:00 p.m.: Join 

us at Veterans Community Park (1895 

Veterans Park Drive, Naples) for our 

Lag B’Omer kosher picnic. RSVP for 

this event. The cost is $18 per person. 

Kids eat free! Volunteers willing to 

help set up or bring salads and desserts 

should email office@bethtikvah.us. 

RSVP for all events 

Email office@bethtikvah.us for details 

and reservations, call 239.4341818 or 

RSVP via the calendar on our website 

at www.bethtikvaahnaples.org. 

Religious Services 

Friday services begin at 6:15 p.m. Saturday 

services begin at 9:30 a.m. and 

conclude with a Kiddush luncheon. We 

convene Yahrzeit minyanim upon request. 

We are located at 1459 Pine Ridge 

Road, just west of Mission Square Plaza. 

You may reach Rabbi Chorny directly 

at 239.537. 5257. 

NAPLES JEWISH CONGREGATION www.naplesjewishcongregation.org / 239-431-3858 

At Naples Jewish Congregation, it was a very good season 

Steve 

McCloskey 

President 

aples Jewish Congregation 

(NJC), the small congregation 

with the big heart, had a whirlind 

season that ran the gamut from the 

ducational to the spiritual to the social 

o the hilarious. One of the recurring 

hemes this season was the educational. 

his was the first season that we got to 

xperience adult education with Rabbi 

oward Herman, NJC’s spiritual and 

ducational leader. These adult ed sesions 

were not only informative and 

uite interesting, they were exceedingly 

ell attended for all six sessions. Over 

5% of our membership attended one 

r more of the six sessions. The topics 

overed were the history, structure of 

nd substance of Shabbat services and 

he Shabbat siddur, the Jewish view of 

death and dying, the role of the soul in 

Jewish life, and the Jewish life cycle 

(or how to live as a Jew). 

Spiritually, we have been fortunate 

to have been the beneficiaries of 

outstanding rabbinical leadership from 

Rabbi Herman. He embodies the definition 

of rabbi, a teacher, since he imparts 

something meaningful about Shabbat 

and our faith at every service. Through 

his cogent and insightful messages at 

services, he invariably leaves us with 

something weighty to ponder following 

each service. 

This season has been a social and 

cultural delight. Many of our members 

have been immersed in the remarkable 

Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival, 

a literary tour de force with 16 events 

and 25 authors. Kudos to festival coordinator 

Ted Epstein and his talented 

and energetic committee for bringing 

this cultural gem to us four years running. 

In early winter, NJC celebrated 

Chanukah at its always well-attended 

Chanukah Dinner. This season, we 

formed two havurot of about fifteen 

members each. Each havurah has been 

meeting monthly. These groups have 

served to cement the already close ties 

that many of our members have with 

each other. The havurot have planned 

several activities involving members 

of both groups, which will foster even 

more intimate bonds among many of 

our members. 

In February, we drew record crowds 

for our 5 th Annual Artist-in-Residence 

Program, the Laugh in Peace Comedy 

Tour, featuring Rabbi Bob Alper and 

Gibran Saleem, his Muslim comedic 

partner. This unique comedic duo seeks 

to promote empathy and understanding 

through the universal language of humor, 

defusing anger and stress through 

laughter. The event kept the audience 

in stitches for 90 minutes and prompted 

enlightened discussion about the inextricable 

intersections of the Abrahamic 

faiths. Our annual Game Day in March 

also attracted a record turnout and was 

a good way to revel in the camaraderie 

of others in an atmosphere of fun and 

games. 

At NJC, our mission is to provide 

our members with spiritual, educational 

and social connections to enhance their 

lives through experiences that deepen 

their bonds to the Greater Naples Jewish 

community and to NJC. In order to 

fulfill this mission, it takes dedicated 

leadership and prodigious efforts. Fortunately, 

we have both the rabbinical and 

lay leadership to accomplish this task. 

In March, we had five very involved 

board members retire. All contributed in 

so many ways to promote the mission 

of NJC and to make NJC a better congregation 

for our members. Although 

they have all been recognized at services 

for their selfless service to NJC, I want 

to recognize them in this publication. 

They are: Ruth Ruskin, Chuck Naumoff, 

Saundra Neiman, Barry Weissman and 

Hal Fogelson. Thank you for your exemplary 

service to NJC. 

We look forward to a bright future 

for NJC, one where we can all strive for 

a better world. 

JEWISH CONGREGATION OF MARCO ISLAND www.marcojcmi.com / 239-642-0800 

JCMI update 

By Ted Bunten, President 

As the new president of JCMI, 

I would like to praise our past 

president, Sue Baum, for her 

hard work, which contributed enormously 

to the success of JCMI. In addition, 

she has put JCMI into the best 

financial condition ever. 

I wish to thank Stan Alliker, Bernie 

Seidman and Estie Karpman, our departing 

board members who worked so 

hard during their terms. Also, thanks to 

our departing first vice president, John 

Reiches, who will remain as a board 

member. Many thanks to Marvin Klein, 

who is stepping down and turning the 

treasurer’s position over to Joe Atkin. 

Well done! 

A big welcome to the newest members 

added to our 2019/2020 board: 

Elliott Mascoop, Mike Suffian, Sandra 

Hechler and Mary Pinto. 

Our new parliamentarian, Stan Alliker, 

will greatly assist the new president 

in his efforts to maintain the pace 

set by Sue Baum. 

We are also blessed to have a huge 

contingent of energetic volunteers who 

work tirelessly to provide the programs 

for our JCMI family. It is these volunteers 

who help make our various pro- 

For a continuously updated 

community calendar, visit 

www.jewishnaples.org. 

grams and fundraisers such a success. 

Sue Baum, our new first vice president, 

will chair our Ways and Means Committee 

heading all fundraising activities. 

We all look forward to working 

hand in hand with the Federation for 

the betterment of the regional Jewish 

community. 

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 Greater Naples. 

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.


ORGANIZATIONS 

COLLIER/LEE CHAPTER OF HADASSAH www.hadassah.org / 732-539-4011 

Look to the Future – Part 2 

Diane 

Schwartz 

Collier/Lee 

Hadassah 

President 

We “talked” last month about 

the founding of Hadassah 

107 years ago based on a forward- 

thinking, dynamic and passionate 

woman who urged us all to “Look to 

the Future.” 

Now, of course, the future is here 

and so much has been accomplished in 

this timeframe. However, we still look 

forward to continue the early initiatives 

in medical care now impacting so many 

around the world and researching new 

answers to challenging questions to help 

all people. 

As passionate women ourselves, 

today’s Hadassah is clear-eyed to other 

problems we face as well. Our mission 

and focus of the last 10+ decades across 

the America, and now in 28 countries 

around the world, impacts each of us, 

our families and our friends right here 

in Southwest Florida. 

Easing into the 21 st century, for 

Southwest Florida and across the United 

States, in addition to its groundbreaking 

stem cell research and forward-thinking 

healthcare milestones, Hadassah has 

also developed a domestic advocacy 

agenda. 

By creating a portfolio of positions 

and activities that advocate for 

the health and well-being of women 

as it looks to build better health, safety 

and equality for all women, Hadassah 

moves forward. We can take action on a 

wide range of women’s issues including 

women’s health, reproductive rights and 

economic security issues. 

The issue of Gender Equity in all 

aspects of health is active and urgent. 

Did you know that women and men 

often present different symptoms for 

the same diseases and react differently 

to certain medications, medical devices 

and treatments, putting women at risk 

for misdiagnoses, ineffective treatments 

and compromised care? 

Hadassah, serving as the convener, 

has led a coalition of 25 organizations 

to help establish The Coalition 

for Women’s Health Equity held in 

Washington, D.C., which advocated for 

gender equity in medical prevention, 

research, funding and quality of care. 

The 2 nd Women’s Health Empowerment 

Summit was held on May 16, 2018, with 

40 congressmembers as honorary hosts. 

Other advocacy efforts include 

those for: 

Women’s Safety and Security emphasizing 

improving current laws to 

prevent violence against women, sexual 

harassment and human trafficking; and 

include supporting common-sense gun 

legislation to improve safety in our 

schools, workplaces, houses of worship 

and communities nationwide. 

Civil Rights and Human Rights 

efforts focus on removing barriers to 

basic services, education, voting and 

employment; including strengthening 

racial justice; advocating for refugees 

and immigrants, as so many of our own 

families were; as well as disabilities 

protections and LGBT rights. 

Through Women’s Rights for Economic 

Equity and Protections, Hadassah 

expresses a particular obligation and an 

unwavering commitment to women’s 

rights and concerns. Hadassah supports 

policies that improve the quality of life 

for women – including advocating for 

caregiver support, pay equity and expansion 

of family and medical leave. 

You can see that in 107 years, 

Hadassah has built upon a very rich 

and powerful history to move into 

the 21 st century as a leader and strong 

partner in issues impacting women, 

our families and the next generation of 

leaders – leaders who we are raising 

and nurturing! 

So, support our efforts however it 

suits you: at a luncheon meeting; an 

educational program; a speaker series; 

a welcoming brunch; or buying cards, 

certificates or trees. 

All of these activities and events 

carry us along a wonderful path. It is the 

ultimate tikkun olam to reach forward 

and to look to the future as Henrietta 

Szold urged, and, most important, to 

lead. 

Please support Hadassah. For information, 

email me at dianepschwartz@ 

gmail.com. For mitzvot, simchas and 

condolences, consider Hadassah cards, 

trees and certificates. Contact Paula 

Berzon at paula.berzon@yahoo.com 

or 239.592.9278, or Mimi Cohn at 

buzzcohn@aol.com or 239.455.9527. 

Collier/Lee Hadassah Major Donor Parlor Meeting 

On Sunday, March 24, Jack and Nancy Wiadro hosted 22 major donors of the Collier/Lee 

Chapter of Hadassah for lunch at their home. Round menu items reinforced 

the “round” theme of the 360 Degrees of Healing Full Circle Campaign, a $93M 

renovation of the 60-yearold 

hospital building that 

houses the famous Chagall 

windows. 

Josh Rednik, CDO of 

the Philanthropy Division, 

along with Yael Shmookler, 

MGO for SWFL, presented 

highlights from a recent 

staff trip to Hadassah’s 

hospitals and Youth Aliyah 

Villages. Pictured here are Jack and Nancy Wiadro, as Yael presents them with their 

Builders of Promise Certificate. 

Center for Judaic, Holocaust, 

and Genocide Studies 

Dedicated to educating all sectors of society about 

Jewish civilization, the Holocaust, and genocide through: 

• scholarship 

• outreach 

• inquiry 

• sharing knowledge 

• preserving the record 

• helping teachers 

• encouraging students 

Stephen Flatow...continued from page 32 

uncomfortable moment. 

Remember Terror Victim Richard 

Lakin? Imagine how much squirming 

and cringing would ensue if, for example, 

the J Street students were to see a 

street or public square named after the 

terrorists who murdered Richard Lakin. 

Anybody remember that name? 

Lakin, a 76-year-old former school 

principal from Connecticut, was a passenger 

on an ordinary bus in Jerusalem 

on an ordinary autumn afternoon in 

October 2015. Then Baha Alyan and 

Bilal Ghanem boarded the bus with 

guns and knives. 

Richard Lakin was a lot like many J 

Streeters. He was a veteran civil-rights 

activist. He “taught English to Israeli 

and Palestinian children” in Jerusalem 

and “never missed a peace rally,” according 

to his rabbi. The cover photo 

on Lakin’s Facebook page featured a 

Jewish child and a Palestinian child 

under the heading “Coexist.” 

J Street likes to pretend that it’s 

the “settlers” who “provoke” Palestinian 

violence. Not Jews like Lakin. But 

the truth is that Palestinian terrorists 

make no such distinctions. They kill 

left-wing Jews; they kill right-wing 

Jews. It’s all the same to them. Nor 

were Alyan and Ghanem deterred by 

the fact that Lakin was obviously an 

elderly man. They stabbed him in the 

face and chest. But that wasn’t enough. 

They also shot him in the head. And 

now Alyan and Ghanem are considered 

heroes by the Palestinian Authority and 

the Palestinian public. Wouldn’t want 

J Street students to find that out! 

So by all means, J Street leaders, 

bring your students to Palestinian cities. 

They might actually learn some of 

the painful facts that you keep hidden 

from them. 

Stephen M. Flatow, an attorney in New 

Jersey, is the father of Alisa Flatow, 

who was murdered in an Iranian-sponsored 

Palestinian terrorist attack in 

1995. His book, A Father’s Story: My 

Fight for Justice Against Iranian Terror, 

has just been published. 

Visit www.fgcu.edu/hc/ 

Dr. Paul Bartrop, Director 

Jerrold Sobel...continued from page 32 

Since her withdrawal from Gaza in 

2005, along with every inconceivable 

act of terrorism committed against 

Israeli and foreign citizens, Israel has 

fought three major wars with Hamas; 

2008-09, 2012, 2014. 

Make no mistake, Hamas and its 

assorted terrorist allies such as Islamic 

Jihad are not enemies of the Jewish 

state, they are endemic foes, relentless 

in their goals, truculent in their 

actions. 

From the May 18, 2001, shopping 

mall bombing that killed five and injured 

100 people, to the Park Hotel bombing 

the following year, up to and including 

this past week when 300 missiles were 

fired into Israel, Hamas has been inexorable 

and true to its Charter. 

“Israel will exist and will continue 

to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just 

as it obliterated others before it.….Our 

struggle against the Jews is very great 

and very serious. It needs all sincere 

efforts.” A charter replete with such 

proclamations spells it out plainly for 

all to see. There is no compromise, 

no wiggle room for negotiation, not a 

possibility of settlement with a messianic 

cabal of fanatics hell bent on 

genocide. 

Since its disengagement from Gaza 

in 2005, Israel has responded to suicide 

bombings, missile attacks, stabbings, 

vehicular homicides, tunnel infiltrations, 

Commentary Briefs...continued from page 33 

I hear that Jews are too powerful, 

my response is, we are not powerful 

enough. 

History has proven that Jews need 

more power and influence than other 

groups to secure their safety. During 

the 1930s and early 1940s, Jews had 

morality on their side, but they lacked 

the power and influence to save six 

million of their brothers and sisters 

from systematic murder. If Israel had 

existed then, with the powerful army 

it now has, the history of European 

Jewry might well have been different. 

If Jews had more political power in the 

kidnappings, ordinance-filled balloons 

and whatever else this implacable foe 

has thrown at her, with pin prick, measured 

responses. Unfortunately, such 

calibrated warfare has meant nothing to 

these recalcitrant terrorists. They have 

no qualms using hospitals, schools, 

private residences and human shields 

to conduct its aggression. 

Paradoxically, despite warning Gazan 

civilians to vacate areas of military 

activity during successive conflicts, 

Israel has drawn nothing but condemnation 

from the UN and pro-Islamist nations 

throughout the world. The reason? 

Supposed lack of proportionality in 

her responses. As if any of these selfrighteous 

countries would ever tolerate 

such incessant assailment for so long a 

period of time. 

Israel is at a crossroads today, of 

which a great deal is of her own making. 

Analogous to the early 1930s, when 

at the nadir of his strength the allies 

passed up the opportunity to eliminate 

Hitler, only to do it years later at a much 

greater, catastrophic cost. Although it’s 

not 1940 all over again, it’s late in the 

game. With Iranian sponsorship, Hamas 

and its affiliates are no longer isolated 

and are growing in power daily. Palliation 

is no longer the answer. To save the 

body further infection, now is the time 

for the cure. 

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its enemies and potential enemies com-bined. 

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JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SWFL www.jhsswf.org / 239-566-1771 

Ten films about SWFL Jewish history and more planned 

Marina 

Berkovich 

JHSSWF 

President 

How many of the 10 films have 

you seen? Contact us to arrange 

a showing at your community. 

We start our 10 th year by premiering 

our 10 th Southwest Florida Jewish Pioneers 

film, Chief Richard Plager, about 

Sanibel Island’s former police chief. 

Plager, reared in Miami, served on 

the police force of Miami-Dade County 

and is one of the founding members of 

the South Florida Shomrim Society, an 

organization for Jewish law enforcement 

officers. His service on Sanibel is 

legendary. He followed that with a move 

to Israel, where he also served on the 

police force. He then retired to Naples. 

Plager’s experience as a Jewish Floridian 

and a member of law enforcement 

is exactly the kind of legacy the Jewish 

Historical Society of Southwest Florida 

is here to preserve and share with our 

JEWISH WAR VETERANS https://jwvpost202.wordpress.com/ 239-261-3270 

JWV Post 202 update 

Harve Sturm 

Commander 

JWV 

Post #202 

Americanism, spirit and purpose 

When the USS Maine was sunk in 

Havana Harbor in 1898, a number of 

Jewish sailors were among those who 

perished. Following this tragedy, the 

United States declared war on Spain, 

and thousands of American Jews enlisted. 

The ship’s Executive Officer, Adolph 

Matrix, was Jewish and later became a 

Vice Admiral in the U.S. Navy. 

Col. Theodore Roosevelt’s ‘Rough 

Riders,’ U.S. volunteer cavalry in the 

successors. Our work takes us to various 

locations in Southwest Florida and beyond 

in pursuit of local Jewish history. 

Your donations sustain our operations. 

We hope that you already renewed your 

2019 membership and 

made your contribution 

to our mission at 

a level comfortable for 

you. Here’s an additional 

incentive – please 

make it in honor of VE 

Day. Did you know 

that many Jews who 

served in WWII returned 

to Florida, settling in 

places where they were 

trained for the armed 

forces? There were three 

prominent training facilities 

in the SWFL area: Page Airfield, 

Buckingham Army Corps Airfield and 

Naples Army Field. 

Built in 1927 as a civil airport, 

Page Field was taken over by the War 

Department at the beginning of WWII 

and renamed Fort Myers Army Air Field 

and later, Page Field Army Airfield. It 

was used by the U.S. Army Third Air 

Force for antisubmarine patrols and 

conventional bomber training. 

Buckingham Airfield, now privately 

owned by the Lee County Mosquito 

Control District, is 10 miles east of 

Fort Myers. It was 

the largest airfield 

in Florida. In 1941, 

a group of Fort Myers 

and Lee County 

officials purchased 

cattle grazing land, 

then leased it back 

to the War Department 

for its Army Air 

Corps airfield base. It 

created thousands of 

jobs and boosted the 

local economy. By 

August 1942, almost 

500 buildings were under construction. 

Many young Jewish men were airmen. 

Aerial gunners were trained here. Sitting 

in turrets and standing behind openings 

in the fuselage of the bomber, it was 

their job to shoot down attacking aircraft 

over Europe and the Pacific. 

Buckingham also operated Naples 

Army Airfield, now Naples Municipal 

Richard Plager 

Spanish American War (1898), was 

composed of ranchers, miners, cowboys 

and farmers, and included Jews. Roosevelt 

was president of the United States 

from 1901-1909. 

The Jewish War Veterans would 

like to thank everyone who attended our 

March events, namely our yearly fundraiser 

at Seasons 52 with guest speaker 

Sheriff Kevin Rambosk. All proceeds 

are being donated to several charities 

in Collier County. Sheriff Rambosk’s 

presentation was related to the growing 

population of Collier County and the 

Sheriff’s department’s need to increase 

security for our schools and residents. 

Our Post’s March meeting was held 

at Perkins Restaurant on Pine Ridge 

Road. In attendance was Gen. Bernie 

Weiss. He was one of the initial founders 

of our Post. Our guest speaker was 

James R. Burch, Command Sergeant 

Major (Retired), Special Forces Airborne, 

Green Berets – the highest-ranking 

non-commissioned officer. James’ 

motto is: “If you try your best, you do 

your best, you are the best.” 

A surprise guest, Henry Johnson, 

attended. Henry was born in Turkey and 

served in the 101 st Airborne Division as 

an interpreter. Henry spoke of combat 

activities with U.S. forces in clearing 

villages and buildings, and the horrors 

of combat. 

March ended with the Veterans of 

Foreign Wars honoring and presenting 

lapel pins and certificates to military 

veterans who served in the armed forces 

during the period of November 1, 1955, 

to May 15, 1975. 

Airport, as an auxiliary landing field. 

Two crash boat bases were also 

constructed – one on Marco Island, the 

other on the Caloosahatchee River. The 

75 th Flying Training Wing was a flying 

training wing of the United States Army 

Air Force. 

After the war, a planned housing 

development named Lehigh Acres 

was built by Southwest Florida Jewish 

Pioneer Lee Ratner over most of the 

Buckingham area. 

Membership in The Jewish Historical 

Society of Southwest Florida 

is open to anyone who is interested 

in our mission of local Jewish history 

preservation. 

The Jewish Historical Society 

of Southwest Florida 

8805 Tamiami Trail North, 

Suite # 255, Naples FL 34108 

833.547.7935 (833.JHS.SWFL) 

www.jhsswf.org 

office@jhsswf.org 

Virtual Museum of SWFL 

Jewish History http:// 

jewishhistorysouthwestflorida.org/ 

March was a fantastic month for 

events and patriotism celebrated by 

our Post. 

We welcome those who have served 

in the U.S. military (combat not required). 

Potential new members are always 

welcome. If you are not a veteran, 

but patriotic and dedicated to our Jewish 

values, you are invited to support and 

uphold our Post as a patron member. 

For more information, please visit 

jwvpost202.wordpress.com, call 

239.261.3270 or email jwvpost202@ 

gmail.com. 

HUMANISTIC JEWISH HAVURAH www.hjhswfl.org / 248-417-2514 

Farewell thoughts 

Paula 

Creed 

HJH 

President 

One of the greatest pleasures of 

my life has been the discovery 

of a community of “believers” 

who have become my friends and 

co-workers. As the Humanistic Jewish 

Havurah of Southwest Florida departs 

the scene, I leave with these sentiments. 

Similar words were written by 

Rabbi Sherwin Wine, founder of Humanistic 

Judaism, and my rabbi until 

his untimely death the summer of 2007, 

the same year the Humanistic Jewish 

Havurah of SWFL was born. He was 

my teacher, my inspiration, a person 

who influenced my Jewish identity from 

the time I first met him in 1964, shortly 

after the formation of the Birmingham 

Temple, the first secular Humanistic 

Jewish community in the “gantseh velt.” 

So predisposed was I to this philosophy 

when my husband Ron and I retired 

to Bonita Springs, that I missed the 

comfort of being able to associate with 

like-minded people when we absented 

the temple each winter to stay in Florida. 

In the 2006-07 season, Rabbi 

Wine’s colleague, Rabbi Daniel Friedman, 

spoke at a luncheon of the National 

Council of Jewish Women’s Naples- 

Marco section. Several in attendance 

seemed very impressed with the philosophy 

of secular Humanistic Judaism. 

I gathered their names and contacted the 

Society for Humanistic Judaism (the 

national organization for Humanistic 

Jewish communities in North America) 

for assistance. Then, this small group 

of folks in Naples, with help from the 

Sarasota Congregation for Humanistic 

Judaism, formed the Humanistic Jewish 

Havurah. Ron and I found our milieu. 

Humanistic Judaism offers a philosophy 

of life consistent with reason, 

reality, freedom, individualism, equality 

and human dignity – the values on 

which most modern Jews truly base their 

lives. In its insistence that ritual behavior 

be consistent with, and expressive 

of, one’s actual beliefs, Humanistic Judaism 

violates the commonly accepted 

assumption that beliefs often have little 

or no connection to ritual. After these 

many years of leading the Humanistic 

Jewish Havurah, I have realized that 

expecting Jews to take their beliefs 

seriously and to value their integrity 

sufficiently to demand consistency between 

what one says in synagogue and 

what one does at home and in the street 

may be an expectation before its time. 

Humanistic Judaism seems to fall upon 

deaf ears. The community here remains 

indifferent to Humanistic Judaism, not 

because they disagree with its philosophy 

of life or its values, which they in 

fact embrace, but because they do not 

perceive Jewish rituals as the embodiment 

of a philosophy of life or of values. 

It will take an epiphany to awaken 

more Jews to the merits and joys of 

Humanistic Judaism. However, those 

that do embrace the philosophy have 

reason to be grateful to Sherwin Wine’s 

audacity in creating a way of being 

Jewish that challenges, articulates and 

celebrates our deepest convictions The 

relatively small number of Jews who 

are attracted to Humanistic Judaism 

are the unconventional few who prize 

intellectual integrity above empty ritual, 

who value honesty more than familiar 

phrases, and who believe Jewishness is 

more significant than nostalgic remembrance. 

I am especially enamored of our 

members who have worked to maintain 

the Havurah, particularly our 

long-standing board members: Joan 

Weinstein, Dena Sklaroff, Alan and 

Cynthia Cook, Maraline Rane and our 

dear departed friend, Herbert Herman. 

Over the years many others have also 

put effort and energy into our events 

and activities. Additionally, I owe a 

debt of gratitude to David Willens and 

Melissa Keel, who were so supportive 

when we first began, and Renee’ Bialek 

who “mothered” the group to assure our 

meetings in the community room went 

smoothly. 

Perhaps seeds have been planted 

by our decade-plus presence and my 

articles in the Federation newspapers, 

and at some future time, others will 

take up the mantle of rebirthing another 

Humanistic Jewish community in 

Southwest Florida.


COMMUNITY CALENDAR 

Candle 

SUNDAYlighting MONDAY 

times: 

May 3: 7:42 





May 2019 – 5779Get the Service you Deserve 

TUESDAY 

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 

1 

2 

3 

4 

4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 4:30pm BT Hebrew School 6:15pm BT Services 

8:30am TS Torah Talk 

4:45pm TS Hebrew School 7:00pm BBYO Youth Program 6:30pm HDH Shabbat Under 9:30am BT Services 

6:00pm JNF Celebrates Israel 

the Stars 

10:00am CHA Services 

7:30pm JCMI Services 

10:00am TS Services 

7:30pm TS Services 

5 

9:00am BT Sunday School 

9:00am TS Sunday School 

10:00am BT Rosh Chodesh Grp 

11:30am TS Hebrew School 

6 

1:00pm HDH Board Meeting 

4:00pm HM Exec Comm Mtg 

7 

1:30pm JFGN CJD Meeting 

8 

4:00pm NJC Board Meeting 

4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 

4:45pm TS Hebrew School 

7:00pm Community Calendar 

Meeting 

9 

9:00am JFGN IAC Meeting 

2:00pm NJC Board Meeting 

6:00pm BT Israel Night 

7:00pm BBYO Youth Program 

10 

6:00pm TS Beach Shabbat 

6:15pm BT Services 



11 

9:30am BT Services 



12 

9:00am TS Sunday School 

11:30am TS Hebrew School 

3:00pm JRCA Program 

13 

14 

10:00am Jewish Genealogy 

7:00pm JFGN Board Meeting 

15 


4:45pm TS Hebrew School 

16 17 

18 

12:00pm JWV Brunch 

6:15pm BT Services 


4:00pm BT Board Meeting 7:00pm TS Confirmation 10:00am CHA Services 

7:00pm BBYO Youth Program 

& Services 


7:30pm BT Film 


19 20 

1:00pm HDH Study Group 

21 22 


23 Lag B’Omer 24 

5:00pm BT Lag B’Omer Picnic 6:15pm BT Services 

7:00pm BBYO Youth Program 7:30pm JCMI Services 

7:00pm JCMI Board Meeting 7:30pm TS Services 

25 




26 27 MEMORIAL 

DAY 

28 

7:00pm TS Board Meeting 

29 30 31 

7:00pm BBYO Youth Program 6:15pm BT Services 

7:00pm NJC 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: Collier/Lee Chapter of 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 

• JFCS: Naples Senior Center at JFCS 

• JFGN: Jewish Federation of Greater Naples 

• 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 

Federation Star Publication Policy 

The Federation Star is a subsidized arm of the 

Jewish Federation of Greater Naples (JFGN). Its purpose 

and function is to publicize the activities and programs 

of the Federation, and to publicize the ongoing activities 

of the established and recognized Jewish organizations 

in Greater Naples. 

The goal of the JFGN is to reach out and unite 

all Jews of the Greater Naples area. While differing 

opinions and points of view do, and will continue to, 

exist about many issues of importance to Jews, the 

Federation Star will confine itself to publishing ONLY 

items that report the facts of actual events of concern 

to Jews and will only offer commentary that clearly intends 

to unite all Jews in a common purpose or purposes. 

Critical or derogatory comments directed at individuals 

or organizations will NOT be published. 

(Adopted by the Officers and Board of Trustees 

of the Jewish Federation of Collier County 1/98) 

To avoid misunderstandings, controversies and destructive 

divisions among our people, the Officers and 

Board of Trustees of the “Federation” have adopted the 

following publication policy: 

Advertisements: All advertisements, regardless of their 

sponsor, shall be paid for in full, at the established rates, 

prior to publication. The contents of all advertisements 

shall be subject to review and approval of the Federation 

Board or its designee. Commercial advertisers may make 

credit arrangements with the advertising manager, subject 

to the approval of the Federation Board. 

Regular Columns: Regular columns shall be accepted only 

from leaders (Rabbis, Presidents, Chairs) of established and 

recognized Jewish organizations in Greater Naples and the 

designated Chairs of the regular committees of the Jewish 

Federation of Greater Naples. 

Special Announcements: Special announcements 

shall be accepted from established Jewish organizations 

in Greater Naples and may, at the discretion of 

the Federation Board, be subject to the conditions 

applicable to paid advertisements, as set forth above. 

News Items: Only those news items pertaining to matters 

of general interest to the broadest cross-section of 

the Jewish Community will be accepted for publication. 

Note: Items of controversial opinions and points of 

view, about political issues, will not be accepted for 

publication without prior approval of a majority of 

the Federation Officers and Trustees. 

All persons and organizations objecting to the 

actions and rulings of the Editor or Publications Committee 

Chair shall have the right to appeal those rulings 

to the Officers and Board of Trustees of the JFGN. 

The mission of the Jewish 

Federation of Greater 

Naples is to enhance 

and enrich the quality of 

Jewish life by recognizing 

and supporting the 

charitable, educational, 

humanitarian and 

social service needs of 

the Jewish community 

locally, nationally, 

overseas and in the 

State of Israel. 

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Call 239.263.4205. 

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And as my parents planted for me before I was born, 

so do I plant for those who will come after me." 

-The Talmud

COMMUNITY DIRECTORY 


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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 

Debra Antzis, President 

Deborah Rosen Fidel, Executive Dir. 

Susan Feld, Interim Rel. School Dir. 

Seyla Cohen, Preschool Director 

Jim Cochran, Music Director 

Shabbat Services: 

Shabbat Eve - Friday 7:30 p.m. 

Shabbat - Saturday 10:00 a.m. 

JEWISH CONGREGATION 

OF MARCO ISLAND (Reform) 

991 Winterberry Drive 

Marco Island, FL 34145 

Phone: 642-0800 • Fax: 642-1031 

Email: tboxma@marcojcmi.com 

Website: www.marcojcmi.com 

Rabbi Mark Gross 

Hari Jacobsen, Cantorial Soloist 

Ted Bunten, President 

Shabbat Services 

Friday 7:30 p.m. 

Seasonal: Saturday Talmud-Torah at 

9:30 a.m. and Shachrit at 10:30 a.m. 

Rabbi’s Life Long Learning Series 

Sidney R. Hoffman Jewish Film Festival 

Saul I. Stern Cultural Series 

JCMI Book Club 

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 


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) 



(just west of Mission Square Plaza) 

Phone: 434-1818 

Email: bethtikvahnaples@aol.com 

Website: www.bethtikvahnaples.org 

Rabbi Ammos Chorny 

Shelley Goodman, Co-President 

Sue Hammerman, Co-President 

Roberta Miller, Secretary 


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 - 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 Greater Naples. 

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 28, No. 9 

May 2019 

40 pages 

USPS Permit No. 419 

Publisher: 


Editor: 

Ted Epstein, 239-249-0699 


Design: 

Federation Media Group, Inc. 

Advertising: 

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June 2019 Issue Deadlines: 

Editorial: May 1 

Advertising: May 7 

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Runs. Hits. Errors. 

That’s what they tally in the score box. 

In the game of estate planning, striking out is not an 

alternative. We don’t want to see you sitting on the bench 

or out in left field in the late innings. The single most 

important thing you can do to triple your satisfaction is to 

redouble your efforts to include a lifetime gift or bequest 

to benefit the Jewish community through the 

Endowment Fund of the Federation. 

Here’s our pitch. 

We’ve dugout a number of seasoned estate planning hits 

on which we can coach you, and on which you can base 

your decisions. Go ahead and bat this ball around. 

There’s no easy out if you want to hit a 

home run with your estate plan. Keep your eye on the 

ball…after our umpire asks you to play ball!...we’ll be 

cheering as you cross the plate a winner. 

Hot dog! 

For information on planning and charitable giving, 

call Jeffrey Feld, President/CEO, at 239.263.4205. 

Please note our email addresses: 

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Jewish 

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(All area codes are 239 unless otherwise noted.) 


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 

Friends of the IDF 

• Exec. Dir.: Dina Ben Ari, 305-354-8233 

GenShoah SWFL 

• President: Ida Margolis, 963-9347 

Collier/Lee Chapter of Hadassah 

• President: Diane Schwartz, 732-539-4011 

Holocaust Museum & 

Cohen Education Center 

• President: Herb Berkeley, 263-9200 

Israel Bonds 

• Monica DiGiovanni, 727-282-1124 

Jewish Historical Society 

of Southwest Florida 

• President: Marina Berkovich, 566-1771 

Jewish National Fund 

• Uri Smajovits, 727-239-6290 

Jewish War Veterans Post 202 

• Commander, Harvey Sturm, 261-3270 

• Senior Vice Commander, 

Marty Rubin, 716-863-5778 

Men’s Cultural Alliance 

• President: Les Nizin, 653-9259 

Naples BBYO 

• Jessica Zimmerman, 263-4205 

Naples Friends of American Magen 

David Adom (MDA) 

• SE Reg Dir: Joel Silberman, 954-457-9766 

Naples Senior Center at JFCS 

Phone: 325-4444 

• Chairperson: Edward Anchel 

• President/CEO: Dr. Jaclynn Faffer 


• 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 Greater 

Naples, 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 Julie Hartline, 

Campaign Associate, at the Federation office at 239.263.4205.


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