Federation Star - March 2015 by Jewish Federation of Collier County

Join us for a memorable evening... March 29, 2015 • 6:15 pm Quail West Country Club, Naples For more information contact Amy Snyder, Executive Director 239-263-9200 Amy@HolocaustMuseumSWFL.org

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

www.JewishNaples.org INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 5 Men’s Cultural Alliance 6 Women’s Cultural Alliance 7 Community Focus 13 Jewish Interest 19 Tributes 23 Business Directory 24 Israel & the Jewish World 29 Commentary 31 Rabbinical Reflections 32 Focus on Youth 34 Synagogues 35 Organizations 38 Community Calendar 39 Community Directory

3 “Human Needs Awards” honor two non-profits

6 Enjoying “Winter in Paradise” with WCA

9 Temple Shalom celebrates Mitzvah Day

33 Naples teens attend BBYO convention

March 2015 - Adar/Nisan 5775

Vol. 24 #7

Community Celebration 2015 – What a night! Federation’s 2015 Community Campaign Kickoff Phyllis Seaman Federation Vice Chair

he Jewish Federation of Collier County’s Community Celebration on Saturday, January 31 was extra special this year, as it recognized David Willens for 15 years of dedicated service to our organization and to our community, and welcomed Jeffrey Feld as its new executive. The sold-out crowd of 320 people at Wyndemere Country Club enjoyed the evening’s theme, “Around the World With Federation – A Passport To Giving.” Every inch of space was utilized and decorated beautifully by the Garden District, to represent some of the many countries that we allocate funds and assistance to for human needs. From the moment people walked in the door, our staff of local teens from our BBYO guided guests with stamped “passports” to different ports of call on our cruise around the world during the cocktail hour. The warmth and camaraderie was electrifying. At the first port of call, Israel, guests could savor delicacies of hummus, couscous, taboule and latkes. The next stop was Eastern Europe and Ukraine, with some “down home, soul food,” borscht shooters, mini schnitzel, perogies, and potatoes with caviar. South America was the last stop with chicken quesadillas, empanadas etc. Once everyone entered the red, white and blue dining room representing America, the festivities really began. A video compiled by Federation Star editor Ted Epstein was presented. It showed where Federation dollars are allocated and included photos and recordings of most of our grant recipients locally, in Israel and around the world. The emcee for the evening was Federation Board Chair Alvin Becker. Rosalee Bogo, a past president of Federation (and co-chair of the event), was called on to honor David Willens and present a plaque for his 15 years of service

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to our community as Executive Director of the Federation. David was so surprised and emotional when he was not only presented with a plaque, but also given a huge poster depicting a wall in the Federation community room with the words “David G. Willens Community Room.” Our community room will now have a name. Todah Rabah, David! It was well deserved and you will be missed. Jeffrey Feld, Federation’s new President/CEO (yes, this is a new title) was now “officially” introduced to our community even though he hit the ground running since his arrival and has met many in our community. Jeffrey spoke about all we do here in Collier

time and effort put in to make this event the success it was. Rosalee Bogo, Wallie Lenchner and Andrea Gordon – you are quite a team. Thanks also to the Federation staff – Iris Doenias, Jill Saravis, Deborah Vacca and Mary Anne Kimsey – Jeff Silverman, our printer, and all our table hosts and hostesses. More importantly, I thank those of you who helped so tremendously by sponsoring this event. Without your generosity we couldn’t have done this. While this was a fun and warm evening, you all know you were also there for a reason. Our 2015 campaign is in full swing. We are working to raise donations, or at least have committed

Community Celebration co-chairs with David Willens: Rosalee Bogo, Andrea Gordon, Phyllis Seaman, Wallie Lenchner

County, nationally, in Israel and in more than 60 countries worldwide. He also spoke of the plans for our future. As you can see by the traffic lately, Naples is growing and we are a force for the future. Once dinner was served we had a wonderful dance troupe from Florida Gulf Coast University, arranged by the Garden District. They entertained us with dances from the countries we were representing, that ended with the kazatsky that became a hora with many of us participating and dancing throughout the ballroom. This was such a wonderful feelgood fun event. I am proud to have been part of it, and I thank my very hardworking friends and co-chairs for all the

pledges for 2015 in place before many of you leave for your northern residences in the spring. Your donations or pledge commitments NOW will help us plan the budget and allocations for grants this year. Our allocations committee has already started meeting and we want to be able to provide for all the grant requests we receive. We Are Building Community Together! Please consider a 10-20% or more increase in your past or planned gift. Your gift should be meaningful to you. If you have already made a gift or pledge, THANK YOU! No gift goes further than your gift to Federation. We Are The Strength of a People – The Power of Community

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ewish continuity is facing a crisis. Assimilation and lack of engagement have resulted in a declining attachment to Judaism and a corresponding weakened connection to Israel among younger Jews. The Jewish Federation of Collier County recognizes that our challenge with the next generation is ensuring the future survival and quality of Jewish life in our community and elsewhere. As a result, Youth Programs and Youth Education have taken an increasingly higher priority in all of our activities. Additional funding and other support have been earmarked for synagogue-based educational programming, Jewish preschools, religious schools, summer camp experiences, Hillels, Birthright Israel, MASA and BBYO.

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The Naples BBYO, organized by the joint efforts of Temple Shalom, Beth Tikvah, Chabad and our Federation, consists of a group of Jewish teens who work together with their peers on programming. Teens gain skills by taking on leadership roles, and form strong bonds with Jewish friends that last into adulthood. BBYO members are welcomed into a worldwide movement of young people and alumni who feel a common connection to each other and to the Jewish people. I had the opportunity to attend a recent anniversary celebration of the Naples BBYO and I came away impressed with the maturity and enthusiasm of its members. During the program, it was clear that BBYO offers Jewish teens a welcoming environment where they will have experiences and form relationships that link them to their Jewish peers and heritage while building character and preparing them for a rich and fulfilling (and Jewish) future. Naples BBYO members provided me with a glimpse into the future and it looks good!

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hag Sameach Purim! Generally, when we hear these words, we feel happy and excited. We all know the story. Jews are living peacefully in a community. The Jewish community really does a lot for itself and participates in the greater community, in some ways. At some point, someone in the greater community rises in power and identifies Jews as the reason for the problems in their community and that the resolution is to kill the Jews. The Purim story, as we know, takes place in Shushan – Persia. Haman is the bad guy. Mordechai and Esther save the day for that Jewish community of that generation. In celebration of the Purim holiday, we eat hamentashen and may even participate in something called an “ud lo yadah,” which loosely translates into “not being able to tell the difference between the names Haman and Mordechai.” We need to examine the scenario a

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little more closely. Persia then is Iran today. The descendants of Haman are present today and they are threatening the very existence of Jews. Actually, not only Jews, but anyone who believes differently than the Iranians do. The threat is no longer confined to a singular geographic area. The country may be identified as Iran, but we also need to know them as Hamas, Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood, ISIS and others. We cannot afford our own “ud lo yadah.” We must be able to tell the difference. They ALL call for the destruction of the Jewish people. Look at the terror, destruction and murder that was committed in Paris recently. The world did respond in support of the Jewish community. Security is now being provided, but even that security is being attacked. Purim should be a holiday that we celebrate and enjoy. It is not enough to remember and recite the Purim story. We have an obligation to help Jews live, without fear from terror, wherever they may be! Our Jewish community, through the Jewish Federation of Collier County, supports Jews, here in Naples, in Israel and in over 150 countries around the world. We need your help to support Jews the world over. We need your help to Build Community Together!

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March 2015 Federation Star

Jewish Federation’s “Human Needs Awards” honor two local non-profits By Carole J Greene

everal years ago the Jewish Federation of Collier County and its Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC) established a “Fund for Human Needs” to recognize y organizations for their generous spirit m and service to the entire community. It was another way for Jews in Collier e County, as represented by their Federation, to practice tikkun olam, “bettering the world.” d At a ceremony on Tuesday, January 13, two local non-profits received this year’s “Human Needs Award.”

First to be honored was Neighborhood Health Clinic, represented by Nancy Lascheid and her daughter Leslie Lascheid. In addition to a cash award, they received certificates, which read: “In recognition of the important services and quality healthcare this non-profit organization provides to low-income working but uninsured Collier County adults.” Nancy, an R.N., spoke about the decision her husband, Dr. William Lascheid, made when he retired from his medical practice in 1998. Exploring an-

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Ida Margolis, Nancy Lascheid (representing Neighborhood Health Clinic), Sandy Wolf, Gail Smith

swers to the question “Now, what?” led them to found the clinic. Dr. Lascheid died last summer, but Nancy and her daughter continue to provide medical services to adults considered “working poor.” Carol O’Callaghan, managing attorney, and Jeff Ahrens, director of development, stepped forward to receive awards for Legal Aid Service of Collier County. Their certificates read: “In recognition of the important services this non-profit organization provides of high-quality, free civil legal advice, representation and education to the residents of Collier County, based on need, so as to encourage self-sufficiency and improve the lifestyle and living conditions of the entire community.” Asked what she likes most about her work, O’Callaghan said, “Being able to help those who think they are helpless – to get them back on their feet.” She noted that this office handled 3,400 cases last year. The Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Committee is comprised of individuals representing diverse segments of the community, such as NAACP, PFLAG, ACLU, SUFJEG,

ORT, NCJW, Friends of Library, and various synagogues. Joel Pittelman chairs the JCRC. Gail Smith, chair of the Human Needs Award sub-committee, along with committee members Ida Margolis and Sandy Wolf, participated in the award presentation. “The members of the committee really enjoyed working together because we had an opportunity to do something positive in support of those who make a difference in our community. There are so many wonderful and deserving non-profit organizations in our area that it was very difficult to make the selections,” said a spokesperson for the awards committee. Over the years, this award, including a monetary grant, has been made to the Harry Chapin Food Bank, Catholic Charities, St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Collier Council on Aging, the NAACP, the Collier County Education Foundation, Redlands Christian Association Literacy program, the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, Baby Basics, Bedtime Bundles, the Shelter for Abused Women and Children, Senior Friendship Health Center, Angels Undercover and Laces of Love.

David Willens’ speech at Community Celebration

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adies and gentlemen, family and friends, tonight is a dream come true. e First, I want to thank my angels – Phyllis Seaman, Rosalee Bogo and eWallie Lenchner – for making tonight happen; and to Andrea Gordon for being on the planning team. My sincere thanks go to the Sponn sors of tonight’s event. I am so fortunate to have my mishdpocha with me tonight…and some very special friends. Howard Tevlowitz, Ex,ecutive Director of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is here with his ewife Bryna; and Norma Kipnis Wilson and her husband Allan have come over .from Miami. Norma is the Founder of sthe Lion of Judah program. I hope that all of our Lions and those who should be Lions will take a moment to meet Norma. I thank the Federation Officers and , Board of Trustees for your confidence ein me and my ability to direct our orgatnization for 15 years. This Federation pstarted 33 years ago as the United Jewish Appeal of Collier County, so I feel honored to have served in my capacity for nearly half of those years. My thanks also go to an incredible Federation staff; and I want to wish Jeffrey Feld all the mazel in his new role as Executive of this fine organization. Tonight is emotional, as Shereen is not here with me to enjoy this moment and the days ahead. When we arrived in Naples, Shereen said that my job would be to “plant the seeds that would one day bear fruit.” She was right. The ground was very fertile, the trees grew quickly, and the fruits are now plentiful and have attracted so many new people to this community – a place where Jews were once not welcomed.

In my term, I have seen us grow into a full-fledged Jewish community to be proud of and to enjoy today and for years to come. I know that the Jewish Federation of Collier County has been the pivotal organization for this growth. Of the principles which I hold near and dear, I think that trust is most important. You have trusted me and relied on me to be trusted. I hope that I have fulfilled both yours and my obligation to this principle. There are many initiatives which we have launched, but I am most proud of our youth programs. Our support for religious education in this community, in Israel and globally through camp and Israel scholarships, Birthright Israel, Hillel and BBYO Naples, all help to ensure a bright future for generations to come. It has been my honor and my privilege to have worked with our leaders and you, our generous donors, to help make all of this and so much more happen in the past 15 years; and for me, nearly 29 years as a Jewish Federation communal professional. For this and so much more I am forever grateful. I’ve always seen myself as the man behind the camera lens, but let me close by sharing with you something I wrote years ago that resonates with me and I hope will resonate with you. Being Jewish Is a Trust – We are entrusted to safeguard the precious heritage received from our predecessors, which must be handed down intact to our children and heirs. All sorts of forces would take this heritage away from us. And if we let them, or walk away on our own, we betray that trust. But if we preserve and protect what we have been given, we can leave this world with a sense of personal and historical integrity. This is no small matter when, as we come closer to the end than to the beginning of our lives, we begin to reflect on the meaning and purpose of our existence. Thank you all and Love You Bye!

“I am touched and deeply honored with the recognition I have received, and wish to thank the Federation leadership for naming the Community Room for me. This honor is beyond my expectation and so very deeply appreciated.”

Gail Smith, Sandy Wolf, Carol O’Callaghan and Jeff Ahrens (representing Legal Aid Service of Collier County), Ida Margolis

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Friday, March 20, 7:30pm

At NJC Shabbat services, Dr. Bartrop will speak on “Resistance and Rescuers during World War II.” Services are held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 6340 Napa Woods Way in Naples.

Saturday, March 21, 10:00am - 3:00pm

Dr. Bartrop continues with lectures on resistance and rescuers with time for audience discussion and lunch. This session will be held in the Parish Hall of St. Agnes Catholic Church at 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road in Naples. A kosher box lunch (falafel or tuna wrap) will be available if ordered in advance. Cash or a check made payable to NJC for $8 will be collected at the event.

To RSVP for either or both events, email njcactivities@gmail.com or call 239.431.3858. Leave your name, number of attendees, contact information and choice of lunch.

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Catholic-Jewish Dialogue update

Israel Advocacy Committee update

By Marv Weisberg, co-Chair

By Jeff Margolis

hat do you get when you put an archbishop and a rabbi in a conversational setting to discuss various theological and worldly issues such as G-d, Communism and Capitalism, The Future of Religion, as well as many others. You might expect strong disagreement and possiMarv Weisberg bly even raised voices, with each one trying to prove a point. Well, that’s not what happens when the two clergymen are Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires (now known as Pope Francis), and his good friend, Rabbi Abraham Skorka. For years, Cardinal Bergoglio and Rabbi Skorka were tenacious promoters of interreligious dialogues on faith and reason, seeking to build bridges among Catholicism, Judaism and the world at large. These conversations were published in the book On Heaven And Earth, which was used as the basis for the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue’s “Readers Theater,” held at the Jewish Federation on January 6. Selected chapters were read by our two “actors,” Rabbi Adam Miller and Dr. Jack Conroy. After reading each chapter, the two actors gave their impression of the dialogue and then members of the audience were invited to comment. These comment sessions were very lively, presenting many different interpretations of the material. One, in particular, summed up much of the book’s conversations. Someone stated that had the book not been annotated and the discussion material presented by two actors, it would have been difficult to determine which of the principals said what. There was that much agreement between the two in their views on the world. To say that this event was a success

would be a serious understatement. We almost ran out of chairs, and we did run out of time for audience comments at the end of the program. Almost everyone had something to say about the book, the two clergymen, and how they view the world. And the two readers added just the right “touch” to the material to make us feel as though we were witnessing the original conversations. “Walking G-d’s Paths” On Sunday, March 22 at 2:00 p.m. we will be presenting the first episode of “Walking G-d’s Paths” at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 625 111th Ave. N., Naples. “Walking G-d’s Paths” is a six-session process to stimulate candid conversation between Jewish and Christian congregations. Produced by the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College on behalf of and with the oversight of the National Council of Synagogues and the Bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, it is now made available online through special arrangement with the Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations. The series consists of 15-minute discussion-starting videotapes. Participants will experience each tradition’s understanding of how it walks G-d’s path and how the two faith communities could relate to one another in positive ways. Our plan is to present all six sessions over a two- to three-year period. The first session, “A New Future: Building Shalom between Catholics and Jews,” offers an overview of the past, present and future of Christian-Jewish relations, and introduces participants to the dynamics of interfaith dialogue and the different perspectives Christians and Jews bring to the conversation. This session will be facilitated by Rabbi Sylvin Wolf and Fr. Jim Simko.

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srael Advocacy Committee co-chair Steve Brazina continues his Israel 201 education program on Wednesday, March 18 at 2:00 p.m. Programs are held in the David G. Willens Community Room at Federation. Check the weekly email blast from Federation for specific details about the March session. Several members of the Israel Advocacy Committee will be attending the AIPAC Conference in Washington, D.C., on March 1-3. The featured speaker at the event will be Israeli

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Kiev connection By Carole J Greene

crisis will matter.” riting a column for a publicaSteven Goldberg, Resource Oftion with a one-month leadtime can create accuracy ficer of World Union for Progressive issues – the facts may not be the same Judaism, who came to Naples in supat publication. However, I will take a port of Rabbi Dukhovny’s visit, noted chance that Russia is still saber-rattling that the WUPJ had issued a statement about Putin’s aggression toward Jews. on the eastern border of Ukraine, as that was the situation in November 2014 He said the Russian leader reverted to the centuries-old way of fostering when Kiev’s chief rabbi, Alexander Dukhovny, visited Naples on his “talkanti-Semitism to divert attention from ing tour.” what’s actually taking place. But it’s not Calling Russia’s leader Vladimir working, perhaps thanks to the vigorous Putin “Putler,” Rabbi Dukhovny desupport the WUPJ provides to Ukraine’s scribed the similarity between Putin’s Jews. “Today, we see only mild antitakeover of Crimea in early 2014 and Semitism in Ukraine.” Hitler’s military sweep 75 years earlier Goldberg characterized Jews across most of Europe. “Putin boasted throughout the diaspora: “Although we that he was coming to Ukraine to save may fight among ourselves, we Jews are Jews,” Rabbi Dukhovny told us, shaking still family.” his head. “A Conservative rabbi and I If you would like to support your sent him a letter. We told him: ‘We are extended Jewish family, the best way is expecting Meshiach. And it’s not you.’” to contribute to the annual campaign of The rabbi made no bones about it: the Jewish Federation of Collier County. “We are in a real war. HowWORLD the Jewish We support Jews anywhere who need CLASS community, the Ukrainians and all other our help. Call the Federation office at ENTERTAINMENT national ethnic groups respond to this~ SOUND 239.263.4205& for LIGHTING details.

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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: Alvin Becker Vice Chair: Kevin Aizenshtat Vice Chair: Phyllis Seaman Vice Chair: Berton Thompson Secretary: Wallie Lenchner Treasurer: Jerry Sobelman Immed. Past President: Judge Norman Krivosha

Board of Trustees Joshua Bialek Harvey Brenner Stephen Coleman Amanda Dorio Michael Feldman Alan Gordon Neil Heuer Ben Peltz Joel Pittelman Dr. Tracey Roth Jane Schiff Arlene Sobol Michael Sobol Dr. Daniel Wasserman Beth Wolff Barry Zvibleman

Past Presidents Gerald Flagel, Dr. William Ettinger, Ann Jacobson, Sheldon Starman, Bobbie Katz, Rosalee Bogo

Board Members Emeritus Hans Levy Shirley Levy

Synagogue Representatives Cantor Donna Azu Roger Blau Rosalee Bogo Rabbi Ammos Chorny Stuart Kaye Rabbi Edward Maline Rabbi Adam Miller Suzanne Paley Rabbi James Perman Dr. Arthur Seigel Neil Shnider Rabbi Sylvin Wolf Rabbi Fishel Zaklos

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Staff Jill Saravis, Community Program Coord. Iris Doenias, Administrative Assistant Deborah Vacca, Bookkeeper Federation is the central Jewish community-building organization for Collier County, providing a social service network that helps Jewish people in Collier County, 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 • Community Relations Committee • Educational & cultural programs • Long Range Planning for expected community growth • Publication of the Federation Star, our monthly newspaper; Connections, our annual resource guide; and Community Directory • Women’s Cultural Alliance • Women’s Division • YAD – Young Adult Division • Youth Activities Committee – sponsoring youth education and scholarships for Jewish Summer Camp and the Israel Experience

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Name: Spouse or Partner Name, if applicable: Local Address: City: State: Zip: Email (very important): Florida phone: Cell or alternate phone: Northern Address: City: State: Zip: Northern home phone: In Southwest Florida: full-time ☐ part-time ☐ (from to ) Membership fee: $56 (US Funds only, Minimum for the year; includes Federation membership.) NAME BADGES A name badge will be issued to you at no charge if you are a NEW member. I want a replacement name badge: Yes ☐ No ☐ Fee: $8. If you checked yes, submit a total fee is $64. Name as you want it to appear on the name badge Additional donation to the Federation is voluntary and encouraged. Please make your check payable to: Jewish Federation of Collier County and mail with this form to: MCA/ Jewish Federation of Collier County 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Ste. 2201 Naples, FL 34109 I would like to volunteer my services/expertise and would be willing to chair or co-chair a meeting/outing on the following topic or topics: EVENT PARTICIPATION WAIVER By signing below, I accept the terms of this waiver.

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Commissioner Georgia Hiller to address MCA By Jeff Margolis

eorgia Hiller, chairwoman of the Collier County Board of Commissioners, will be the featured speaker at the next MCA luncheon. Born in Canada, Hiller received her undergraduate degree from Florida Atlantic University and her law degree from Florida State University. She has been a commissioner since 2010. Commissioner Hiller’s program is entitled “Inside Collier County Government.” The program will take place on Thursday, March 12 at the Club at Pelican Bay. The cost is $26. Please send your check, payable to the Jewish Federation of Collier County (JFCC), to Meir Kehila, 4751 West Bay Blvd., #804, Estero, FL 33928. Be sure to join fellow MCA members for what should prove to be an informative afternoon. Kudos to MCA member Larry Hecht for arranging an excellent tour of the Collier County Emergency Services Center. Following an enlightening visit, MCA members feasted on lunch provided by Jason’s Deli. For those of you who missed this great program, take heart, as we are hoping to schedule a return visit next season. The MCA lecture program, in its inaugural season, is pleased to announce the fourth lecture in the series. MCA member and genealogy maven Arthur Sissman will present the program, “How to Research Your Family History.” This event will take place on Wednesday, March 11 at 10:30 a.m. in the David G. Willens Community Room at the Federation. The MCA committee is in the process of planning events and luncheons for next season. Yes, it’s that time already. All members are invited to submit

suggestions for events, activities and guest speakers. Please contact Steve Brazina at sbrazina@aol.com with your suggestions. FLASH: MCA membership surpasses 300. In just three short years, MCA membership has grown to more than three hundred members. Thanks to all of you for helping to make this

organization a huge success. Many of you have backgrounds and experiences that we know would be of interest to our membership. If you or someone you know might be an interesting speaker for a future program, please contact Dick Lechtner at dlechtner@gmail.com or Wayne Kargher at w8jkargher@aol. com.

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Enjoying “Winter in Paradise” with WCA By Susan Pittelman, WCA Publicity Director

hile our friends up north are lamenting that “The weather outside is frightful,” those of us fortunate enough to be spending the winter months in Paradise could respond, “For us it’s been delightful!” Although people “up north” are experiencing cabin fever – and in many cases are being deluged by snow – we in Southwest Florida are enjoying a wide variety of outside activities offered by WCA. These include: Bird Watching, Biking, Field Trips, and activities planned by the WCA Navy. This season, WCA Birders are exploring Collier County’s parks in search of local and migrant birds. Bird watching, a relaxing and uplifting activity, allows you to enjoy Southwest Florida’s fabulous weather, walk in a natural environment, and imagine what Florida was like before the developers arrived. So far this season, WCA’s Bird Watching Interest Group has visited Freedom Park in the heart of Naples, the brand new Gordon Greenway behind the Naples Zoo, and Eagle Lakes Park in East Naples, a fabulous marsh full of migrant ducks, wading birds, raptors and warblers where we saw almost 40 different species. Group Leader Susan Sissman explained, “Each trip has a different highlight. In Freedom Park we saw several red-shouldered hawks, both perched and flying. At the Greenway, we observed 25 bluebirds in one cypress tree and then two bald eagles circled overhead just as we ended our walk. In January, Eagle Lakes was spectacular in the number and variety of species we

saw. The group spotted and identified 32 species, including a purple gallinule, which is unusual in Southwest Florida. Each woman had her personal favorite!” WCA members enjoyed a relaxing morning, practiced their spotting skills, and made new friends. It was a successful birding outing. The WCA Biking Group, led by Lisa Freund, includes both singles and couples, combining good exercise with food and fun. The group rides once a month on Sunday mornings, with rides varying from 12 to 18 miles. Following each ride, the group enjoys brunch at a member’s home. Lisa said, “If you love to ride and want to meet members who love the outdoors, sign up to join us for our events.” In the November 2014 issue of the Federation Star, you had an opportunity to read about the wonderful WCA field trips that Andrea P. has planned for this season, many of which are to outdoor sites. In January, on a day when the chill factor was below zero up north, 30 women hopped aboard a bus to Sarasota to tour the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens and to enjoy lunch and shopping on St. Armands Circle. Andrea P., who coordinated the trip, promised that not only would women enjoy being outside

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in the gardens in the beautiful weather, but that they would also feel the warmth of the friendships that would be created during the trip. Participant Eleanor Bonder commented, “I enjoyed the trip very much…and yes, I did arrive alone in the morning and left the bus in the evening with new friends.” WCA members interested in photography have had the opportunity to participate in two photo safaris offered by professional photographer Gwen Greenglass. The first safari was at the

morning. I learned so much and really had a nice time.” The WCA Navy was created for WCA members who love being on the water – whether boating, sailing, kayaking or touring. In December the Navy organized a “Welcome Back to Paradise Cruise” of Fort Myers Harbor aboard the Capt. JP , a 500-passenger paddle wheeler. It was a wonderful way to kick off the season! Coordinated by Ellen Katz, Susan Pittelman and Nina Iser – the “Three Skippers” – the WCA

Photo safari with Gwen Greenglass (4th from right) at Naples Botanical Garden

Naples Zoo; the safari in January was at the Naples Botanical Garden. Participants learned valuable photography tips as Gwen gave both artistic and technical advice as they walked through the beautiful gardens in sunny, 75-degree weather! Gwen commented, “It was a pleasure sharing my knowledge with the fabulous ladies of WCA during my two safaris. The weather, environment and company provided for a wonderful experience for all participants.” Rhonda Brazina, who participated in the safari in the zoo, told Gwen, “I learned so very much and enjoyed the day with you and the other ladies. It’s so kind of you to share your vast knowledge with us so we can create beautiful works for our families.” Marci Margolis, who went on the safari in the botanical gardens, wrote, “Thank you so much for the photographic safari this

Navy Steering Committee has offered members of the Navy such water-related events as sailing on the Sweet Liberty (and on charter boats), kayaking, touring the harbors in Naples and Fort Myers, and touring with the Conservancy. Skipper Ellen Katz commented, “We have had lots of fun doing what we love – being on the water.” Enhance YOUR experience of “Winter in Paradise” by sharing the “warmth,” fun and friendship of WCA! The activities described above are only for WCA members, although occasionally members were permitted to bring a guest. Join WCA today by completing the form on this page so that you too can participate in these special programs. You will be glad that you did! For more information about WCA, please visit to www.womensculturalalliance.com.

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COMMUNITY FOCUS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & ED CTR OF SWFL

March 2015 Federation Star

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Holocaust Museum update Amy Snyder Executive Director

ur new exhibit, Dearest Pauline – A World War II Healer Writes Home, is drawing in record numbers of visitors. Select days in March will feature tours led by the daughter and granddaughter of Dr. Price Duff – the “healer” of the exhibit title. Tours run from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please call the Museum at 239.263.9200 for more information. The theme of the Dearest Pauline exhibit will be central to this year’s Triumph event, taking place on Sunday, March 29 at Quail West County Club. The evening will feature a sit-down dinner with music by the Brook Brothers Band, and a dramatic presentation of the letters of Dr. Duff that highlight his experiences in Europe during liberation. Tickets start at $250, and sponsorships are available. Many thanks to our hardworking Triumph 2015 Committee

members: Kaye Duff George - Honorary Chair and Daughter of Dr. Price Duff, Paula Iacampo - Chair and Granddaughter of Dr. Duff, Maureen Lerner and Estelle Price - co-Chairs, Diane McGinty, Nancy White, Sharon Hale and Karen Mollahan. Please contact me for more information. “A Penny and a Thought” project Our front lobby features a new display – “A Penny and a Thought,” created by our curator, Lorie Mayer. She was inspired to create it because of a very special book. The book, And Every Single One Was Someone, by Phil Chernofsky, contains just one word throughout its 1,250 pages – “Jew” – column after column, six million times. Mr. Chernofsky effectively uses this visual device to portray the horrific magnitude of Jewish people killed during the Holocaust. The display notes the many other victims of the Nazis as well. Lorie hopes visitors will remember each of these people with a thought, and donate a penny to go with that thought. Proceeds will fund the Museum’s Education Outreach programs. Our water cooler supplier, Water One, donated an

schools. empty five-gallon water jug to get the project started. ¡¡ Two bottles ($650) funds the reLorie and Museum volunteer Thad cording, use and archival storage Whitinger designed the display. They for a testimony from one Holocaust calculated the number of pennies needed survivor, witness or camp liberator. to fill a jug, and number of jugs needed ¡¡ Three bottles ($975) funds the opto reach the goal of $60,000 – a donated portunity for one school to host penny for each person in the book. Thad the boxcar, impacting up to 1,000 built the display with a “running tally” students…and so on. section of jugs filled to date, includPlease call me at 239.263.9200 if ing jugs purchased “in honor of” or you are interesting in participating in “in memory of” a friend or loved one. this project. Visitors are invited to contribute their own thoughts of remembrance and reflection with post-it notes. We hope to involve students at local Southwest Florida schools in this project. Examples of the power of a penny: ¡¡ One bottle ($325 worth of pennies) funds a Museum visit for 108 students or Museum Education pro- Museum board member Fred Roth came to the Museum with his family to donate to the “A Penny and a Thought” project grams at six local

Holocaust Memorial Week at FSW

he Lee (Thomas Edison) Campus of Florida SouthWestern State College will observe the nineteenth annual Dr. Talbot Spivak Holocaust Memorial Week from Monday, March 23 through Friday, March 27. The week’s events will include presentations by survivors, lectures, movie and book discussions, an art show, and film and writing competitions. All sessions are free and open to the public. In keeping with this year’s theme, “Then and Now,” several sessions will delve into contemporary genocides, the rise in anti-Semitism, and other comparisons between the Holocaust era and the present. After a year’s hiatus, the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida’s boxcar will return to the FSW campus. This year, the boxcar will be on campus from Monday, March 16 until Friday, March 27. FSW is grateful to the Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties for its financial support in underwriting the expense of bringing the boxcar to the college. A major feature of Holocaust Memorial Week at Florida SouthWestern State College continues to be firsthand commentary by Holocaust survivors. Our local community has been blessed to have a number of residents who are Holocaust survivors and willing to share

their personal Holocaust experiences in individual sessions and in lunchtime “roundtable” discussions. Holocaust survivors scheduled to participate include Steen Metz, Rob Nossen, Sabine and Jacques Van Dam, Cesare Frustaci and Paul Simko. At the roundtable discussion on Wednesday at noon, each survivor will be seated at a different table and will be joined by students and visitors. As the survivor shares his/her personal story, listeners have the opportunity to ask questions they might not ask in front of a large group. Faculty and students state that this is a highlight of the week’s activities. As the number of Holocaust survivors dwindles, GenShoah, a nationwide network of children and grandchildren of survivors, has become active in Holocaust education. This year, Ida Margolis and Steve Brazina will lead a discussion on the book Gertruda’s Oath. This book was featured earlier this year in the first “One Book Southwest Florida” Community Read. Students have an active role in Holocaust Memorial Week. Leading up to the week, students will be able to participate in a poster competition, art show, short-film competition and writing contests. During Holocaust Memorial Week, there will be a Book Club discussion, limited to Florida

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SouthWestern State College students, on The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen and a public viewing of the movie by the same name. Dr. Wendy Chase will lead a discussion on the recent movie, The Monuments Men. With the exception of the Book Club discussion, all events are free and open to the public. The full event

schedule as well as the hours when the boxcar will be open for tours will be available on www.fsw.edu/holocaust after March 8. For additional information, call Professors Cindy Campbell at 239.489.9367, JoAnn Lewin at 239.489.9429 or Rona Axelrod at 239.489.9437.

Advertising Sales Reps needed for the Jewish Federation of Collier County’s publications

The Jewish Federation of Collier County is looking for outgoing, energetic go-getters who can meet goals and create lasting connections with local businesses. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, enjoy speaking to people, and believe in the work of the Federation, then we want you on our team! This position is 100% outside sales, selling the advertising space in the Federation’s publications (Federation Star, Connections, Community Directory, Annual Report) as well as sponsorships. You’ll also have the opportunity to sell advertising space for the Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties’ publications – L’Chayim and Connections. Commission structure based on experience; 15 hours per week minimum.

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Supporters attend JFCS gala “An Evening for Better Tomorrows” Guests celebrate first anniversary of Senior Center, expansion plans ewish Family & Community Services of Southwest Florida (JFCS), a non-sectarian social service agency, presented “An Evening for Better Tomorrows,” where guests gathered at the Naples Sailing and Yacht Club to celebrate the agency’s expansion plans for its Senior Center and other upcoming endeavors. Chaired by Susan and Dr. Nathaniel Ritter and co-chaired by A. Scott Hansen and sponsored by BMO Private Bank, the gala premiered a new video highlighting the organization’s ever expanding reach into the communities of Southwest Florida. Guests nibbled hors d’oeuvres and enjoyed cocktails as the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra entertained. Funds raised will benefit JFCS programs of mental health, senior services, the Food Pantry and the JFCS Senior Center, which is celebrating its first anniversary. Gala guests also celebrated JFCS’ recent success – in less than five weeks – of raising $300,000 through a challenge grant, issued by the Richard M. Schulze

Family Foundation. The grant will fund the expansion of the Senior Center by an additional 6,800 square feet, allowing it to enhance services. The $150,000 Schulze grant was matched by donors Patty and Jay Baker of Naples, who donated $100,000, and the Brookdale Foundation, which donated $20,000. Other donors included The Community Foundation of Collier County, which donated $8,000, and private individuals. “We are so pleased that the community has supported and embraced the new Senior Center, which opened less than a year ago and now has almost 500 members,” reported Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, President and CEO of JFCS. “We knew the need was great to have a place in Southwest Florida where seniors could gather for a multitude of reasons. Here, a hot lunch is served Monday through Friday, and there are art classes, computer skills training, cards and Mahjong, tai chi, movies, discussion groups, the Dakim brain fitness program and more.” In addition to Dr. and Mrs. Ritter and Mr. Hansen, the event was planned by the JFCS Board of Directors: Chair-

man Richard A. Goldblatt, Nancy Colodny, Stuart E. Price, Millie Sernovitz, Edward Anchel, Phyllis Barolsky, Henry Cohen, Dr. Edwin Ezrine, Myra Friedman, Michael R. Greenberg, Prentiss C. Higgins, Alan S. Jaffe, Bobbie Katz, Deborah Kohler, Marvin Lader, Barbara Levine, Jeff Lytle, John Passidomo, David Rutstein, Jennifer Siegal-Miller, Debby Waranch, Ellen Wollman, Leda Zbar and Judith Zickler.

Jewish Family & Community Services of Southwest Florida empowers individuals and families by giving them tools to address life’s challenges. It provides a wide range of social services, including mental health counseling, case management, financial assistance and crisis intervention to the entire community. More information may be obtained at www.jfcsswfl.org or by calling 239.325.4444.

Nathaniel & Susan Ritter, Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, A. Scott Hansen (photo courtesy Charlie McDonald Photography)

JFCS part two: Where to from here

By Richard A. Goldblatt, Chair, JFCS Board of Directors n the October 2014 issue of the Federation Star, I wrote an article titled “JFCS’s history of growth: part one.” In that article, I outlined the phenomenal growth of our agency and the effect it has begun to have on our community. In short, I focused on the past as it has impacted the present. Since then, I have been inundated with requests for part two. (In the interest of full disclosure, there have actually been two or three requests.)

Nonetheless, I am offering this article to complete the circle. Predicting the future is far from an exact science. In the case of JFCS, however, planning for the future is something we take very seriously. Unlike many investment companies, past performance can be an accurate predictor of the future. Let’s look ahead: Even before we became an independent operating organization, JFCS had the foresight and vision to engage

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in a formal Strategic Planning process. services for older adults. Our clinical In fact, over the past four years we have staff is supported by an outstanding completed two strategic plans and this administrative team! When JFCS relocated from the Fedpast January we began our third. Our process engages our board, our staff eration offices in March 2012, we had so and our community. The final plan will much unused space that we considered be completed by the early summer. No subletting some of the excess. Later, one plans to fail, and failing to plan is when our Senior Center opened in January 2014, many of us wondered once not an option for JFCS. Creating a balance of programs is again if all the new space was needed. always challenging for organizations Today we are looking at our third expanlike ours. One does not need volumes sion project in three years. By fall we of statistical data to tell us that our comexpect to have moved our mental health, munity is skewed more heavily toward case management and administrative older adults. As one ages, they are more functions to newly secured space on the vulnerable, needy and disadvantaged, second floor of our building which will and services are essential. In addition, then have allowed us to double the space allocated to our Senior Center. of course, there are also vulnerable, At JFCS, there is always one eye needy and disadvantaged within our on maintaining quality programs today younger families and individuals. JFCS while maintaining clear focus on the is committed to designing and deliverneeds of tomorrow. And speaking (quite ing services to help people more safely literally) of tomorrow, the JFCS Annual live at home, deal with communication Meeting will take place on Tuesday, issues, face short-term financial chalMarch 24. Leading us into the future are lenges, and more effectively face many newly elected officers David Rutstein, of life’s other challenges. Chair, A. Scott Hansen and Edward From the outset, JFCS has been Anchell, Vice Chairs, Susan Ritter, committed to hiring skilled FloridaTreasurer, and Stuart Price, Secretary. licensed professional staff. In addition Elected for a second term are Michael to our two clinical social workers and Greenberg and Susan Ritter. Elected for our credentialed case manager, JFCS a third term are Edwin Ezrine, Marvin employs a director of the Senior Center, Lader and Millie Sernovitz. and a manager of volunteer services, and maintains a clinical relationship with the FGCU School of Social Work for graduate student interns. JFCS recognizes that the demand for our services will require additional professional staff members and we are committed to securing the necessary funding. A critical need currently exists to hire additional Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, flanked by Dave Rutstein (newly elected JFCS case managers for our Board Chair) and Richard Goldblatt (outgoing JFCS Board Chair)

The Naples Jewish Caring Support Group

Next meetings: Mondays, March 9 & 23 10:30 a.m. to noon at JFCS, 5025 Castello Road, Naples

Call Donna Levy at 239.325.4444 for more information.

March 2015 Federation Star

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Temple Shalom celebrates Mitzvah Day

emple Shalom’s One Family gathered at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 8 for a delicious breakfast sponsored by the Men’s Club to give everyone the fortitude for two and a half hours of performing mitzvot. At 9:30 a.m. everyone gathered in the temple sanctuary for an opening rally led by Rabbi Adam Miller, Canter Donna Azu and Jane Galler, with boxes of mac & cheese to make noise to wake up and get in the spirit to do good deeds.

Here is a list of mitzvot performed by our One Family: ÎÎ baked dog biscuits for the Humane Society ÎÎ decorated ball caps and journals for purple activity bags for kids with cancer ÎÎ sent thank you notes to first responders and IDF soldiers ÎÎ stuffed purple activity bags for kids with cancer ÎÎ filled backpacks with school sup-

Making dog biscuits for the Humane Society

Photos by Jeanette Fischer

Israeli and International Folk Dancing

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Making activity bags and decorating ball caps for kids with cancer

Jane Perman at the Bloodmobile

Harvey Brenner with the mac & cheese being donated to the Meals of Hope food pantry

Meals of Hope packaging assembly line

The next meeting of the Jewish Genealogy SIG (Shared Interest Group) at the Jewish Federation of Collier County offices (2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201, Naples) is on Tuesday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m. Seating is limited. RSVP to genresearch13@yahoo.com. You will receive an acknowledgement that you have a reservation. Bring a notebook and pen with you to the meeting. Where: When: Why: Teacher:

plies and toiletries for homeless children ÎÎ donated blood to the blood bank ÎÎ donated 130 boxes of mac & cheese to the Meals of Hope food pantry ÎÎ packaged 50,000 Meals of Hope food packages for those suffering from food insecurity (one package is enough to feed eight people) Everyone performed acts of tikkun olam. What a great way to spend a Sunday morning at Temple Shalom!

Fleischmann Community Center, 1900 Fleischmann Road, Naples, opposite Coastland Center Mall Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Exercise, relaxation, socializing, learning, good health and fun Richard Eddy, member International Dance Council (CID-UNESCO) and Florida Folk Dance Council Only $5 per session Richard Eddy - 703.303.4719; Fleischman Comm. Ctr. - 239.213.3020

YIDDISH CLUB OF NAPLES

meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of December, January, February, March and April at 10:00am at Temple Shalom, 4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples You don’t have to speak Yiddish to enjoy. You just have to enjoy hearing it spoken, read or sung.

Come Schmooze and Enjoy!

Break Matzah at Temple Shalom Women’s Seder Dance, Sing and celebrate with your Daughters, Mothers and Grandmothers.

March 23 at 6PM $18.00 Members & Guests $10.00 Daughters under age 18 **Bring a Passover dish to share

Chocolate Seder Join us for a pizza lunch, Chametz search and a delicious chocolate seder!

March 29 at 12:15PM $20.00 per family (if RSVP by3/23) $25.00 at the door **For Tots through 4th grade and their families

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April 4 at 6PM $55.00 Members $65.00 Non-Members $18.00 Children 6-10 years Children 5 and under—No Charge

Detach and mail the forms below with your check/checks made out to Temple Shalom 4630 Pine Ridge Road Naples, FL 34119

Temple Shalom Sisterhood and mail to:

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Public invited to presentation by local author Helene de Neergaard elene Gaillet de Neergaard, author of the recently published I Was a War Child: World War II Memoir of a Little French Catholic Girl, will be talking about her book at the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida on Sunday, March 15 at 5:00 p.m. Ms. de Neergaard has agreed to be the featured speaker for GenShoah Southwest Florida, however the public is invited to her presentation. Ms. de

Neergaard, a resident of New York City and Naples, is not only an author, but also a photographer and artist. I was a War Child has been very well received and nominated for the PushCart Prize 2015, which is described by Publishers Weekly as the most influential annual literary anthology in America. This fascinating and historic memoir is a story of Ms. de Neergaard’s family of six children who were forced to evacuate their home in France by Hit-

ler’s invading army. make this story of her family’s They embarked on a travails representative as well as personal and specific.” perilous odyssey to Books will be available escape dangers, illness and famine. In for purchase, with a portion a review in Florida of the proceeds donated to the Weekly, Phil Jason Holocaust Museum. Space is wrote that this book is very limited for this program. “deeply moving and Reservations are a must and richly informative.” may be made by emailing ida. He went on to say, Helene Gaillet de Neergaard margolis2@gmail.com or call“One of the author’s achievements is to ing Ida at 239.963.9347.

Upcoming GenShoah SWFL events By Ida Margolis elene Gaillet de Neergaard, author of the recently published I Was a War Child: World War II Memoir of a Little French Catholic Girl, will be the featured speaker for GenShoah SW Florida on Sunday, March 15 at 5:00 p.m. at the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida. See the article above for more details.

Prior to Ms. de Neergaard’s presentation, Zoe VanSlyke, a local March of the Living participant, will talk briefly about her experience. Those attending the GenShoah meeting at 4:30 p.m. will be introduced to Zoe during the meeting. On Sunday, April 19 at 4:30 p.m. at the Holocaust Museum, GenShoah

will be holding a special meeting for up to 30 members of this group. Prior to a discussion regarding the current increase in anti-Semitism, and the possibility of adding a related statement to the group’s mission statement, there will be a special tour of the current exhibit “Dearest Pauline.” This tour will be led by Paula Iacampo, granddaughter of

Dr. Price Duff, whose letters are the subject of the exhibit. If you are interested in attending any of the above events or meetings, or would like more information about GenShoah, contact me at ida.margolis2@ gmail.com or 239.963.9347.

Naples Jewish Cong. events ZOA Southwest Florida Chapter event update open to the community

cholar-in-Residence Mark your calendars for the NJC Scholar-in-Residence Weekend event on March 20-21. Our presenter will be Dr. Paul R. Bartrop, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. Dr. Bartrop is the author of numerous books and articles. His book, An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Genocide Biography: Portraits of Evil and Good, was recognized as the “Outstanding Academic Title 2013.” He is widely recognized as a leading genocide scholar. On Friday, March 20, Dr. Bartrop will talk about resistance and rescue activities during World War II, highlighting the story of Marianne Cohn, a young Frenchwoman who gave her life saving Jewish children. This will take place at the Naples Jewish Congregation Shabbat service at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 6340 Napa Woods Way, Naples. On Saturday, March 21, there will be an all-day workshop from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., held in the Parish Hall of St. Agnes Catholic Church, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples. The morning session is titled “Opposing the Nazis during the Holocaust: What can we consider Resistance to be?” There will be ample time for discussion and questions. Dr. Bartrop’s afternoon session will examine “A Variety of Rescuers: Righteous Gentiles, Audacious

Jews, and Conflicted Nazis.” Everyone is welcome. No charge for the workshop. A kosher box lunch will be available for purchase between sessions for $8. Reservations required for both events. Call 239.431.3858 or email njcactivities@gmail.com with your name, number of attendees, your choice of falafel or tuna wrap for lunch, and your contact information. Sisterhood Game Day Calling all women! Plan to attend the 4th Annual Game Day event on Friday, March 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Cypress Woods Country Club. Mah Jongg, bridge, canasta, dominoes and other games will be played. A fabulous buffet brunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. Cost: $30. Reserve your table by February 2 by calling Pat Levy at 239.597.3124. Passover Seder Our Community Passover Seder will be held on Saturday, April 4 at the Kensington Golf and Country Club. Due to the firsst night of Passover coinciding with Good Friday, we were unable to find a venue to accommodate us on Friday night. Cost: $55 for NJC members, $80 for guests. We hope you will join us in celebrating this meaningful holiday. For further information and reservations, please call Iris Weissman at 239.431.7944. Reservations must be made no later than March 20; the sooner you reserve the better.

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he March ZOA SWFL chapter meeting hosts author and blogger Robert Spencer; best known for his criticism of Islam and research into Islamic terrorism and jihad. As of 2014, Mr. Spencer has published twelve books, including two New York Times bestselling books. In 2003 he founded and has since directed Jihad Watch, a blog which he describes as containing “…news of the international jihad, [and] commentary…” which is dedicated to “bringing public attention to the role that jihad theology and ideology play in the modern world, and to correcting popular misconceptions about the role of jihad and religion in modern-day conflicts.” He has also co-founded Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) and the Freedom Defense Initiative with blogger Pamela Geller, with whom he also

co-authored a book, The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration’s War on America. This program will be offered on Tuesday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m at the Chabad Jewish Center of Naples, 1789 Mandarin Drive (off Orchid Drive). The program is open to the public and the charge for attendance is $20 per person. RSVP by email to info@zoaswfl. org or reserve your seat by mailing a check (payable to ZOA SWFL), 7550 Mission Hills Drive, Ste. 306, Box 90, Naples, FL 34119-9607. For additional information, call 914.329.1024. Visit www.zoaswfl.org for more information about any of our programs, to read commentaries by local supporters of Zionism, or to check the top headlines of the day with links directly to the Jerusalem Post.

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Temple Shalom events open to the community For more information on these events, call 239.455.3030.

asino Night! It’s Las Vegas with a Mitzvah! Food! Fun! Silent auction! Music and dancing! Tickets are on sale now for this event on Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. Please visit our website at www.naplestemple.org or call the temple office for more information and to purchase tickets. Sunday School for Adults is back! Join Rabbi Perman on Sunday, March 1 at 10:30 a.m. for this year’s topic, “You’re Jewish – Explain Yourself.” Has anyone ever asked you what Judaism teaches or believes and you felt uneasy because you didn’t have a good answer? Rabbi Perman will demonstrate ways to explain our core Jewish

beliefs to others. This program is free of charge and open to the public. Bring your neighbors, friends and questions! Torah Talk Join us the first Shabbat morning of the month for a volunteer-led discussion of the week’s Torah portion. On March 7, the portion is Ki Tissa. There will be a light breakfast at 8:15 a.m. with discussion to follow at 8:30 a.m. There is no charge and all are welcome. Shabbat Dinner at Temple Shalom Join us for an early Shabbat dinner at Temple Shalom on Friday, March 6 at 5:30 p.m. A traditional Shabbat dinner is generously prepared and supported by Stage 62 Deli. Cost: adults - $12 for members, $20 for nonmembers;

children - $5 for members, $13 for nonmembers. RSVP by March 2 to religiousschool@naplestemple.org or 239.455.2233. Women’s Seder The 15th Women’s Seder takes place on Monday, March 23 at 6:00 p.m. Dance, sing and celebrate with your daughters, mothers and grandmothers. Temple Shalom’s Sisterhood sponsors the Women’s Seder. Following the Seder there will be a Passover food tasting, so bring your favorite Passover dish to share. The cost is $36 for a sponsorship and $18 for temple members and guests. Chocolate Seder This Seder on Sunday, March 29 at 12:15 p.m. is for tots through 4th grade

JCMI’s events open to the community To RSVP or for more information, call the temple office at 239.642.0800.

CMI Cultural Series The Saul I. Stern Cultural Series continues on Wednesday, March 18 with a most interesting and inspiring presentation by Harry L. Ettlinger, one of the original Monuments Men. Mr. Ettlinger, who was born in Germany, escaped with his family to the United States shortly before World War II. When the war broke out, Mr. Ettlinger enlisted in the U.S. Army. Because of his knowledge of German, he was sent to Munich to join the Monuments Men. He will tell us how he assisted in rescuing five million works of art and returned them to their rightful owners. Cost: $20 for JCMI members, $25 for nonmembers. JCMI Jewish Film Festival The Jewish Congregation of Marco Island in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of Collier County presents Yiddle With His Fiddle on Sunday, March 8 at 2:00 p.m. This film is a

treasure, reflecting the joy of Yiddish life before the Holocaust in Poland, home of three million Jews. The story is about an impoverished man, Arye, and his daughter Itke, played my Molly Picon, who decide to become traveling Klezmorim. This means they go from shtetl to shtetl playing music, singing and dancing. This is the most successful of all the Yiddish films and a rare gem because all the film’s extras are ordinary Jews picked from the Polish shtetls to show real Jewish life in Poland. Entertaining, amusing and joyous! The cost of $25 includes delicious noshes that will be served after the film. Rabbi Maline’s Adult Education Series 2015 Rabbi Edward Maline’s Adult Education Series continues on Sunday, March 15 will the last installment of this enlightening series with more interesting and thought-provoking questions such as: Can a quarreling family abstain from

observing shivah? When attending a funeral, can one visit the grave of a relative? Can a Gentile be a member of a synagogue? Can a criminal be called to the Torah? Does Jewish Law allow for territory in Israel to be surrendered for peace? Is it proper to tell a dying patient of his impending death? Are

and their families. Join us for a pizza lunch, chametz search and a delicious Chocolate Seder. Cost: $20 per family if you respond by March 23; $25 at the door. Congregational Seder C Why is this night different from allC other nights? Come find out at Templeb Shalom. The Second Night of Passoverl Family Seder takes place on Saturday,a April 4 at 6:00 p.m. Cost: members -J $55, nonmembers - $65, children 6-10B - $18, children 5 and under free. N For more information on the threes Seders above, please see the ad onJ page 9. s

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Catching Up With TV Premieres CARRIE BROWNSTEIN, 40, is one ebusy artist. Her hit IFC show, Portlandia, began its 5th season on Janu,ary 8. Guest stars this season include -JEFF GOLDBLUM, 62, VANESSA BAYER, 33, PAUL SIMON, 73, and NATASHA LYONNE, 35. Brownestein also moonlights as a recurring nJewish character on the hit Amazon show Transparent. On top of all this, Sleater-Kinney, the all-woman, feminist rock band that made her famous in the ’90s, has reunited with their first new CD since 2006 (“No Cities to Love”) and has begun a live tour. The band is Brownstein, JANET WEISS, 49, and Corin Tucker. The new HBO series Togethermness premiered on January 11 to good reviews. It stars Mark Duplass and Melanie Lynskey as a couple mar.ried for ten years who try and take the strain off their marriage by welcoming into their home her flaky single sister (AMANDA PEET, 42) and his outof-work actor best friend (Steve Zissis). The two guests live in the living room. Peet is a very good and vivacious actress who has had some good roles (The Whole Nine Yards, among others) but never became a star. If Togetherness becomes a hit, she and her husband, DAVID BENIOFF, 44, the co-creator of Game of Thrones, will probably be the first couple to have two hit HBO series airing simultaneously. The couple had their third child, their first boy, in December. Backstrom is a Fox police series that began on January 22. I only re-

cently got a tip that a prominent member of the cast, relative newcomer GENEVIEVE ANGELSON, 28, is Jewish. Rainn Wilson (The Office) plays the title character, Detective Lt. Everett Backstom, a brilliant guy who is described as having “no filter” on his mouth. He’s been brought back from a nothing assignment to head up Portland’s new Special Crimes Unit. Angelson plays Detective Nicole Gravely, who works hard to counterbalance Backstrom’s irritating behavior. Angelson has stage experience and had a recurring role on House of Lies. Her father, MARK ANGELSON, 64, is an attorney and businessman who worked in high finance and then headed-up the country’s largest printing company. He served as Chicago’s deputy mayor from 2011-2012, streamlining government and bringing in many private sector jobs. In a truecrime sidelight, in 2003, Mark discovered the bloody, murdered body of his business partner, Ted Ammon, at Ammon’s palatial Long Island estate. The murder was a media sensation and Ammon’s wife’s lover was convicted of the crime. Now relocated to New York City, Mark and his wife, Lynn, are major “power couples” in the arts and sciences. (Lynn was not born Jewish and I don’t believe she has converted.) Tweets by Genevieve, and by her sister, JESSICA, 30, a Brooklyn midwife, make it clear that they identify as Jewish. A third sibling, MEREDITH, 32, is a lawyer working for the Southern Poverty Law Center in New Orleans (the SPLC fights racism and

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So here’s the deal: Email Nate at nteibloom@aol.com, tell him you saw this ad in the Federation Star, and include your phone number (area code, too). Nate will then contact you about doing a “limited” family history for you at a modest cost (no more than $100). No upfront payment. anti-Semitism). She is married to successful novelist NATHANIEL RICH, 34, the son of famous writer FRANK RICH, 65. The couple belong to a New Orleans synagogue. The NBC series Allegiance, which began on February 5, co-stars SCOTT COHEN, 53, and Hope Davis as a married couple who are secret (present-day) Russian mole spies. Their son, a newly hired CIA analyst, doesn’t know this. Their daughter, played by MARGARITA LEVIEVA, 34, knows the truth. The son is investigating clues about a Russian terrorist plot. His parents are ordered to help the plot and “turn” the son into a spy for Russia, or else. Cohen’s face is familiar to TV watchers, but despite good performances, he hasn’t had a breakthrough role. Likewise, the Russian-born Le-

vieva is also hoping that Allegiance will kick-start her to stardom. Sports Short The Unites States Men’s National Soccer team is composed of pro players who compete, every four years, for the World Cup and, during “off years” like 2015, play some “friendly” matches with other national teams. On January 28, the U.S. lost to Chile. The U.S. starting lineup against Chile included two Jewish players: DeANDRE YEDLIN, 21, who currently plays for a UK pro team, and STEVE BIRNBAUM, 24, who plays for the D.C. United MLS club. He played in the 2011 Maccabi Games in Israel. The U.S. won their next “friendly” against Panama in February. The U.S. team plays Denmark on March 25 (ESPN) and Switzerland on March 31 (Fox Sports 1).

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eventy years ago this month, on March 31, 1945, a Swedish journalist, Torgny Segerstedt, died. The former editor-in-chief of the Handelstidningen, one of Sweden’s leading liberal newspapers, he resisted Nazism through the pages of his newspaper, defying all attempts to stay quiet – even a direct order from his king. He was a true hero of the anti-Nazi cause. Dr. Paul Bartrop The son of a teacher, Torgny Segerstedt was born in Karlstad in 1876 and educated at Lund University, where he taught the history of religion from 1904 to 1912. In 1913 he moved to Stockholm University, where he taught until he joined the Handelstidningen newspaper in 1917. Segerstedt’s resistance to Nazism began as soon as Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933. Through the pages of the press, he launched an unceasing campaign against Hitler and Nazism, starting with the comment that “To force the politics and press of the entire world to deal with that character, that is unforgivable. Mr. Hitler is an insult.” He continued with other articles, prompting a response within days from senior Nazi Hermann Goering, who protested that the tenor of Segerstedt’s articles, if continued, could threaten relations between Germany and Sweden. Segerstedt’s criticism saw him become one of the earliest European journalists to recognize where Nazism could lead, and actually identified that a new global conflict could follow in its wake. In years to come, members of the Swedish government expressed concern at Segerstedt’s condemnations, but he continued his comments unabated. As Nazi anti-Jewish measures intensified, and in response to Sweden’s silence on the passage of the Nuremberg Laws of 1935, he alerted his readers – but, in reality, his government – that “We are responsible for what we say and for what we do not say.” Segerstedt opposed Sweden’s participation at the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936, and was critical of the Munich Agreement of September 1938, the high point of British and French appeasement of Hitler. The excesses of Nazism, culminating on November 9-10, 1938, with what became known as the Kristallnacht, saw his campaign continue with relentless vigor. On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union – at that time allied to Germany – invaded Sweden’s immediate neighbor, Finland. Then, on April 9, 1940, Norway and Denmark were also invaded by Germany. With war now enveloping Scandinavia, the Swedish government began to fight hard to maintain its neutrality, desperate not to antagonize the Nazis. Press censorship was introduced, and many of Segerstedt’s anti-Nazi editorials were cut. His response was to leave blank columns, as an indication to his readers that press freedom had been attacked. In Nazi-occupied Scandinavia, Segerstedt’s articles and the Handelstidningen newspaper were of course banned, a measure that only served to give inspiration to resistance movements in Norway and Denmark. Indeed,

in Norway the paper was smuggled in, the intention being to give hope to the anti-Nazi fighters that they were not alone. Throughout the war years, Segerstedt continued to defy his government, which held that he was too uncompromising in his sustained criticism of Nazi Germany. In 1940, at the request of the government, King Gustaf V called Segerstedt to Stockholm’s Royal Palace for an audience in which he reproached Segerstedt for his irresponsibility. The king informed him that “If Sweden gets into the war, it will be your fault.” When Segerstedt objected and tried to point out the morality of his stance, the king is reputed to have noted: “We know why you are defending the Jews.” In this regard, Segerstedt’s relationship with his Jewish mistress, Maja Forssman (1881-1942), was being thrown in his face. Soon afterwards, Handelstidningen began to lose its advertising sponsors, while certain editions of the newspaper were actually seized by the government amid threats from Berlin. Despite such pressure, Segerstedt never gave in, and maintained his condemnation of Hitler and Nazi Germany. Segerstedt’s story relates one man’s moral courage in the face of intense pressure to back down for the sake of state interests. When Prime Minister Per-Albin Hansson, a longtime friend, pleaded with him not to drag Sweden into the war, he continued his writing – indeed, it has been estimated that Segerstedt wrote up to ten thousand articles across the span of his career. Inevitably, he made many enemies. Several even played the antiSemitic card in view of his relationship with Maja Forssman, sending him hate mail and calling him a “lackey” of the Jews. On March 31, 1945, after a walk with his dogs (one of whom he had named “Winston” in honor of the British Prime Minister), Segerstedt fell ill and died in Gothenburg. His life and anti-Nazi campaign was recently recalled in an awardwinning movie made in 2012, The Last Sentence (dir. Jan Troell: Swedish title, Dom över död man, or Judgement on the Dead), released on DVD in the United States in 2014. The movie painted a particularly sensitive picture of Segerstedt as a man of intense convictions who struggled with what he saw as his moral duty in a world of increasing immorality. Starring Jesper Christensen in the title role, the film shows a Segerstedt who is zealous in his opposition to Hitler, conflicted in his interpersonal relations with those around him, and a major hero of the opposition to Nazism – against the advice of his friends, the preferences of his government, and the demands of his king. In honor of Torgny Segerstedt, whose death seventy years ago this month will probably go unmarked in the United States, it is worth our remembering such men, who lived through dark times and sought to illuminate that darkness. Lest we forget. Dr. Paul Bartrop is Professor of History and the Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. He can be reached at pbartrop@fgcu.edu.

Dr. Paul Bartrop is the Naples Jewish Congregation Scholar-in-Residence on Friday-Saturday, March 20-21. The program is titled “Jewish Resistance and Righteous Gentiles.” For more information, see the article on page 10 and the ad on page 3.

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Jerusalem Post Crossword Puzzle “Thrillah in Megillah” by Jonathan Gersch

Difficulty Level: Challenging

Editor: David Benkof, DavidBenkof@gmail.com Across 1. Sport, as tzitzit 5. A prophet 9. Where Jacob lived in his last years 14. Brit who analyzes the Arab/Israel conflict? 15. Female U.S. pol who advocated for Jews during WWII 16. Shekels and such 17. Jerusalem Botanical Garden flower

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18. Israeli woman 19. Like Israel’s coastal region, topographically 20. Like some frillier mishloach manot baskets 23. “Gila, ___....” 24. Precursor to shalom? 25. Does matanot la’evyonim 32. Part of an IDF uniform 33. Slandered beyond lashon hara

34. T’chelet, e.g 35. Gershwin and namesakes 36. Holiday spirit 38. Israeli sandal maker 39. Did a mitzvah in a sukkah 40. Knesset deputy speaker Nachman 41. What Moses was not at the Burning Bush 42. They may put on a shpiel 46. It may end with .il 47. It supports hasbara for Israel advocates 48. Megillah figure – one of which is hidden in each of 20-, 25- and 42-Across 55. Rabbi/novelist Chaim 56. European capital with the Peitav Shul 57. First word in much wedding music 58. Send ____ package to an Israeli Soldier (Friends of the IDF project) 59. With the Alliance Israelite Universelle? 60. ____ Crossing (checkpoint area) 61. Kabbalist’s book 62. City where one of Chabad’s 18 locations in Arizona can be found 63. Like Maimonidean manuscripts Down 1. On a ____ (like a possible shuk purchase) 2. It could be exchanged for about 4.6 shekels in early 2015 3. Former Labor leader Peretz 4. Miluim, IDF-wise 5. Many Israel dwellers from Africa, recently 6. Grape used for sweet kiddush wine 7. “____ Kandelikas” (Chanukah song) 8. What one might do with some karbanot 9. Made Judenrein

10. Weaken, like Jacob’s leg (literally!) 11. King David’s nephew 12. Israel Ballet dancer’s move 13. What one may bring back from Eilat 21. Kashrut, for one 22. Gad’s brother 25. 1/20 of a Biblical shekel 26. Like some Knesset members, during a heated debate 27. Greasy like latkes 28. Prepare tzitzit 29. Tel Aviv cinema 30. Big kvetch 31. Haggadah verb 32. “Bei Mir ____ Du Shein” (Sammy Cahn/Saul Chaplin hit) 36. Place to find three wise men - or more 37. ____ Nof (Jerusalem neighborhood) 38. British leader who was friends with Chief Rabbi Jacobowitz 40. Histadrut member, at times 41. Org. which helps Israeli Persians? 43. Israel’s weekly Spanish paper 44. “Rock ____” (Chanukah song) 45. Possible kumsitz instrument 48. A little Ladino? 49. Tabernacle state? 50. What a teen may do before the bagrut 51. Rosh Hashanah honey-making locale 52. Canadian Jewish actress Strong who voiced Dil Pickles on “Rugrats” 53. Adverb describing God’s reign 54. What some men do not do during sefirah 55. Feature of the Golden Age of Spain

How do you make a Jewish crossword? By Eitan Arom, Jerusalem Post

ou do it by yourself, with thousands of others – nine letters. The answer, of course, is CROSSWORD. And those clues are not easy to craft. Lame though it is, that one took me nearly 20 minutes to write. But David Benkof has perfected the art over two decades, infusing his crosswords with his knowledge of Jewish history and whimsical personality. The result, he says, is much more than a list of questions and answers. “A lot of people think crossword puzzles are a kind of trivia contest, and they’re not,” said Benkof, who has crafted the Jerusalem Post crossword that has appeared in publications worldwide for six years. His role makes him the de facto leader of the world of Jewish wordplay – the Post crossword is syndicated to more than 30 Jewish publications worldwide. “Part of what makes them fun is the wordplay, and seeing words cross each other and figuring out the theme,” he explained. “The idea that it’s just a list of questions, that wouldn’t be any fun at all.” With the recent switch to editor of the Post’s crosswords instead of their sole creator, Benkof plans to open up the range of difficulty and topics for the world’s premier Jewish-themed crossword series. Though Judaica might seem like a narrow topic for a weekly crossword, Benkof, who has a master’s degree in Jewish history from Stanford University, sees no shortage of material. “We draw on everything from Hollywood to rabbis to Israeli history,” he said. “It’s very broad, so that people of all backgrounds have a shot at finishing a puzzle.” Questions cover everything from biblical narrative (“It had a major part in the Ten Commandments” – six letters) to Jewish cuisine (“It takes guts to cook them” – seven letters), and draw as much on wordplay as knowledge of Judaism.

(The respective answers, by the way, are REDSEA and KISHKES.) And with Benkof’s editorship, the puzzles will generally include themes within the broader category of Judaica. A range of difficulty will put different puzzles within the grasp of amateurs and experts. Even for the advanced puzzles, however, Benkof’s goal is not to stump solvers. “‘Stump’ isn’t the right word,” he said, “because I want them to eventually figure it out. But I also want them to initially think, ‘Wow, this is too hard for me.’” In the first month under Benkof’s stewardship, solvers will indeed face a challenge: Benkof said one of the first puzzles contained a “double-triple stack,” insider jargon for a puzzle where the top three and bottom three answers all have 15 letters. [See page 16A of the February issue of The Jewish News.] He said the puzzle was the first “in the history of crossword puzzles” to combine such a formation with a specific theme. An Orthodox Jew, Benkof, 44, speaks in a gravelly tone that exudes excitement when he starts discussing crosswords. He works as a writer and editor for the Daily Caller, a politically conservative opinion website, and produces crosswords on the side. Part of his fascination with crosswords comes from a genuine love of trivia – he once won $5,000 on the game show Win Ben Stein’s Money. But beyond that, it’s his lighthearted attitude that he points to as central to his pursuit. “I’m a playful guy, and I’m particularly playful with language,” Benkof said, speaking from Orlando, Florida, where he was on vacation, visiting Disney World. “I’ve always liked puns, for example.” But beginning in the upcoming year, his personality will be just one of many features in the Post crossword.

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“In 2015, the puzzles will be a lot more fun,” he promised. “The themes will delight solvers, the clues will be more clever, and the puzzles will be

stamped with the personalities of their constructors.” A version of this article first appeared in the Jerusalem Post.

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Telushkin’s Rebbi: a gigantic challenge supremely met By Philip K. Jason, Special to the Federation Star Rebbi: The Life and Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, the Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History, by Joseph Telushkin. Harper Wave. 640 pages. Hardcover $29.99.

ebbi is an excellent and highly original biography, one that exhibits a mature balancing of courage, judgment and shrewdly managed resources. It comes to us at a time in which other ambitious biographies of Rabbi Schneerson have also appeared. Though I’ve only glanced at the others, my sense is that this one provides the most Phil Jason rounded picture. How is Telushkin’s treatment original? The author made the provocative decision to organize his material by topics rather than by chronology. The first ten parts of the book, each part except two divided into two or more chapters, move readers steadily across a panorama of ideas, values, skills, personal traits, objectives and achievements. Some examples of chapter titles are: “Connecting to Individuals,” “Expressing Disagreement Without Being Disagreeable,” “There Also Needs to Be a Girl,” “When Is It Wrong to Make Aliyah,” “United States: Prayers in the Schools, Menorahs in the Streets,” and “Mrs. Schneerson from President Street.” The eleventh part, at long last, is “The Life of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson,” which is called by Telushkin “A Timeline Designed to Be Read” – and so it is. I’d love to see these sixty pages reprinted as a separate pamphlet.

Essentially, however, Rebbi is a collection of pointed, carefully sequenced anecdotes that require seventy pages of endnotes to substantiate. In one way or another, most of these vignettes reveal Rabbi Schneerson’s kindness, practical and scholarly wisdom, and unassuming performance as an exemplary figure. Many of the stories show him in action guiding the movement that would become one of the greatest religious outreach efforts ever. The inclusiveness of Schneerson’s Chabad vision rests on the belief that every Jew is important; indeed that all individuals are made in God’s image and thus all are important. The Chabad strategy, which operates worldwide, depends on the hard work of saving one Jewish soul at a time, enlarging the opportunity and longing for meaningful Jewish identity, and providing the foot soldiers – the young Chasidic couples who take their postings to the most remote and most Jewishly sparse locations as fortunate assignments. Telushkin’s stories about these emissaries makes the energy and warmth of Chabad Centers come alive. The author also makes clear that The Rebbi redesigned his transplanted community for the later twentieth century America to which he and so many other Jewish leaders and followers had come in the double-wake of the Holocaust and Soviet repression. Movement headquarters in Crown Heights might show signs of Old World fashion and insularity, but from it Rabbi Schneerson and his aides generated a highly dynamic, technologically current program that could reach out to and affect the diverse Jewish population. Because of his sense of mission, The Rebbi found an argument that made the traditional grand mitzvah of Aliyah take second place. He never en-

couraged Aliyah when it meant a needed leader would weaken his community by moving to Israel. Many other positions of the great leader were controversial. Among these was his insistence that graduates of Chabad schools (and perhaps Orthodox-leaning young adults in general) should not go on to college. Well, at least not right away. Telushkin understands this negative advice as a recognition of the seductive power of secular culture. People in their late teens and early twenties were still so unformed; why not wait – and learn – within protected religious walls before risking exposure to that seduction? The Rebbi was a consummate advice giver. He advised politicians, business leaders and senior Israeli officials – including high-ranking military officers. His own secular studies

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in science and engineering had sharpened his analytical skills, perhaps even more than did his yeshiva studies in Torah and Talmud. He kept abreast of local, national and international news, forming reasoned and persuasive opinions. It may seem strange to say it, but Telushkin conjures The Rebbi as a man of the world who rarely left home. His late night to early morning meetings with seekers, most often private meetings, brought all kinds of people through the doors of Chabad Central. All seemed to leave transformed in some way. The Rebbi was quick to understand their situations and needs. With kindness and firmness, he

could suggest how difficulties were opportunities, and hint at fruitful directions for the seeker’s future. For thousands of Jews, one of those nighttime meetings with Rabbi Schneerson was something like a Catholic’s audience with the Pope, though probably even more life-changing. Menachem Mendel Schneerson knew how to listen. Author Telushkin records many such meetings, and he keeps readers amazed at how much of Rabbi Schneerson’s time – the time that most people would be sleeping – was occupied with these one-on-one sessions. Telushkin takes on the big questions: the nature of the Chabad movement’s messianic outlook, especially as it applies to the near-anointment of The Rebbi; the family fracture when he was selected to be his father-in-law’s successor that revealed itself in the consequent crime of his wife’s nephew stealing books from Chabad’s rich library of rare treasures; and his attitudes toward evolution and toward the heliocentric planetary system. And don’t think this is some dull, pedantic shuffle of research notes and sycophantic adulation. There is plenty of edgy material in this tome. Every page is alive with fascinating information and – yes – revelation. Joseph Telushkin captures the greatness and the vibrant humanity of an exceptional leader whose leadership, though not his life, is ongoing. He allows us an abundance of glimpses at this childless man who was a spiritual father to the many people who knew him and to the many more who didn’t. In a voice at once sturdy and flexible, Joseph Telushkin justifies and adds to the very high esteem he has earned in his long career as a premier Jewish scholar for the educated masses. Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus of English from the United States Naval Academy. He reviews regularly for Florida Weekly, Jewish Book World, Southern Literary Review, and other publications. Please visit Phil’s website at www.philjason.wordpress.com.

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There is a temple in heaven that is opened only through song (Tikkunei Zohar)

-By Arlene Stolnitz

n recent years there has been a renewed interest in Jewish choral music. All across North America, and in countries throughout the world, there has been a revival of interest in Jewish vocal ensembles, . synagogue and school choirs, as well as Jewish college campus a capella groups. A great part of this Arlene Stolnitz e is due to the work hof Maestro Matthew Lazar, of Zamir Choral Foundation, who has been the major impetus of this movement for -over 25 years. y Each summer, the North American Jewish Choral Festival, an arm of Zamir, attracts hundreds of singers to the Catskill Mountains in New York eState. Eager to learn and experience the joys of choral singing, choristers -attend a four-day music festival in swhich a myriad of workshops are pre-

sented. Singers are exposed to new music, an understanding of music of Jews in the Diaspora, and the camaraderie that can only take place in a venue which feels a lot like “Jewish Music Camp.” Choral music has always been an important part of the temple service, going back to ancient times. In the early Israelite religion, choral singing was an integral part of temple worship with musicians and singers who came from the tribe of Levi. In the temple itself there was a choir with instrumental accompaniment. Singers were accompanied by lyre, harp and cymbals. The Mishnah (Ar. 2:6) states that in Jerusalem’s Second Temple, “There were never fewer than twelve Levites standing on the platform [as a choir] but there was no limit on the maximum number of singers.” The singing of the Levitical choir was a constant accessory to the sacrificial ritual. Music was sung as the daily and special occasion sacrifices were brought to the altar. The earliest evidence of sacred

choral singing in ancient Israel is mentioned in the Torah. The story of the Exodus tells of the Israelites bursting into song as they passed through the Sea of Reeds. Who were their conductors? In one interpretation, Moses led the basses and tenors. His sister Miriam, with drum in hand, led the sopranos and altos in song and dance. “I sing to the Lord for he has greatly triumphed, casting chariots and horses into the sea.” (Exodus 15:20-21) There is much speculation as to whether Miriam formed a women’s chorus to sing with the men or separately. With the destruction of the Second Temple, a rabbinical ban on instrumental and vocal music was instituted as a sign of national mourning. “How can we sing the song of God on strange soil” was the sentiment expressed during the Babylonian exile in 586 B.C.E. However, it was a decree that people could not live by. Compromises were made to maintain some symbolic reference to sadness over the destruction of the Temple, such as breaking the glass

during a wedding ceremony, while still allowing music to celebrate the joyous occasion. The importance of music as a central part of the religious experience is seen in the fact that the Torah itself is chanted rather than read. It indicates that music always has been a form of deeper communication in Judaic expression. The Hasidim consider the nigun the highest form of musical expression: the wordless tune that expresses the most intense form of prayer. Nowadays, the choir is an integral part of most synagogues, providing beautiful accompaniment to the prayers led by the cantor. Arlene Stolnitz, founder of the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, has sung in choral groups for over 25 years. A retired educator from Rochester, New York, and a member of Venice’s Exsultate!, she is a graduate of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s Leadership Institute. Her interest in choral music has led to this series of articles on Jewish Folk Music in the Diaspora.

Festivals of fun and shalach manos

, d By Jill Saravis y othing compares to homemade y hamentashen. This delicious triangular-shaped, jam-stuffed cookie is a must-have staple for celfebrating the Festival of Purim. Hamentashen are made to resemble the three-cornered e hat of Haman, a t villain who plotted l to destroy the Jewish people and who in the end was de, stroyed. The word o tasch means “pouch” n Jill Saravis or “pocket,” referring to Haman’s money-stuffed pockets and the offering to Ahasuerus in exchange for permission to destroy the Jews. We are commanded to send gifts of , food or drink, and to make gifts to charr ity. This is referred to as shalach manos, which means sending out portions. What better way to teach your children the enjoyment of giving charity than to have fun in the process with them (it’s also a fun little project with your friends). These traditionally sweet little treats are often filled with jams made

from apricot, raspberry, apple, prune or poppy seed. However, recently there has been a trend to expand these treats to be

more savory, filling them with cheese, vegetables, spinach, mushroom, grains, salmon or lamb and other meats. The possibilities for sweet and savory hamentashen are endless – there are even vegan and gluten-free versions! Hand-in-hand with the variety of fillings is the variety of crust that people prefer. Whether you like yours flaky like pastry, more like pie dough or pizza crust, there is a recipe for you. My personal favorite is a combination of the crispy, flaky pastry outside and a tender crumb inside to compliment a variety of fruit fillings in a sweet hamentash. Wishing you a Happy Purim! Ingredients (makes about 50 hamentashen): • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar • 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract • 3 large eggs • 4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted • 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 to 2 cups of your favorite preserves or fillings (I use a few different varieties) Directions: XX Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Continue mixing and scraping down the sides of the bowl while adding two eggs, one egg at a time, and the orange zest, juice and vanilla extract. XX Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add to butter mixture until just combined. Divide dough

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into thirds. Wrap tightly in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. XX Heat oven to 350 degrees. Remove one-third of the dough at a time from the refrigerator. On a floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-inch thickness. With a 3-inch round cutter, cut out as many circles as possible, and place on a prepared baking pan. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes. XX Remove chilled circles from refrig-

erator. Place 2 teaspoons of filling (I like to make a variety) into the center of each circle. Whisk together remaining egg with 1 teaspoon of water. Brush edges with egg wash. Fold in sides to form a triangle. Pinch dough to enclose the filling. XX Bake the cookies in the center rack of the oven until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets for 5 minutes. These wrap up into beautiful gifts to share!

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Five years post-quake, Israel is still helping Haiti heal IsraAID runs a medical facility, an agriculture program, a youth empowerment center, and a gender violence prevention program for Haitian women. By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c, www.israel21c.org, January 25, 2015 ithin 24 hours of the severe earthquake that rocked Haiti on January 12, 2010, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a 220-person team of rescuers, disaster-management experts and medical personnel. Numerous Israeli governmental and non-governmental organizations joined in the difficult work of treating physical and psychological wounds and getting the island country back on its feet. Five years later, Israeli humanitarians are still on the ground helping Haitians rebuild their lives and communities. “Today, on the fifth anniversary of the earthquake, we remember the victims and renew our commitment and dedication to helping the survivors,” IsraAID Director Shachar Zahavi said earlier this month. IsraAID: The Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid is always one of the first relief groups to respond to disasters across the globe. Its policy is to stay on the ground after the emergency to create and implement an infrastructure of programs to rehabilitate the affected community, leaving only once those programs are functioning in the hands of local residents trained by IsraAID. That’s why you’ll still find IsraAID workers in Japan, for example, nearly four years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami. They are also currently assisting in areas of crisis including Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, the Philippines, China, Hong Kong and South Korea. In Haiti, Zahavi tells ISRAEL21c, the organization’s focus is getting people resettled at home. Of the 1.5 mil-

lion citizens initially displaced by the earthquake, an estimated 85,000 remain in temporary tent cities. “We have been running a medical facility, an agriculture program to help returning families earn a livelihood, a youth empowerment center to help teens reintegrate into the community, and a gender violence program for women who were abused [in the tent cities],” Zahavi says. Gradually, each of these programs is being turned over to Haitian NGOs.

An IsraAID healthcare worker treating an earthquake victim (photo courtesy of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto)

“Some have been transferred entirely. Others we’re still monitoring and advising,” says Zahavi. “We’ve downsized because most of the staff is local now. We have a small team there, and experts from Israel come as needed to provide training.” “No idea how long we’ll stay” IsraAID is the only Israeli NGO still operating in Haiti as of January 2015. However, MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – also remains engaged in the area on an as-needed basis. “We sent a MASHAV representative to lead a training session two months ago in one of the clinics we built there after the earthquake,” MASHAV Director Gil Haskel tells

ISRAEL21c. Through MASHAV, Israel established a trauma and emergency room in the Central Hospital of Cap Haitien, Haiti’s second largest city; developed farming projects in coordination with the Haitian Ministry of Agriculture; partnered in the creation of a clinic in Leogane together with Chaim Sheba Hospital and others; and worked with various Israeli NGOs in providing assistance and support to the Haitian people in education, health, trauma treatment and primary necessities. At least 230,000 Haitians died as a result of the 2010 earthquake, and 300,000 people were injured. In addition to tens of thousands still unable to return home, Haiti has been further devastated by a cholera epidemic in these past five years. One source told ISRAEL21c that individual Israelis are involved in discreet humanitarian efforts such as finding adoptive homes for orphaned Haitian children. Larger coordinated projects cannot stay under the radar, however, because of the need for significant funds to keep them going. Zahavi explains that most of the

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money needed for IsraAID programs in Haiti is donated by Jewish Federations in North America. “We have also won some contracts with different international aid organizations that saw the work we do, like several UN agencies and the International Red Cross. This happens in other parts of the world, too,” Zahavi relates. He cannot say when IsraAID will cease its work in the island nation altogether. “We always have an exit strategy, though right now we have no idea how long we’ll stay in Haiti,” Zahavi says. “It depends on the success of the programs and how fast the local NGOs will be able to integrate them. We are not a hit-and-run organization; we stay on longer term to help disaster victims rebuild their lives. There is more than enough Israeli capacity and knowhow to do this.” Abigail Klein Leichman is a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c. Prior to moving to Israel in 2007, she was a specialty writer and copy editor at a daily newspaper in New Jersey and has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

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3.3 million visitors to Israel in 2014

Despite Operation Protective Edge, the number of tourists in 2014 remains similar to that in 2013, thanks to the significant increase in the first half of 2013. Ministry of Tourism Statistics Department, January 5, 2015

ourism Minister Dr. Uzi Landau: “This year, despite Operation Protective Edge, we succeeded in maintaining the same number of tourists and hotel overnights, mainly as a result of the Israeli response to the “Vacation in Israel Now” campaign in rthe midst of the Operation. Israeli va.cationers filled the hotels in the peak season of August, thereby supporting businesses in outlying areas and the Israeli economy. At the same time, ,we managed to bring down the cost of wvacationing in Israel by increasing supply and incentivizing the construction eof budget accommodation and camping options, as well as commencing the ehotel ratings procedure.” Ministry of Tourism Director Geny eral Amir Halevi: “This year, we put s nour emphasis on digital marketing aimed at independent travelers who are keen to exploit the prices from the open dskies policy and are ready to enjoy the city breaks we have on offer – to run marathons in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and the Galilee, to cycle in the Negev, to enjoy opera at Masada and in Akko, sand to have fun in Tel Aviv.” Tourism by mode of travel Out of 3.3 million visitors, 2.5 million arrived by air (78%), a decrease of 2% compared to 2013. About 400,000 came through the land borders (12%), a 5% increase compared to 2013. Tourism by country of origin As in previous years, tourism from the U.S. continued to represent the largest country of origin for incoming tourism to Israel, with 626,000 visitors arriving in 2014, (representing 19% of all incoming tourism), 1% more than 2013. In second place is tourism from Russia with 567,000 visitors, a decrease of

6%. Tourism from France takes third place, with about 301,000 visitors, followed by Germany (196,000) and the United Kingdom (179,000). Tourism to Israel: characteristics 56% of incoming tourism was Christian tourism (41% of which is Catholic, 26% Protestant and 22% Russian Orthodox), 24% Jewish tourism, with the remaining of other religious denominations or non-affiliated. 58% of tourists were first-time visitors, and 42% were returning visitors. 21% defined their visit as part of a pilgrimage, 26% as tour and travel, 11% as vacation and leisure. Overall, 58% defined their visit for tourism purposes, 23% visited friends or relatives, and 11% came for business or to attend conventions. 27% came as part of an organized tour, 10% on a package deal, and 63% came as FITs (frequent individual tourists). 64% of tourists stayed in hotels, 22% stayed with friends or relatives, 5% stayed in youth hostels, 1% stayed in religious hostels, and 6% stayed in rented or owned apartments. Cities and sites visited Jerusalem is the city most visited by incoming tourists in Israel (82% of all tourists). Tel Aviv-Jaffa holds second place with 67% of all tourists having visited, and in third place is the Dead Sea area with 54%. Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee holds fourth place with 38% of all tourists followed by the Galilee area with 34%. The most visited sites in 2014 include the Western Wall (74%), the Jew-

ish Quarter in Jerusalem (68%), the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (59%), the Via Dolorosa (53%) and the Mount of Olives (52%). Tourist satisfaction The satisfaction level of tourists visiting Israel in 2014 was very good to excellent (4.3 out of 5). Services that received a high rating included: archeological sites (4.5), tour guides and organized tours (4.4), personal security (4.3). Among those services which did not rate so highly: public bathrooms (3.5), taxis (3.4) and value for money (3.1). Tourism’s contribution to the Israeli economy Total revenue from tourism in 2014 is estimated at about NIS 41 billion, a

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BRIEFS AMAZON TO BUY ISRAELI HARDWARE FIRM FOR $350M Online retail giant Amazon was set to buy Israeli semiconductor development firm Annapurna Labs for $350-400 million, industry sources reported Thursday, January 22. Annapurna works on communications and processing systems for data centers. Amazon is one of the world’s biggest cloud service providers. “Like other cloud platform providers, Amazon has a large number of data centers, and is constantly looking for faster and more efficient ways to enable their customers to use their services,” a source said. On Wednesday, January 21, document storage firm Dropbox announced that it was buying Israel-based CloudOn, which allows users to edit Microsoft Office documents from mobile devices. Sources said the deal was worth about $100 million. (David Shamah, Times of Israel)

ISRAELI ENERGY STARTUPS EXHIBIT IN PARIS

Among the Israeli energy startups that recently took part in a conference in Paris were Enstorage, which has developed technology that makes it possible to store electricity produced from renewable resources such as wind or sun. Emefcy has developed a system that facilitates treatment of sewage using a biochemical process that also generates electricity. PowerTags technology enables a building to “know” where people are at any time, and to operate accordingly,

for example, by automatically turning on the light or the air-conditioner in a room only when people are there, thereby saving precious energy. ThetaRay provides warnings and solutions for protection of critical infrastructure against cyberattacks and operating failures. Silentium generates an “antinoise” signal that eliminates troublesome noise. It allows the creation of a “bubble” of quiet around the user. The system can be put into a headrest in a car or an airplane seat. (Hedy Cohen, Globes)

YA’ALON: WE WANT THE PALESTINIANS TO ACT AS A RESPONSIBLE NEIGHBOR

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said in a recent interview: “What currently exists between Hamas and us is a balance of deterrence....It will take them a long time to rebuild Gaza and be able to engage in military terrorism again. I hope they learned their lesson, because the blow that Hamas incurred is unlike anything that ever happened to them in the past. Some 30,000 buildings collapsed. Don’t people understand what that means? Hamas was armed with 10,000 rockets, and now they have just one-fifth of that.” “For the past six years, we... have been saying clearly that we do not want to rule over [the Palestinians]...I would like to see them living in economic comfort and security, in a governable struc-

ture. I want them as a responsible neighbor. I can live with that. All I want is for them not to bother me... Over the past six years we have reached out to [Mahmoud Abbas] several times, but our reached-out hands remained hanging in the air.” “We are being threatened with a diplomatic tsunami, but that is an exaggeration. What kind of isolation are they talking about? We have excellent security relationships with various countries in Europe, Asia and other places, which are interested in having relations with us.” “One thing that has become accepted around the world is that there is no peace because of the settlements. I ask, if there is a desire for peace and coexistence, why must people be uprooted from their homes and transferred? I do not deny the rights of Arabs to live anywhere in the State of Israel, so why are there areas which are off-limits to Jews? Why is that acceptable? When Abbas says that he wants to receive territories clean of Jews – that is ethnic cleansing. It is even racist.” (Mazal Mualem, AlMonitor)

HOW DID WE END UP CHEERING FOR ISRAEL? Many on Arab social networks have cheered the Israeli strike that killed six Hizbullah members and a general in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps who were secretly present in Syria’s Quneitra region. Hizbullah, and also Iran, have lost the respect and status

they’ve always enjoyed. Hizbullah’s biggest fall came after its members joined the terrible war in Syria, which has killed more than 250,000 people in what is surely the most shameful crime in the history of the region. In my opinion there’s no doubt that if a confrontation occurs between Israel and Hizbullah, or between Israel and Iran, many Arabs will pray for the defeat of Hizbullah’s militias and the generals of its Iranian ally. (Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, general manager of Al-Arabiya television and former editor-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat, Asharq Al-Awsat - UK)

A PICTURE SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS

At the Miss Universe competition in Miami, Miss Israel snapped a selfie with a few other contestants – Miss Japan, Miss Slovenia and Miss Lebanon. Extremists in Lebanon were outraged that Miss Lebanon would even be seen with Miss Israel. They demanded that she be stripped of her Miss Lebanon title and the Lebanese government launched an investigation. It’s sad that a girl would come to an event that is supposed to be about international sisterhood, and would be so paranoid about even being seen with a Jew. But even more gross is her bizarre claim that she was tricked and ambushed by Miss Israel. Take a look at the picture. Does it look like Miss Israel sneaked into the photo? Of course not. All four girls look posed and ready for the shot. (Ezra Levant, Toronto Sun - Canada)

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SAMSUNG INVESTS IN ISRAEL

Korean tech giant Samsung will invest $10 million in Israel patient monitoring firm EarlySense. EarlySense developed a system that uses sensors s embedded into a mattress or chair cushion to monitor heartbeat, respiration rate, and movement. It operates n on the theory that the more a patient moves around in bed, the healthier they are, in general. The data is transferred t to a monitoring station, with the sysn tem setting off alarms in the event that something appears amiss. e Samsung also invested in Rounds, e which lets users set up chat groups with friends, allowing any member of r the group to communicate with others at the same time, or individually – but with Rounds, users get to see their friends, with the app utilizing not only text, but voice and video as well. Samsung has two Israeli R&D centers, which develop telecommunican tions products, and do semiconductor e work as well. (David Shamah, Times of Israel)

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tThe government of Egypt is destroying Rafah, a town in Egypt on the border of Gaza, leaving thousands of Egyptians thomeless, in an effort to create a buffer dzone along the border. Human Rights Watch, which put n out report after report criticizing Israel dfor its conduct along the same border and near Rafah, appears to be dead tsilent about the same conduct when Egypt undertakes it. (Elliott Abrams, sCouncil on Foreign Relations)

ISRAEL ARMY TO GO VEGAN

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to finding something to eat at IDF mess halls. But as of this month (February), it should be a little easier to fill a tray at the army’s countrywide mess halls. The IDF has added vegan options like lentil burgers, grain salads, soybased products and more vegetables to its menus. There are some 500 vegans in the army, according to a report in The Times of Israel. The soldiers who refrain from animal-based foods had received extra allowances to purchase food outside the dining halls. But in October 2014, the vegan soldiers protested their exclusion from the mess halls and the IDF promised a change to its menus. The army is also changing its menu for the general palate – adding more fresh vegetables, cutting back on oil, and reducing salads made with mayonnaise. “We’re already using far less oil in the kitchen,” Colonel Avi Harel, commander of the Food Center, the army’s food logistics arm, told The Times of Israel. “It’s a steep learning curve for the cooks. They’ve had to learn how to cook differently.” Soldiers who identify as vegans will also be able to receive non-leather boots. (Viva Sarah Press, ISRAEL21c)

ISRAELI C4I NETWORK EXTENDS IDF’S REACH

Israel has developed a state-of-the-art communications network that augments the IDF’s ability to command complex operations at its borders and far beyond. In late December the stateof-the-art network was declared fully operational. “No matter where the commanders are or where the forces are, there’s a single network-based radio communications for everyone,” said Col. Yossi Mashiah, who managed the program. (Barbara Opall-Rome, Defense News)

ISRAELI SOLAR POWER TECHNOLOGY TO LIGHT UP ETHIOPIA Ethiopia signed an agreement with the leading Israeli developer of solar-biogas hybrid power technology, AORA, to provide power for rural communities in Ethiopia. AORA’s technology runs not only on solar radiation, but also on almost any gaseous or liquid fuel, including biogas, biodiesel and natural gas, helping to generate full power when sunlight is insufficient. (Anav Silverman, Ynet News)

TECHNION PRINTS PARTS FOR SPACE INDUSTRY WITH ADVANCED 3D METAL PRINTER

Haifa’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has installed a milliondollar 3D printer for printing out metal products such as titanium parts for the space industry, dental crowns and implants, bone replacements and more. The printer melts metal powder with electron beams and forms it into a customized solid. The printer has already been used to print a prototype of a satellite fuel container. In the future, the engineers will print engine blades and metal implants for knees. (Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, Jerusalem Post)

DOCUMENTARY TELLS STORY OF U.S. WWII PILOTS FIGHTING FOR ISRAEL

In the amazing documentary Above and Beyond, Director Roberta Grossman features interviews with surviving pilots from Israel’s 1948 War of Independence who struck some of the most essential blows for Israel’s existence. One key sortie of just four planes

stopped a massive Egyptian column in its tracks. The film (produced by Steven Spielberg’s sister Nancy) is nutty, dramatic, surprising and above all inspiring. (Kyle Smith, New York Post)

1,600-YEAR-OLD GLASS BRACELET WITH MENORAH DISCOVERED IN ISRAEL

A fragment from a glass bracelet inscribed with a seven-branched menorah from the Second Temple period was discovered during Hanukkah at an excavation in the Mount Carmel National Park, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced recently. The excavation’s co-directors, Limor Talmi and Dan Kirzne, said in a statement that on “the bracelet, which is made of turquoise-colored glass... stamped impressions of two menorahs survived on the small fragment that was found – one a plain seven-branched menorah, of which only the surface of the menorah is visible, and the other one consisting of a seven-branched menorah with flames depicted above its branches.” (Daniel K. Eisenbud, Jerusalem Post)

THE STARTUPS OF NAZARETH

An increasing number of Israel’s Arabs are finding work in the country’s burgeoning tech economy. Arabs are represented at Israel’s top universities in numbers commensurate with their percentage of the population. The 10% of Israel’s Arabs who are Christian actually perform better academically than any other Israeli demographic and are comparatively prevalent among the country’s Arab software engineers and entrepreneurs. (Drake Bennett, Business Week)

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an interception range which ensures intercept before a threat enters Israeli territory. David’s Sling can intercept any rocket or missile inside the atmosphere, and over enemy areas,” said Ari Sacher of Rafael’s Air Superiority Systems Division. The system can shoot down both conventional and unconventional incoming warheads. (Yaakov Lappin, Jerusalem Post)

DAVID’S SLING AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM CAN INTERCEPT WARHEADS OVER ENEMY TERRITORY

MOBILE SNIFFPHONE WILL DETECT CANCER ON A USER’S BREATH

Over the past 20 years, 38 women have received pilots’ wings, the IDF weekly Bamahane reported. There are 16 combat navigators, 3 combat pilots, 7 helicopter pilots, and 12 cargo pilots and navigators, including a deputy squadron commander. (Mitch Ginsburg, Times of Israel)

The David’s Sling air defense system being developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is expected to become operational in 2016. “David’s Sling has

The NaNose breathalyzer technology developed by Prof. Hossam Haick of the Technion will soon be installed in a mobile phone – to be called the SniffPhone.

A tiny smell-sensitive sensor will be installed onto a phone add-on and, using specially designed software, the phone will be able to “smell” users’ breath to determine if they have cancer, among other serious diseases. The NaNose system can detect the presence of tumors, both benign and malignant, more quickly, efficiently and cheaply than previously possible, said Haick. The system has a 90% accuracy rate. (David Shamah, Times of Israel)

PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CALLS FOR REFORM OF UNRWA Bassem Eid, a Palestinian Arab human rights activist, pointed out in an

interview that if the Palestinian refugee problem was to be solved in a similar manner to that of all other refugees looked after by the UN, then the PA would be out of business and the hordes of well-paid UNRWA employees would be out of a job. Instead the refugees are kept in miserable conditions, promised a right of return to places which no longer exist, are indoctrinated with venomous anti-Jewish and anti-Israel poison, and manipulated as political pawns in an ongoing campaign to destroy Israel. He noted that the Palestinian refugees are treated differently from all other refugees in the world because Israel was involved. (Michael Kuttner, JK-Wire - Australia)

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After the attacks in France, what next?

By Nita Lowey and David Harris, January 12, 2015

he terrorist attacks in France A last week that killed 17 innocent s people have provoked widespread revulsion and condemnation. All people of good will stand as one with France. Its citizens were atttacked, and so were its laudable values, which have inspired the democratic spirit worldwide for well over two centuries. n Those values were precisely the chosen targets of the jihadist gunmen. It began with the weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, an equal-opportunity critic of religions, politicians and the ,self-important. At times, its chosen methods of satire and caricature may have offended some, including Christians, Jews and Muslims. But that is a price those living in free societies should willingly pay for the sacred right to express themselves, knowing, as well, that those who take offense are also invited to speak their minds – peacefully, of course. Then it was a police officer gunned down in the line of duty as she was protecting the citizens – and, yes, the values – of French society. And, finally, it was a kosher market, a place chosen by the assailants because French Jews shop there, all the more so on a Friday, hours before sundown, when the Sabbath begins and the observant set aside their daily chores. We know from experience that a big question waits. Once the shock begins to wear off, the rallies end, and the calls for national unity fade away, what happens next? Obviously, this is a decision that f Robert Spencer | FrontPage Magazine only the democratically elected government and people of France can make. That said, as longtime friends of

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Moreover, it is painand seek to marginalize the hijackers And finally, it’s time to see Israel fully obvious that these individuals, of their religion? Much will depend on in a different light. In Europe and elsewhatever their country of residence, the answer. where, there has been far too much derepresent a transnational phenomenon Fourth, there has been considerable monization of the Jewish state. Even and a global threat. debate in Europe, including France, apart from its inherent unfairness and From: "Josh Teplow (ZOA)" <JTeplow@zoa.org> The ease of their communication about anti-Semitism – its definition, prejudice, this animus has helped Subject: RE: Logo in Black and White and information-sharing via cybernature and reach. Frankly speaking, create an atmosphere where all Jews Date: January 7, 2015indoctrina12:57:16 PM EST space; the lure of training, there has been too much debate, and feel vulnerable. To:battlefield Jerry <jerrysobel@aol.com> tion and experience in such it has distracted some countries from Israel is a democratic and pluAttachment, KB the countries as1Iraq, Syria and243 Yemen; tackling the problem in a serious and ralistic society, with robust domestic lack of border controls in the European sustained way. debates and unenviable security dilemAttached, Jerry. Be well. not to menUnion’s Schengen group, There is no simple answer, no onemas. By dint of geography, it is on the tion the proximity to Turkey as a transit size-fits-all solution, to the pathology – front line in the struggle against radical Thanks. Islam. Would that its neighbors were nation; and the possibility of acquiring and specificity – of anti-Semitism, as Sweden and Norway rather than Syria new passports and identities, all deEurope, from its long history, knows JOSHthe TEPLOW and Gaza! mand closest possible coordination better than anyone. 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The entire Arab-Israeli conflict through the eyes of two little girls By Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn, January 22, 2015

ne little girl lies in a hospital bed, more than half her body burned by a Palestinian firebomb. Another little girl appears on television, reciting poetry about her dream of destroying Israel. The lives of these two 11-year-olds reveal everything that anybody needs to know about the Arab-Israeli conflict. On December 25, Ayala Shapira was a passenger in her father’s car, on her way back from a math enrichment lesson. As they approached their hometown of Ma’ale Shomron, a Palestinian terrorist hurled a firebomb at the car. Ayala and her father leaped from the car, badly burned, as the vehicle was consumed by the flames. Ayala’s injuries were so severe that the doctors had to put her in a medically induced coma. Seven days later she awoke. Now begins an excruciating, years-long process of surgeries and additional hospitalizations as Ayala fights to rebuild her life. Before anything else, Ayala is a person, an individual with feelings and hopes and dreams just like anybody else. But now she also has become a symbol. What happened to her reminds us of the brutal nature of Palestinian terrorists. They want to kill every Jew, young or old, civilian or soldier, religious or secular. They have no mercy. That is what

the Jewish people are up against. On January 9, as Ayala was struggling to utter her first words since the attack, another little girl was in the news. She appeared on official Palestinian Authority TV. Her name was not mentioned, but from the televised images she appeared to be about the same age as Ayala. She, too, is now a symbol. The TV show is a children’s program called The Best Home. Together with the PA Ministry of Tourism, the TV show’s producers recently sponsored a cultural festival in Bethlehem. The little girl sang a song called “Oh Flying Bird.” The lyrics – courtesy of Palestinian Media Watch – describe sending a bird to various cities in “my country, Palestine.” According to the Obama administration, the European Union, and the Jewish left, the Palestinian Authority does not want to destroy all of Israel, but only wants a small state in the Judea-Samaria (West Bank) areas. And, indeed, a few of the cities in those areas mentioned in “Oh Flying Bird,” such as Jenin, Ramallah and Tulkarm. But then the lyrics take an ominous turn. The little girl tells the bird to “turn to Safed, and then to Tiberias, and send regards to the sea of Acre and Haifa” – all within pre-1967 Israel.

COMMENTARY BRIEFS THE IDEOLOGICAL ROOTS OF MEDIA BIAS AGAINST ISRAEL

In early 2009, two AP reporters obtained details of a peace offer made by the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, to the Palestinians several months before, and deemed by the Palestinians to be insufficient. This should have been one of the year’s biggest stories. But the bureau chief ordered both reporters

to ignore the Olmert offer. A peace proposal from the Israeli prime minister to the Palestinian president was not to be reported at all. Jewish hatred of Arabs is a story. Arab hatred of Jews is not. One hundred houses in a West Bank settlement are a story. One hundred rockets smuggled into Gaza are not. The Hamas military build-up amid and under the civilian population of Gaza is not a story. Hamas’

“For a time, we thought that the hatred of Jews had finally been eradicated. But slowly the demonization of Jews started to come back. First in articles and on the Internet, in some religious schools and even universities. From there it made its way into mainstream society. It happened so slowly and it all seemed so unimportant that few people paid any attention. Until now, when Europe suddenly awoke to find itself surrounded by anti-Semitism again and it looks more like 1933 than 2015. Once again, young Jewish boys are afraid to wear yarmulkes on the streets of Paris and Budapest and London. Once again, Jewish businesses are targeted. And once again, Jewish families are fleeing Europe.” – Ronald Lauder, World Jewish Congress president, at Auschwitz, January 27, 2015

She doesn’t stop there. The girl tells the bird “Don’t forget Nazareth, the Arab fortress / and tell Beit Shean about its people’s return / Drink the water of Jaffa’s port, don’t forget Ramle…” – all likewise within the pre-1967 areas, all included in what she calls “My beautiful country, Palestine.” Palestinian children are not born with hatred of Israel. They do not begin life with a determination to destroy Israel. They, too, start out with innocent feelings and hopes and dreams. For them to get to the point of singing on television about Israel having no right to exist, and all of Israel is really “Palestine,” somebody has to teach them. That is what the Palestinian Authority has done. It has raised an entire generation of Palestinian children to believe that Israel is evil incarnate, that all of Israel is “occupied Palestine,” and that those who kill Jews are heroes and martyrs. Every day, every week, every month, year after year, PA television programs are filled with this hateful message. It fills the mass media and

saturates the classrooms. The young men who were arrested for making and throwing the firebomb that maimed Ayala Shapira surely heard the same message as they were growing up. That is why there is no peace. It has nothing to do with settlements or refugees or borders or whether there will ever be a Palestinian state. It has to do with the hearts and minds of young Palestinians. That eleven-yearold girl on PA Television truly believes that eleven-year-old Ayala Shapira is a “Zionist occupier” who deserves to be burned to death. That is the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The process of changing the hearts and minds of an entire generation will take a long time, just as it took a long time in Germany after World War II. But until it is complete, there will never be peace. [This article originally appeared on the IsraelNationalNews.com news website.] The authors are president and chairman, respectively, of the Religious Zionists of America, Philadelphia.

Opinions and letters printed in the Federation Star do not necessarily reflect those of the Jewish Federation of Collier County, its Board of Directors or staff, or its advertisers. responsibility for the deaths of civilians as a result is not a story. In my time in the press corps I saw, from the inside, how Israel’s flaws were dissected and magnified, while the flaws of its enemies were purposely erased. I saw how the threats facing Israel were disregarded or even mocked as figments of the Israeli imagination, even as these threats repeatedly materialized. I saw how a fictional image of Israel and of its enemies was manufactured, polished and propagated to devastating effect. Observers of the Middle East in 2015 understand that an end to the occupation of the West Bank will create a power vacuum that will be filled not by the forces of democracy and modernity but by the extremists. This is what happened in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Egypt, and before that in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Creating a new playground for these forces will bring the black-masked soldiers of radical Islam within yards of Israeli homes with mortars, rockets and tunneling implements. Many

thousands will die. This threatens to render much of Israel unlivable, ending the only safe progressive space in the Middle East, the only secure minority refuge in the Middle East, and the only Jewish country on earth. No international guarantees or Western-trained military will be able to keep that from happening, as we have just seen in Iraq. Several years ago I might have dismissed this as an apocalyptic scenario. It isn’t. It is the most likely scenario. The only group of people subject to a systematic boycott at present in the Western world are Jews, appearing now under the convenient euphemism “Israelis.” The only country that has its own “apartheid week” on campuses is the Jewish country. The time has come for everyone to admit that the fashionable disgust for Israel among many in the West is selective, disproportionate and discriminatory. (Matti Friedman, a reporter and editor in the Jerusalem bureau of the Associated Press between 2006 and 2011, Fathom - BICOM)

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March 2015 Federation Star

The message of Purim Rabbi Ammos Chorny

hat are we to learn from the ancient story of Purim, ree counting events which took place during under Persian hegemony following the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem? How can we reconnect with those remote events? The process of Bible canonization ewas designed to select texts which econveyed a comprehensive message: despite the many narratives recounted in our Tradition, only those that were lessential to our collective well-being gwere canonized into the Tanach. The .Book of Esther is one of those texts. lEvery word, letter and phrase teach us something about the meaning of life and ehow to live it. The story of Purim took place when

the Jews in Persia enjoyed comfort and status. From the description in the Megillah, we gather that Jews were amongst those invited to royal events; the queen was none other than a Jewish woman; her uncle a most trusted adviser. Despite the fact that things were “good,” the conditions were ripe for Haman to initiate an evil campaign against the Jews. Where did Haman’s motivation originate? Perhaps we can begin to understand his dislike for the Jews from his description to the king: “There is a singular people who are spread out and separated from your people throughout the entire empire, and their belief is different from all people.” Haman seemed to understand that despite being widely spread throughout the empire, the Jews were indeed a united people. He saw their unified belief system as a fundamental threat, one which would ultimately be impossible to subdue. However, during the lavish royal banquets, Haman perceived that the Jews were drifting away from

those isolating practices. In the comfort of their new surroundings, the Jews displayed no sorrow for the destruction of their Temple. He saw Jews acting like gentiles; their Judaism had lost importance. They were no longer the nation that had always kept to themselves, and there was diminished unity among them. What was the reaction of Mordecai and Esther to Haman? Mordechai refused to bow down to anyone bent on further eroding Jewish commitment to their God. Queen Esther was willing to sacrifice everything – even her life – to aid her people. During the year following Haman’s decrees, much soul searching took place among the Jews of Persia. They repented for their sins and returned to God with contrite hearts. Under the tutelage of Mordechai, children would gather to pray and study Torah. The Tradition suggests that the merit of the children and the remorse of the adults brought about the miracle of Purim. Haman’s decrees were overturned, planting fear among the Persians bent on their annihilation.

This story teaches us that we must stand together. Unity is not a matter of wearing the same uniform but sharing the same basic beliefs. Four specific mitzvot characterize Purim: Reading the Megillah, making a festive meal, sending gifts to our friends, and giving presents to the needy. Each is aimed at establishing closer bonds among Jews. The reading of the Megillah requires a minyan, a quorum assembled for this purpose. The mitzvah of making a festive party fosters closeness and congeniality among friends and neighbors. Sending food gifts tightens the bonds of friendship. Giving presents to the needy increases the joy and happiness amongst all the Jews. The message of Purim is to stand united in solidarity, particularly as our people face so many challenges to our very existence. We must work and pray together for the hand of God, once again, to act on our behalf and foil the evil machinations of those who, like Haman, would see us obliterated from the face of the world.

relentlessly forward and there is little if anything we can do about it. We lose loved ones along the way. The death of a child, spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent or friend calls upon us to make a sacrifice – to surrender a loved one as a response to the laws of nature and the laws of life. But the highest form of sacrifice is to surrender comfort, security, reputation and even material wellbeing because of a conviction – a moral ideal or value we hold to be dear. Some say that global warming is humanly initiated. I can identify with that because I was in Alaska a few years ago and saw the melting of the glaciers. Some scientists disagree and even suggest the next decade may be a period of global cooling. The inconvenient truth may be politically motivated by industries that would not benefit from changes made to the environment. We have everything to gain and little to lose by heeding the call for less consumption of natural resources, the need to develop other forms of fuel beyond petroleum, and to have greater respect for planet earth. This is a sacrifice we must make to assure the continuity of our planet earth. My daughter-in-law, an attorney, has a friend dying of a rare form of breast cancer. Very little if any research has been done on this particular disease. She began a charity to expose people to the dangers of this form of cancer and hopes to raise funds to encourage greater research in quest of a cure. She has sacrificed her career and its personal benefits in order to do something to save the lives of others. Our history is replete with examples of rabbis and others who sacrificed popularity, status and security for the sake of an ideal they professed. Rabbi David Einhorn, during the Civil War, believed in the abolition of slavery. He left the comforts of his congregation and home in Baltimore and went to Philadelphia. We know the story of the late Rabbi Stephen Wise who turned down the pulpit of Temple Emanuel of New York because he refused to allow his sermons to be censored by his Board of Trustees. He founded the “Free Synagogue” across Central Park. The synagogue was dedicated to the freedom of the pulpit, an ideal that all rabbis and congregations respect and is articulated in synagogue by-laws and rabbinic contracts. So, this is the answer I came up

with for that question I asked my rabbi in cheder many years ago. He’s right. When I got older I found the answer to why we read this boring, uninspiring, tedious book of Leviticus. It is only on the surface that it is uninspiring. Beneath the surface it teaches us one of Judaism’s most important messages – that sacrifice is essential to life. The cult is outdated but the ideal is timely, relevant and pertinent – to know and understand as we go through life and are called upon to give something up. So, draw near O people of Israel, children of Jacob, and respond to the laws of nature and the law of life by bringing your offering to the altar of the Lord and make your sacrifice.

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Rabbi Edward M. Maline, D.D.

hen I was a youngster growing up in an Orthodox synay gogue, I remember very vividly that when we began to study eTorah we began with the third book of othe Bible, Leviticus, and not with Genesis, the story of Creation. Next week ewe begin the reading of Leviticus. Being somewhat inquisitive, I asked my rabbi lwhy this was so. He replied: When you grow older you will understand. I found his answer somewhat unsatisfactory so I waited until I got older to find the answer. I didn’t find the answer in any book nor did any rabbinic sage tell me -the answer. I discovered it for myself. At least it is my own answer to that question. Leviticus is probably the most unind spiring and “boring” book of the Bible because it deals with an institution that is defunct and seemingly irrelevant to your world today – the sacrificial cult as it was practiced in the ancient Temple. And yet our prodigious rabbis insisted nthat this book be read each year in the synagogue. There are some rabbis I know who omit Leviticus and read another book in its place. The reason why I think Leviticus is so important for traditional Judaism is that it teaches one of the most important spiritual messages of our faith. That message is that sacrifice, while no longer practiced as a ritual, is still an important spiritual ideal that will always be practiced in human life. The late Rabbi Joshua Loth Liebman of Temple Israel, Boston, wrote a controversial book entitled Peace of Mind. He stated that at the moment we are born we begin to die. Cells in our body die and new ones replace them. The processes of life and death are intertwined. This is sacrifice in a physiological sense in that we are beginning to give something up physically from the moment of birth. We all know that as we grow older we are constantly giving up – sacrificing – vitality, youth, mental acuity and so much more. The aches, pains and other ailments we contract remind us that the clock of life moves

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Rising Star: Eli Lauber

By Jean L. Amodea Who: Eli Lauber Age: 16 School/Grade: The Community School of Naples; Junior In what academic subjects do you excel? I excel in history courses. American and World History are very interesting to me. In which sports do you participate? I currently participate in cross country and track, and I played basketball until this year. What Jewish-based summer programs have you attended, and how did they help solidify your Jewish identity? I have attended Jewish camps since I was six years old. I first went to Crane Lake in Massachusetts for two years, then I went to Camp Barney Medintz in Cleveland, Georgia, for three years. I also attended 6 Points Sports Academy in Greensboro, North Carolina, for three years as one of its first campers. Part of my Jewish identity formed when I spent my summers at camp. The bonds that I formed and the different experiences I had those summers are going to be a

part of my life forever, and they have keep my options open. prepared me for college and my future. What is most important to you right now? What does it mean to be Jewish? Currently, the most important things to To me, being Jewish means that I am a part of a larger family than just my blood me is my family and friends. relatives. I feel that I am able to connect Do you have siblings? I have an older sister named Sophie with fellow Jewish people more easily who is 19 years old and than those who are has autism. She recently not Jewish. I love participating in the moved into a group home Jewish traditions in Naples. What are your favorite and celebrating them leisure activities? with my family. Do you attend serI like to surround myself vices at a local temwith friends, and I like ple? being with other people. My friends and I go to Yes, I attend Temple the beach, out to eat, play Shalom, where I had my Bar Mitzvah and video games and attend Eli Lauber confirmation. sporting events. Who is your inspiration? What are your plans after graduating My inspirations are my parents, Lisa and high school? Harold Lauber, and my grandparents, I hope to attend a college located in the south that has a large Jewish population Bobbi and Pete Bassewitz, because they are all hard-working and loving. My or maybe University of Florida, Uniparents have been influential because versity of Miami, or Tulane University. through all the hard times and obstacles I am thinking about studying sports psychology, another medical field or, that we have endured as a family, they still show love and compassion. They possibly, business. For now, I want to

have taught me that family is the most important thing. My parents have sacrificed many things in order for me to reach my full potential. Even though my grandpa passed away five years ago, he and my grandmother have had a huge influence on my life. I have been so lucky to live in their neighborhood all my life. What is the secret to your success thus far? My secret is working hard. You may have all the potential in the world, but you have to work hard in order to achieve success. Also, it is important to try new things, because more opportunities will come your way. If you could give advice to your peers, what would it be? My advice would be to work hard and have fun. Jean Amodea, a former school principal from New Jersey is a freelance writer for the Naples Daily News and its community publications as well as director of Peter Duchin Music of Naples/Entertainment Direct. She also performs with her husband Ron’s dance band, jazz ensemble and Caribbean quartet. Reach Jean at jeanamodea@earthlink.net.

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Temple Shalom Preschool update By Seyla Cohen, Preschool Director wenty-five years…Imagine! Temple Shalom Preschool will be celebrating its 25 th anniversary this year. To commemorate this momentous occasion, we will be celebrating on Thursday, April 30, in conjunction with our Annual Art Auction. We hope you will join us and share in the festivities that evening. The growth and development over the past quarter century is astonishing. In 1990, the preschool consisted of merely two classrooms; today, there are ten. There were only twelve adorable students; today, there are 110. Sharon Norgart and Marjie Ginsburg were two of the teachers who were present at the preschool’s inception 25 years ago. I came on board the following year. I am extremely proud of the how the school has expanded. Our staff’s strength and dedication over the years is responsible for our success. Today we can boast a progressive curriculum, a dedicated

staff, professional child development methods and philosophy, and exceptional family involvement. Temple Shalom Preschool has been acknowledged by local educators and parents as a top-rated preschool in the Naples area. Each year, improvements have developed. New ideas are explored and have led to the creation of the unique and all-encompassing extra-curricula activities offered today. Innovations such as the Storyland Library and Dramatic Arts Center, the state-of-the-art Exploratorium Science Lab, our Tech and Computer Lab, and modern-day playground and bicycle racetrack are just some of the programs we offer to expand our students’ minds and develop their creativity. These, along with the remarkable art studio, music dance and movement programs, Spanish Instructional Center and, most recently, our TSP Garden, add to the wide diversity of subject matter presented and available

to TSP students. We invite the public and any other interested parties to attend our 25th anniversary celebration and Art Auction on April 30. This will be a meaningful and significant evening filled with wine, refreshments, silent auctions, and entertainment. Next school year Registration for Temple Shalom Preschool for the upcoming school year is now open. The preschool’s programs for children ages birth - 5 are top-quality, dedicated to preparing a firm foundation for students entering kindergarten and successive school years. Beginning with its “Baby and Me” and “Mommy, Me, and More” programs, children begin their formative years in a safe, wholesome, academically challenging environment, conducive to promoting self-esteem, confidence and individuality. Its dedicated and well-trained staff provides a caring and loving atmosphere in which each child flourishes and grows to meet his or her full potential. Enrichment in Science, Art, Technology, Storytelling, Puppetry, Drama, Gardening/ Nutrition, Music, Fitness and Foreign Language are offered. General sign-up

becomes available as space permits to the public once current families have had a chance to enroll their children. For a tour or information about TSP, please call the preschool office at 239.455.3227 or email preschool@ naplestemple.org. As Purim approaches, we will once again have our Preschool Purim Parade on Friday, March 6. The children are looking forward to dressing up and eating yummy hamentashen while singing songs about Queen Esther and evil Haman. March is also the month that we celebrate and honor our teachers. They have worked so hard throughout the year making sure that each and every child is happy, acclimated in their environment and thriving in their studies. Our Temple Shalom Preschool parents are the best! Throughout the weeklong festivities, they make sure that the teachers feel appreciated and loved. The teachers enjoy lovely gifts, breakfast and a beautiful lunch where they are doted on by the parents.

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emple Shalom Preschool realizes the importance music and the arts play in the whole education of the child. With this in mind, our music program literally rocks! Miss Jane continues to captivate her students with her amazing enthusiasm and charismatic energy. Along with her beloved guitar playing, she teaches the children the fundamentals of dance, instruments, and performing in holiday productions. Through our music program, our preschoolers experience the joy of discovery, are taught the techniques of song, dance and rhythm, helping to fill their souls with the wonder of sound and expression. In celebration of Tu B’Shevat, TSP held its Super Shabbat outside

in our incredible garden. Miss Jane led the children and their parents in beautiful songs and prayers welcoming in Shabbat.

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March 2015 Federation Star

Naples teens attend new-member convention

n February, ten Naples BBYO members attended a weekend retreat t in Lake Placid, Florida, with other teens from throughout the state. The yconvention featured a learning track efor all new members, partnered with an advanced leadership track for teens who held chapter board positions. The new member track, or MIT/ AIT, was filled with inspiration and s education, as teen leaders taught their peers the history, definitions, songs and cheers, as well as the traditions of what it means to be an Aleph or a B’nai oB’rith Girl. The new members who participated in these education sessions started a strong foundation to build their ,BBYO legacy. The advanced leadership track, or LTI (Leadership Training Institute), d taught participants the ins and outs of quality programming, communication, building stronger brotherhood/sister-

hood, recruitment, marketing/public relations and goal setting. The goal for this track was for participants to go back to their local communities and be able to make a bigger impact with their strong leadership. All participants came together for Shabbat, which was celebrated with convention-themed services on Friday night and Saturday morning. “The Adventure Begins” was the theme throughout the course of Shabbat and the services, as well as during the Shabbat electives on Saturday afternoon. Additionally, both conventions had an opportunity to meet with guest educator and Area Field Director Jen Polito. Jen led a session about relationship-driven recruitment – how to build strategies and develop skills to achieve a strong recruitment campaign by creating relationship with Jewish teens to invite them to join AZA and BBG.

The next regional convention takes place March 27-29 at a hotel near Tampa. For more information about BBYO, please contact Skylar Haas at shaas@ bbyo.org.

Almost 60 teens in grades 8-12 attended a weekend convention in Lake Placid, Florida

Preschool of the Arts update By Ettie Zaklos, Preschool Director

reschool of the Arts Benefit hearing from Dan Alon, a former Israeli Evening Olympian and survivor of the 1972 MuPreschool of the Arts will be nich massacre. Dan will share with us hosting its Annual Benefit Evening at his inspiring tale of survival and hope. the Ritz-Carlton Tiburon Golf Resort Teacher training on Wednesday, March 18. This imporAt Preschool of the Arts we consider tant evening offers our parents and the ourselves a community of learners – Naples community the opportunity to students and teachers alike. Recently, support our school so that we can conour entire Preschool of the Arts team tinue to provide the best possible early of educators participated in a special childhood education for our children. professional development Skype trainThis year we are excited to ing session with the present our inaugural “Teachesteemed Rick Eler of Excellence Award” to a lis, a renowned early very special member of our childhood education staff. The award is granted consultant and proto a teacher who has excelled fessor at Bank Street in creating a vibrant classCollege of Education. e room environment and has Rick’s presentation shown exceptional dedicahelped our teachtion and love to her students, ers deepen their inparents and co-teachers. It dividual and shared e is our tremendous honor to understanding of the e Kathy Abraham bestow Kathy Abraham with Reggio Emilia eduthe first ever award. We will also pay cational approach and provided much tribute and celebrate all our teachers and insight into application of the philososupport staff at Preschool of the Arts. We phy in the classroom. The enlightening truly have an exceptional team! session was very successful and we are e We will also have the privilege of in the process of establishing this feature

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as a monthly Skype session to help support and advance our educators’ skill set. 2015 Summer of the Arts registration Sign up your child for our dynamic six-week Summer of the Arts program which begins on Monday, June 8, and runs through Friday, July 17. Our program offers an opportunity to develop skills and interests in sports (outdoor sports and water play) and culture (arts, music, culture, food, games, crafts and activities, including Friday challahbaking workshop and Shabbat celebration) under the guidance of experienced teachers. Our two divisions, Minors and Majors, accommodate a wide age range of children. Minors is for children ages 18 months to 4 years and Majors is for children 5-11 years. Our separate but affiliated programs allow our graduating Pre-K class and older siblings to enjoy the same top-notch programming and facilities that our younger students at Preschool of the Arts have come to know and love. Register today as acceptance will be determined on a first come, first served basis. Summer of the Arts 2015 Camp begins daily at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. Pre-care is available from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., and after-care is available from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. To sign up, call 239.262.4474. New playground equipment Another exciting development at Preschool of the Arts is our updated playground with new toys and equipment. Our school is constantly seeking new ways to improve and enhance the children’s experience, and we were happy

to see their delight and excitement at the new and improved playscape. The children will hopefully enjoy the stimulating and exciting new equipment for years to come. 2015-2016 Preschool of the Arts registration Registration for our Preschool of the Arts 2015-2016 school year opened to existing families in mid-December 2014; registration for new families is now open. Your child will be a part of our unique early learning programming which includes our Art & About Program that focuses on local guest artists who visit our preschool to talk about their art and do hands-on activities with our preschool children, and our everexpanding Visual Arts Program, Performing Arts Program and Culinary Arts Program, where our children are taught new skills and develop new interests in the arts – from learning new songs and musical techniques, to basic cooking skills and healthy eating habits through hands-on food preparation, to learning about different artists and their artistic styles. In keeping with our healthy body, healthy mind approach, we also offer yoga, ballet and My Gym, a blend of gymnastics, dance and sports. Space is limited. Call 239.262.4474 to register. (We are a peanut-free campus.) For more information on the school, contact me at 239.263.2620 or naplespreschoolofthearts@gmail.com, or visit www.naplespreschoolofthearts. com.

Jewish Bedtime Stories & Songs for Families Happy Preschool of the Arts faces at a recent field trip to C’mon - the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples

The PJ Library program supports families in their Jewish journey by sending Jewishrelated books and music on a monthly basis to children for free.

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Arthur Susan Karp The PJ &Library is Family Charitable Foundation, Inc brought to the Collier A Supporting Foundation of County community The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee by Jewish Family & Visit the Federation website to sign up! Community Services www.jfedsrq.org of Southwest Florida. For more information, Follow us at facebook.com/pjlibraryofsarasota call 239.325.4444.

Federation Star March 2015 NAPLES JEWISH CONGREGATION

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Naples Jewish Congregation update By Suzanne L. Paley, President

cholar-in-Residence On Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, NJC will present our Scholar-in-Residence program. The theme for the weekend is “Jewish Resistance and Righteous Gentiles.” Our scholar is Dr. Paul Bartrop, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at FGCU. The program will begin Friday evening during Shabbat services when Professor Bartrop will give a talk on resistance and rescuers during World War II, highlighting the efforts of a young Frenchwoman, Marianne Cohn, who lost her life trying to save Jewish children. This presentation will surely whet your appetite to learn more on Saturday. This program presents a very different focus on the Holocaust. We always hear about the horrors of the Nazi reign of terror, expulsion and extermination, but few people are aware of the many forms of resistance that sprouted up in the cities, ghettos, the mountains and forests, and within government agencies, even by victims in the concentration camps. Hundreds of heroic acts took place throughout eastern and western Europe, by Jews and non-Jews, documented and undocumented, in the

effort to save the lives of Jews and other targets of the Nazi regime. Saturday’s program is a two-part workshop, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and will be held in the Parish Hall of St. Agnes Catholic Church. The entire Naples community is welcome to join our Shabbat service on Friday night and there is no charge to attend the day-long workshop, but due to limited seating, reservations are a must! A kosher box lunch, including drink, will be available for purchase for $8, with a choice of a falafel wrap or tuna wrap. To reserve your seats, and your choice for the box lunch, please email njcactivities@gmail.com or call 239.431.3858. Be sure to leave your name, number of attendees, contact information and lunch choice. NJC is grateful to the Jewish Federation of Collier County for its generous grant, helping to make this program possible. Sunday at the Movies We have had an overwhelming success with our “Sunday at the Movies” series this season. A huge “thank you” to Les and Betty Schwartz for all the work they have put into this program, and a huge “thank you” to you – our audience – for your attendance and for enhancing our

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discussions with your thoughts and feelings. As we have ended the series for this season, be sure to watch our website (www.naplesjewishcongregation.org) as well as future editions of the Federation Star for the start of a new series. March activities On Friday, March 6, our congregation will celebrate Purim. Plans are underway for yet another super celebration of this serious but fun holiday. To join in the fun visit our website. On Friday, March 13 (this could be a lucky day for you), Sisterhood’s Game Day will be held at the Cypress Woods Country Club. It’s not too late to reserve a table for you and your friends. This event is open to the entire Naples community. For information and to reserve, please contact Pat Levy at PLevy02@ aol.com or 239.587.3124. On Tuesday, March 24, Sisterhood will sponsor our Women’s Seder to be held at the Pelican Marsh Community Center. This well-attended event is very special as we have our own original Haggadah, a Pot Luck Seder, and singing and dancing led by Jane Galler, our Cantorial Soloist, in honor of Miriam and all women past, present and future. Passover Seder Our Community Passover Seder will be

held on Saturday, April 4 at the Kensington Golf and Country Club. Due to the first night of Passover coinciding with Good Friday, we were unable to find a venue to accommodate us on Friday night. The cost for members is $55; guests are $80. We hope you will join us in celebrating this meaningful holiday. For further information and reservations, please call Iris Weissman at 239.431.7944. Reservations must be made no later than March 20; the sooner you reserve the better. Shabbat services From September through April, Shabbat services are held every Friday at 7:30 p.m. The first service of the month is a Torah service. During the summer, from May through August, we only hold services on the last Friday of each month. An Oneg always follows our services, which gives everyone a chance to greet, meet and chat. Because we do not have our own facility, we gather at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples at 6340 Napa Woods Way. For further information about Naples Jewish Congregation, please call 239.431.3858 or visit www.naples jewishcongregation.org.

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Jewish Congregation of Marco Island update Roger Blau JCMI President

n Sunday, January 25, JCMI hosted its 2nd annual Deli-Fest. It’s no exaggeration to say that this event was a spectacular success! Congratulations and thanks to Estie Karpman who chaired the event. She was a very capable boss, and she was a joy to work with. We had a great number of JCMI volunteers helping to prepare and sell the various delicacies offered during this event. Bernie’s Deli sold corned beef, pastrami and salami sandwiches on rye bread. The sandwiches were served with potato salad, coleslaw, a dill pickle and a soft drink. We had an “eat in” as well as a “carry out” station to serve our patrons. We also offered homemade chicken soup with matzo ball and homemade beef barley soup. The soup was served hot for the crowd who chose to eat in or frozen for takeout. And we had a separate station to sell the baked goods offered by Bubbie’s Bakery. It is worth mentioning that all of the hundreds of items sold by Bubbie’s Bakery, including cakes, cookies, mandel bread, strudel and more, were all homemade by our wonderful member ladies who volunteered their time and talent to lovingly prepare their baked treats. This year’s Deli-Fest was a much smoother and more efficient operation than our first Deli-Fest last season. We offered nearly three times the number of items that we offered last year,

and we still ran out of food two hours before our scheduled close! And when I say “ran out” I mean every single sandwich, every bowl of soup and every single crumb of baked goods. We estimate that we served 1,500 customers and, as far as I know, we had not one single complaint. Everyone who attended seemed to enjoy the crowd, and I often heard “Everything smells delicious!” When our guests left with full stomachs and smiles on their faces, many said how much they enjoyed the food. So, to Estie Karpman, the JCMI chefs, all the ladies who baked and baked and baked, to Sandy Schuman who did an excellent job of publicizing the event to the community, and to all the volunteers too numerous to mention who sliced meat, prepared sandwiches, set up tables, sold goods, took cash and directed traffic, THANK YOU SO MUCH! The Jewish Film Festival and Cultural Series, both in cooperation with Jewish Federation of Collier County, have had rave reviews for Disobedience and The Naples Philharmonic Brass Quintet. The JCMI Second Annual Jewish Deli Fest once again amazed and delighted. The Saul I. Stern Cultural Series ends the season on Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m., with the inspiring story of Harry L. Ettlinger, who escaped to America from Germany, with his family, shortly before World War II. He returned to Germany as a GI. Because of his knowledge of German, he was sent to Munich to join the Monuments Men. He will captivate you with his story of how he assisted in rescuing five million works of art and returning them to their rightful owners. Rabbi Maline’s Adult Education

Series held its first two installments of “New Questions of Jewish Law That Could Not be Asked in the Biblical and Talmudic Periods.” The Adult Education Series continues on Sunday, March 15. Coffee and cake will be served at 9:30 a.m. with the lecture at 10:00 a.m. There is no charge for JCMI members; $5 for nonmembers. JCMI was proud to once again host the Barbara P. Katz Mah Jong Tournament on February 12. Almost 100 people participated in this wonderful event. Five rounds of Mah Jong, a continental breakfast, lunch and fabulous prizes were included. The Jewish Film Festival closes out the season with Yiddle With His Fiddle on Sunday, March 8 at 2:00 p.m. This

film is a treasure, reflecting the joy of Yiddish life before the Holocaust in Poland. This is the most successful of all the Yiddish films and a rare gem because all the film’s extras are ordinary Jews picked from the Polish shtetls to show real Jewish life in Poland. Delicious Noshes will be served after the film. Bridge continues on Mondays at 5:30 p.m., duplicate bridge on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday bridge is at 1:00 p.m., and Mah Jong on Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. Please visit www.marcojcmi.com for details on all of our upcoming films and events. For more information and to reserve tickets, please call the JCMI office at 239.642.0800.

JCMI Presents

Our Annual Family Passover Seder Friday, April 3, 2015 6:00 PM Sharp

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The Haggadah will be read by the attendees, led by Rabbi Edward M. Maline, D.D. and Cantorial Soloist Hari Jacobsen

A complete holiday meal will be served and each table will be set with the traditional foods and beverages.

Guests Welcome For Reservations and Additional Information Contact JCMI Office: 239-642-0800

or Visit our Website: www.marcojcmi.com

For a continuously updated community calendar, visit the Federation’s website at www.jewishnaples.org.

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Chabad Jewish Center of Naples update

habbat Dinners Sign up now! Our famous Shabbat dinners have become so popular with their warm and welcoming camaraderie that we sell out quickly. The whole family is welcome to attend. The next and final dinner of the season will be held on Friday, March 20. Good food, good company and a joyful atmosphere. Services begin at 7:00 p.m. with dinner at 7:30 p.m. Call the office for reservations or visit www. chabadnaples.com. See Israel - as you never have! Chabad Naples is currently compiling a list of people interested in a trip to Israel. Our confirmed dates are March 27 to April 5, 2016. The trip will be conducted by Rabbi Fishel, with plans to visit sites of religious, geographical and political impact. Now more than ever, we need to unite and stand strong with Israel! More details and information will

be published soon, but as this first-class tour will have limited availability, we ask those who are seriously interested to call the office at 239.262.4474. Annual Fundraiser with phenomenal speaker Dan Alon! On Wednesday, March 18 we will hold our annual fundraiser to benefit Chabad of Naples and our Preschool of the Arts at the Ritz-Carlton Tiburon Golf Resort. During the evening we will pay tribute to some of our devoted associates who have given so selflessly of their time and energies: Leadership: EllenGoldman Savage and Sam Savage; Benefactors: Moriah and Ovadia Roni Elias; Teacher of Excellence Award: Kathy Abraham. Our guest speaker will be Dan Alon, whose fencing career began at age 12 and continued until 1972 when he was part of the Israeli Olympic fencing team in Munich. But Alon’s world

was shattered on September 5 of that year when a group of terrorists called Black September invaded the building in which he and his 15 fellow athletes were staying. Eleven were murdered in cold blood; only five managed to escape. Dan Alon was one of them. Alon, now 68, will share his story in Naples. Join us for this unique event and hear Dan’s story of survival, the high cost of picking up the pieces, and the strength to go on. We all face challenges. Learn how Dan found the strength to lean on his memories for the courage to live with his loss. Contact the office for ticket information. Aron Kodesh We look forward to fulfilling our plans for construction of a beautiful new Aron Kodesh (Torah Ark) before the High Holidays. Hebrew School There are still some openings available

for Hebrew School. What a change, when your children can’t wait to go to Hebrew School and won’t want to miss a day! Monday Minyan We hold a regular Monday morning minyan in the Herstein Library at 8:30 a.m. Flying Challahs Here is your chance to bring a smile to someone’s face. If you know people who need a visit or just a little caring attention, your suggestion via a phone call will bring a freshly-baked challah flying to their doorstep. Weekly services and kids’ program Join us every Shabbat at 10:00 a.m. for weekly uplifting services, and bring the kids to the incredible children’s program at the same time. A kiddush and social gathering for the family follow services.

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Beth Tikvah update By Stuart Kaye and Rosalee Bogo, co-Presidents

irst of all, we want to wish you a joyous Purim. If you would like to share the holiday with us, our Purim services, each with Megillah reading, will be on Wednesday, March 4 at 6:15 p.m. and Friday, March 5 at 9:30 a.m. Costumes and noisemakers are encouraged. Ahead of the evening service, we will have a pizza dinner for the kids. After the service: ice cream! Wherever you worship, do so with gusto! Mazel Tov to the Randall family on the occasion of Glenn’s Bar Mitzvah on Satuday, March 14. Glenn has been a superb student in our religious school, mastering the Torah and Haftorah incantations as well as the Hebrew at an unusually high level. His is certainly a role model for the younger students. Hametz Bash On Thursday, April 2 at 6:00 p.m., join the Beth Tikvah family for a prePassover hametz extravaganza. Cost: $8 per adult, free for children 12 and under. Let us know how many are in your party and make sure your check to Beth Tikvah reaches the synagogue by March 30. The cost of this event is kept

to a minimum to encourage everyone not to throw away sealed packages and containers of hametz. Instead, please bring sealed packages to the synagogue as a donation to the food bank. Kosher Community Seder Our Kosher Community Seder will be conducted by Rabbi Chorny on Friday, April 3. Doors will open for seating at 5:45 p.m. The evening service begins promptly at 6:15 p.m. followed by the Seder at 7:00 p.m. The charge is $85 for nonmembers age 14 and up; $35 for children 6-13; no charge for children 5 and under. Our members have priority until March 4; nonmember requests will be honored beginning March 5. Payment is required by March 13. Send check and names in your party to the synagogue address made out to Beth Tikvah of Naples, Inc. For reservations and further information, contact Sue at 239.398.5485 or suebrown80@ comcast.net. Naples Jewish Film Festival The Naples Jewish Film Festival is likely to have tickets to individual films still available. Inquire about availability

at info@naplesjewishfilmfestival.org. See http://naplesjewishfilmfestival.org for a schedule, descriptions and other details. Artis–Naples event We may still have tickets for the Thursday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. comedy performance by Steve Solomon: Cannoli, Latkes & GUILT! Tickets are $39 each. Call Phil at 239.287.8921 to check on availability for this hilarious show before sending in a check to Beth Tikvah. Rosh Chodesh Group Our Rosh Chodesh Women’s Study Group holds its next meeting on Sunday, March 22 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting facilitator will be Beverly Blazar. For more information, contact Elaine Kamin at 239.593.6821 Zeidenberg Lecture On Thursday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m., popular lecturer Gerald Zeidenberg presents “Moe Berg: Baseball Player and Spy.” This is the final lecture in a 3-part series. Book Group Because of the schedule of films through March on Monday evenings, we have

moved our Book Group meeting to Sunday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. The book selection is The Reckoning: Death and Intrigue in the Promised Land, by Patrick Bishop. The quagmire of British Mandate politics is revealed, with a focus on the activities of the Stern Gang and the Palestine Police Force. See a review at http://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/ bookreview/the-reckoning-death-andintrigue-in-the-promised-land. Religious services schedule Friday services begin at 6:15 p.m.; Saturday services begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude with a Kiddush Luncheon. Sunday morning minyan runs from December through March at 9:00 a.m. We regularly convene Yahrzeit minyanim upon request. Our participatory worship services and most other events are held at 1459 Pine Ridge Road just west of Mission Square Plaza. For more information, please call 239.434.1818, email bethtikvah naples@aol.com or visit www.bethtik vahnaples.org. You can reach Rabbi Chorny directly at 239.537.5257.

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National Council of Jewish Women update By Linda Wainick, co-President

ennifer Singer, Chapter Director of American Technion Society, our guest speaker at our January meeting, spoke about medical breakthroughs from Israel. The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, founded in 1912, is Israel’s first university. It educates the entrepreneurs of Israel’s leading companies, develops exportable technologies, and launches companies that create jobs and built the “Start-Up Nation.” Eighty-five percent of Israel’s technological workforce is employed by companies led by Technion graduates. Israel’s first Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to Technion faculty in 2004. Technion has over 90,000 graduates worldwide and is one of a handful of science and technology institutes worldwide with its own medical school. Recent advances include an innovative sensor that could create artificial skin, an advanced biological computer ca-

pable of manipulating genetic codes, a holographic technique that could lead to bionic vision, a breakthrough in developing efficient solar energy conversion and storage, and devices that detect concealed explosives and toxins in the air. Jennifer pointed out that as life expectancy has changed, the need for medical devices has grown exponentially. Technion has been so successful because of the interdisciplinary approach where both basic and applied research thrive. Some of the medical advances include: ¡¡ ReWalk – a bionic walking assistance system that uses powered leg attachments to enable paraplegics to stand upright, walk and climb stairs. ¡¡ ViRob - moving through vibration, this tiny robot has a diameter of 1mm. Powered by external magnetic fields, it can move within parts of the body that no surgeon would dare to go.

¡¡ Camera Pill - As it goes through the body it takes 24,000 pictures, and is used for upper GI and colonoscopies. This was invented by a Technion alumnus. ¡¡ Snake Robot - can go to places where people and dogs can’t. It is useful for earthquakes and bombings. ¡¡ Nano Bible - a small dot - was created and given to Pope Benedict when he went to Israel. Specials thanks to Jennifer for a most interesting and informative presentation. To learn more, please contact Sue Bookbinder, co-chair of the Naples chapter. Our own Helen Weinfeld, founding member of our section, was honored recently by the Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida. Helen arrived in Naples in 1954 and has been a Naples Jewish pioneer and leader in our community. Congratulations to Helen from our entire membership.

Upcoming events We have two important activities in March – our visit to RCMA on Thursday, March 12, and our Fashion Show on Thursday, March 19. RCMA (Redlands Christian Migrant Association) is a statewide organization that opens doors to opportunities through quality child care. We will have an opportunity to meet and have lunch with the children, visit a day care center, observe the Pace program, and more. For more information, contact Bobbie Katz or me. Our Fashion Show, at the Vineyards at 11;30 a.m., features fashions by Casual Connection modeled by our own members. There are many fabulous raffle prizes. To reserve, please send a check for $35 to Carolyn Greenberg, 6095 Manchester Place, Naples, FL 34110.

Federation Star March 2015

ORGANIZATIONS

COLLIER/LEE CHAPTER OF HADASSAH

www.hadassah.org / 239-598-1009

Hadassah update Lynn Weiner President

adassah Fundraiser It’s almost here! Hadassah’s fun-filled fundraiser: Shana and Shlomo’s Wedding! It all takes place on Sunday, March 8 starting at 5:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt Country Club. It will be a wonderful evening of fun and laughter with a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception, hilarious ceremony, sit-down dinner, dancing, entertainment by Improv Anonymous, DJ Mike Cole of Black Tie Entertainment and Cantorial Soloist Douglas Renfroe. It’s an interactive wedding spoof and you are all invited to be the guests and bring your friends and relatives! The cost is $125 per person and Shana

and Shlomo have graciously agreed to donate all of their wedding gifts to Hadassah and Hadassah Medical Organization. If you choose to give an additional gift of $100 or more, your name will be listed in the Wedding Program. So get out your gown and tux or your Country Club casual attire (no shorts or jeans, please). You won’t want to miss The Wedding of the Year! For reservations or questions, please contact the “Wedding Planner” (me) at 239.598.1009 or lynninaples@yahoo.com. Installation Luncheon We recently installed our 2015 Hadassah Officers at our Installation Luncheon. Our new Executive Board includes Lynn Weiner - President, Leda Lubin - Recording Secretary, Iris Shur - Corresponding Secretary, Elissa Goldstein and Fran Nossen - co-Treasurers, Elyse Morande - Education/Program Vice President, Donna Goldblatt and Danna Eisman - Membership co-Vice Presidents, Ruth Barber - Fundraising Vice

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President, and Carol Weisberg - Records Administrator. Our guest speakers, Victoria Jolson, daughter-in-law of Al Jolson, and Chuck Prentiss, shared stories about Broadway and growing up in the entertainment business. Upcoming events On Tuesday, March 3 our Hike for Health group will meet at 10:15 a.m. at Lowdermilk Park for a walk on the beach followed by lunch across the street at First Watch at 11:30 a.m. RSVP to Debbie Slutsker at 763.442.2045 or debbie-slutsker@comcast.net. Our Spring Meeting and Luncheon will be on Tuesday, March 24 at 10:45 a.m. at Kensington Country Club. Our esteemed speaker will be James Schoen, PhD, Director, Constituent Communications for the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Dr. Schoen will speak about the great happenings in research done in Israel and elsewhere including clinical studies and stem cell research for degenerative retinal disease. This will be an informative and topical program. For details, contact Elyse Morande at 239.498.0623. Drawing tickets for our Epicurean Adventure are still available. Winners will receive gift certificate packages for dining experiences at local restaurants. Tickets prices are $20 each or three for $50. Proceeds from this drawing will go to support the extraordinary work of Hadassah and Hadassah Medical Organization. For tickets, contact Rhonda Brazina at 239.325.8694. To become a member of Hadassah,

upgrade to Life Membership, become an Associate (male affiliate of Hadassah) or to give a membership to a relative or friend, please contact Donna Goldblatt at 239.597.3441 or mom443@aol.com. To find out more about our monthly Daytime Study Group, contact Arlene Yedid at arleney2001@embarqmail. com. For information about our monthly Evening Activity Group, contact Lauren Becker at 239.592.5304.

Jewish War Veterans meeting

Please join us at our next meeting, Sunday, March 15 at 9:30 a.m. at the Federation offices, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., Ste. 2201, Naples.

www.jhsswf.org / 239-566-1771

The big picture 2015 By Marina Berkovich, President and Founder

ur big goal is to build a virtual museum on the website of the Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida. Visitors from any corner of the globe would be able to experience Southwest Florida Jewish History the same way most people experience reading through Kindle or watching videos on YouTube. The prerequisites for building such a museum are: a great collection of exhibits, an easy to navigate website, and some viable sources of funding. This is a very appropriate place to add that donations are welcome and are tax deductible. Over the past four years we interviewed – and will continue to interview – early Southwest Florida Jewish residents and other witnesses of Jewish life in the area. These people must have

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visited and/or resided in Southwest Florida prior to 1973. To continue growing our video collection we need your help. Please let us know of any such persons who now live in Southwest Florida or send us any leads you may have, such as names, dates, events, places, photos, documents and stories. For the time being, we are limiting interview locations to the Southwest Florida region. Our 2015 master plan includes presentations in Southwest Florida counties, other than Collier, where the Society was launched, and becoming friends with the Jewish Federations in Sarasota-Manatee and Lee-Charlotte counties. By popular demand, the repeat screening of the educational documentary film Southwest Florida Jewish

Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida Membership Form

Please send your check (payable to JHSSWF) and this form to: Jewish Historical Society of SWFL 899 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 116 Naples, FL 34108 Phone: 239.566.1771 Email: jhsswf@gmail.com Online: www.JHSSWF.org

Pioneers: Helen Weinfeld is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22 in the David G. Willens Community Room at Federation. Please look for other announcements via email and on the Jewish Federation of Collier County Community Calendar. This month our newsletter is making its debut. If you have not added your name to our email list, you can do so now by emailing JHSSWF@gmail. com. If you prefer to receive our newsletter by standard mail, please write to us (899 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 116, Naples, FL 34108) to request mail delivery. Planning for Florida Jewish History Month in January 2016 will begin soon. We are looking for volunteers, sponsors, event planners and grant writers. We thank everyone who has already

provided us support through memberships and donations, and also those who volunteer, participate and spread the news about our work. We also want to thank our interviewees for taking the time to meet with us, allowing us to add their testimonies to our video archives as well as letting us film, scan or keep their photographs and documents to be used in the Society’s collection. All donations are welcome. Please complete and mail the membership form below, and help us grow by asking your friends to join with you. The Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida, Inc. is a Section 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Membership Application 2015 Membership Level: r Student - $9 r Individual - $36

r Family - $54 r Sponsor - $162

Name(s): _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Company (if applicable): _________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________ City: _____________________________ State: _____ Zip Code ____________ Florida home phone:____________________________________________ Cell phone: ___________________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________________

The Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida, Inc. is a Section 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

March 2015 Federation Star

ORGANIZATIONS ORT AMERICA – GULF BEACHES CHAPTER

www.ort.org / 239-649-4000

“Just Desserts” series continues March 26 By Helene Dorfman Fuchs

o you recognize the difference between “naked” and “nude,” as the ancient Greeks did? Were you even aware there was a difference? Come to the second installment of Dottie Magen’s “The Nude in Art” series, sponsored by the Gulf Beaches chapter of ORT America, and discover the answer to that question and many more. Dottie, an art historian, docent and lecturer, will discuss the “nude” as depicted during the Renaissance Period, on Thursday, March 26, in the David G. Willens Community Room at Federation. First things first, after all, so participants can start sampling delicious desserts at 1:00 p.m., followed by the lecture-slide show at 2:00 p.m. The series will wrap up on Thursday, April 23 with Dottie’s portrayal of “The Nude in Art – Modern Period.” The cost for both lectures is $40, or $20 for each. Proceeds benefit ORT schools in Israel. For reservations, send checks (payable to ORT America), to Marebe Crouse, 3200 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., #109, Naples, FL 34103. This was an outstanding year for

members to immerse themselves in art. Those who participated in the chapter’s main fundraiser on January 14 are coming off a “high” triggered by the scores of paintings, sculpture, pottery and mid-century modern furniture they discovered in Casananas – Pineapple House – the 1951 home of Richard Tooke and Charles Marshall. Charles and Richard note that one of the most frequent questions asked is, “How many works of art live here with you at Casananas?” Answer: “We have lost count!” Another recurrent inquiry is, “What is your favorite work of art?” Answer: “The last one acquired.” The collection emphasizes currently working artists, although the two collectors often are attracted to art by a deceased artist when that work resonates with them and fits in with the other works. Late Naples artist Richard Vickery is represented by his last watercolor before he started to use egg tempera exclusively. Other local artists in the collection are Paul Arsenault, Ali Clift, Richard Rosen and Joann Lizio, all of Naples, and former Naples artist Jonathan Green. “Cube,” by Fort Myers artist Veron

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Ennis, sits on a divider between the dining room and living room, but also opens flat for hanging. Next to “Cube” is a ceramic of Inca design made with traditional Incan materials and natural colors by Peruvian artist Pablo Seminario. A silkscreen with watercolor by the late Robert Rauschenberg of Sanibel hangs over the living room stairs; “Birds,” a Hunt Slonem watercolor that Charles and Richard won in a Naples Art Association raffle, hangs in the hall/ west study area.

The garden, with its wonderful horticulture – calamandarin tree, mango, coconut palm, papyrus, sea grapes, bird of paradise – also hosts several sculptures by Steve Tobin and a nude torso of carerra marble by Naples artist Angelika Kade. This was the third annual home-art tour sponsored by Gulf Beaches ORT to raise funds for ORT schools in Israel and worldwide. As Richard Tooke and Charles Marshall would say if asked which of the three was their favorite, “The last one taken.”

ORT America (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training) Did you know that: ¡¡ ORT supports 300,000 students annually in 56 countries by providing technical education that emphasizes employable skills? ¡¡ ORT’s most famous (and least publicized) mission was to educate Holocaust victims in DP camps so they were able to move on with their lives? ¡¡ ORT America has four college campuses in the U.S., including two in New York, one in Chicago and one in Los Angeles, that serve the most vulnerable communities? ¡¡ ORT America is active in Southwest Florida? Please attend Gulf Beaches Chapter events and support ORT’s educational mission. Help ORT raise funds to save lives through education. To join/renew/transfer, please contact ORT America Gulf Beaches Chapter President Marina Berkovich at 239.566.1771, or Membership Chair Marebe Crouse at 239.263.4959. Please visit www.ortamerica.org for a virtual ORT experience.

www.jwi.org / 239-498-2778

JWI receives Avon Foundation grant for breakthrough bystander behavior training program

Millie Sernovitz JWI Past International President hile the majority of parents talk to their teenagers about alcohol, drugs and sex, fewer than one third have a conversation about healthy relationships or dating abuse. Though one in three high school stu-

dents have experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, or threats of physical abuse from a dating partner, and half of teenagers in relationships report being controlled, threatened and pressured to do things they did not want to do by his or her partner, nearly two thirds of parents of teens in relationships do not think their children are at risk. With a generous grant from the Avon Foundation, Jewish Women International (JWI) has created Dating Abuse: Tools for Talking to Teens to empower adults nationwide to have mean-

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ingful conversations and interventions on teen dating abuse with young people. Equipped with the right information and strategies, adults – as parents, coaches, teachers, relatives and neighbors – can positively impact the teens in their lives to have safe and healthy romantic relationships. The project reaches adults where they already are – at their places of work. Through a combination of inperson lunchtime training and a robust set of web tools, the program will focus on understanding and identifying dating

abuse and best practices for talking to teens about the issue. Dating Abuse: Tools for Talking to Teens is available free at http://datingabuse.jwi.org/. To learn more about this or other JWI endeavors locally and nationally, please contact Millie Sernovitz at 239.498.2778 or millie@sernovitz.com. Also, please visit the JWI website at www.jwi.org or its companion website for Jewish Woman magazine at www. jwmag.org.

www.humanisticjewishhavurahswfl.org / 239-398-3935

Music’s important role in Humanistic Jewish celebrations way that is eye-opening, interesting and enjoyable. His program will include an Paula explanation of the evolution of Jewish Creed music. Music has the power to stir our emoPresident tions and to enhance our celebrations and life cycle events. Songs tell stories. Melody and lyrics can perpetuate tradit 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March tions and even help to create new ones. 15, the Humanistic Jewish Humanistic Judaism is pushing beyond Havurah of Southwest Florida the limitations of the standard music of hosts “Singing Rabbi” Steven CarJewish rituals to provide meaningful donick in the David G. Willens Commuexperiences for Jews who gather for nity Room at the Federation office, 2500 celebration instead of worship. Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite Celebration is a uni2201, Naples. Through story versal activity. All culand song, Rabbi Cardonick tures set aside time for will show how the rules and public festivals in order repertoire of Jewish music to reinforce group solihave evolved. The audience darity and to mobilize will hear how Humanistic for survival. Because the Judaism is rewriting the songancients deemed superbook for Jewish celebrations, natural power essential rituals and congregations. to human welfare, traDue to space limitations, ditional festivals were Rabbi Steven Cardonick reservations are required. accompanied by prayer, Contact Dene Sklaroff at denas27@aol. worship and divination. com or 239.591.0101. Religious ritual was not performed Rabbi Cardonick imparts personal only on holidays. Since the service of and academic information and experithe gods (or God) was continuous, as ences throughout his presentations in a were human needs, ritual acts covered

all aspects of human existence, from eating food to dressing the body. Priestly and rabbinic Judaism were filled with rituals, both holyday and every day. These rituals reinforced Jewish solidarity and sought to guarantee divine support for group survival. Humanistic Jews recognize the value of ritual as a vehicle for group togetherness, but they find no value in the fixed, repetitive behavior exemplified by historic worship and prayer. By liberating ritual from worship, Humanistic Jews turn it into celebration. Celebration uses whatever human resources are available to dramatize the importance of community and the natural forces that exist to support it. The service of God turns into the service of humanity. Humanistic Jews celebrate holidays (as opposed to holydays), choose songs and poetry rather than hymns and prayer, and cultivate creativity to freshen roots with conviction and passion. Celebrations may be either planned or spontaneous. Celebration is the humanist alternative to ritual. It is less compulsive than ritual, preferring that forms serve people and not the reverse. Celebration is the act of dramatizing our commitments to

people and ideas. It helps us to focus on what is worthy of our energy and enthusiasm. Visual design, music and poetry give expression to our hearts and minds. Celebration can be private. But it is usually public, a way of reinforcing community bonds. For those of us who are humanists, it is an important experience since we often suffer from a rebellious individualism. The individualism enables us to think freely and to maintain our integrity, but it also frequently prevents us from joining groups and participating in the human connection we say we admire. If there is any kind of humanistic “spiritual” experience, it lies in the sense of transcendence which comes from deeply feeling part of something greater than ourselves. This something is natural and human. It is the family, the nation, the community of believers which rescues us from alienation. All of our celebrations are based on the conviction that reason and emotion, inspiration and integrity, humanism and Judaism complement each other. The Humanistic Jewish Havurah will celebrate a Humanist Seder at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7 at the Bonita Bay Club. Details in the next issue.

Federation Star March 2015

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Get the Service you Deserve March 2015 – 5775 SUNDAY

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY

THURSDAY 5 Purim

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

9:00am BT Minyan 9:00am BT Religious School 9:30am JCMI Rabbi’s Adult Ed 9:30am TS Sunday School 10:30am TS Adult Sunday Schl 4:00pm BBYO

10:00am NCJW Board Mtg 11:00am HM Coffee Talk 1:30pm HDH Board Mtg 5:30pm JCMI Bingo 7:00pm BT NJFF

10:00am TS-S Board Mtg 12:15pm BT Torah Study 1:00pm JCMI Duplicate Bridge 1:30pm CJD Steering Cmte 4:00pm JFCC Exec Cmte 6:00pm TS Senior Study

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 1:30pm JCRC Mtg 4:30pm BT Youth Ed Program 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 5:00pm TS Hebrew School 6:30pm TS B’nai Mitzvah Class 8:00pm BT Services

9:30am BT Services 10:00am TS Services 11:00am JCMI Mah Jongg 5:30pm CHA Purim in Italy

11:30am ORT Board Mtg 5:30pm HJH Potluck Shabbat 6:00pm NJC Potluck Supper 6:15pm BT Services 6:30pm CHA Services 6:30pm JCMI Purim Dinner 6:30pm TS Shir Shabbat 7:30pm NJC Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

8:30am TS Torah Talk 9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS Services 7:30pm BY Havdalah

9:00am BT Minyan 9:00am BT Religious School 9:30am JCMI Rabbi’s Adult Ed 9:30am TS Sunday School 10:30am NJC Adult Ed 2:00pm JCMI Film Festival 5:30pm HDH Fundraiser

10:30am JFCS Naples Jewish 10:00am Jewish Genealogy Caring Support Group 11:30am TS-S Luncheon 5:30pm JCMI Bingo 12:00pm JCMI-S Lunch Mtg 12:15pm BT Torah Study 1:00pm JCMI Duplicate Bridge 7:30pm JFCC Board Meeting

9:00am BT Minyan 9:00am BT Religious School 9:30am JCMI Rabbi’s Adult Ed 9:30am JWV Meeting 2:00pm HJH Comm Mtg 4:30pm HM GenShoah

12:00pm NJC-S Book Club 1:00pm HDH Study Group 4:30pm HM Film/Author 5:30pm JCMI Bingo 7:00pm BT NJFF

11:00am JCMI Book Club 12:15pm BT Torah Study 1:00pm JCMI Duplicate Bridge 7:00pm TS Exec Cmte Mtg

9:00am BT Minyan 9:00am BT Religious School 10:00am BT Rosh Chodesh 10:30am NJC Adult Ed 2:00pm CJD Film

11:00am JCMI Mah Jongg 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Youth Ed Program 1:00pm NJC Board Mtg 3:00pm HM Exec Cmte Mtg 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 5:00pm TS Hebrew School 6:30pm TS B’nai Mitzvah Class 7:00pm IAC-TS Film Event

10:00am NJC-S Game Day 6:15pm BT Services 6:30pm CHA Services 7:30pm NJC Services 7:30pm TS Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS Services 6:00pm TS PJ Havdalah 7:00pm JCMI-S Fundraiser

11:00am JCMI Mah Jongg 11:30am NCJW Fashion Show 12:00pm NJC Men’s Mtg 1:30pm TS-S Book Bag 4:00pm BT Board Mtg 7:00pm HDH Evening Group

6:15pm BT Services 7:30pm CHA Services 7:30pm NJC Services & Scholar-in-Residence 7:30pm TS Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am NJC Scholar-inResidence 10:00am TS Services

9:30am HJH Board Mtg 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Youth Ed Program 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 5:00pm TS Hebrew School 6:00pm CHA Benefit 6:30pm TS B’nai Mitzvah Class 8:00pm BT Adult Ed 8:00pm JCMI Cultural Series

10:30am JFCS Naples Jewish Caring Support Group 5:30pm JCMI Bingo 6:00pm TS Women’s Seder 7:00pm BT NJFF

10:45am HDH Luncheon 12:15pm BT Torah Study 1:00pm JCMI Duplicate Bridge 7:00pm TS Board Mtg

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Youth Ed Program 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 5:00pm TS Hebrew School 6:30pm TS B’nai Mitzvah Class 7:00pm JCMI Annual Mtg

11:00am JCMI Mah Jongg 3:00pm HM Board Mtg 6:00pm JNF Tree of Life 7:00pm JCMI Board Mtg 7:30pm BT Lecture

6:00pm NJC Annual Mtg 6:15pm BT Services 7:30pm CHA Services 7:30pm NJC Services 7:30pm TS Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS Services 7:30pm JCMI Cultural Event 7:30pm TS Casino Night

Candle lighting times: 29 9:00am BT Minyan 9:00am BT Religious School 9:30am TS Sunday School 12:15pm TS Chocolate Seder 1:00pm IAC BIG Event 6:15pm HM Triumph 2015 7:30pm BT Book Group

11:00am HM Coffee Talk 5:30pm JCMI Bingo 7:00pm BT NJFF

12:15pm BT Torah Study 1:00pm JCMI Duplicate Bridge

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Throughout the year, some holidays fall within the normal work week. The Federation office will be closed in observance of those holidays which are listed in all CAPITAL LETTERS.

Key: • AJC: American Jewish Committee • ATS: American Technion Society • BT: Beth Tikvah • CHA: Chabad Jewish Center of Naples • CHA-M: Chabad Men’s Club • CJD: Catholic/Jewish Dialogue • HDH: Hadassah • HJH: Humanistic Jewish Havurah • HM: Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida • JCMI: Jewish Congregation of Marco Island

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• JCMI-M: JCMI Men’s Club • JCMI-S: JCMI Sisterhood • JCRC: Jewish Community Relations Council • JFCC: Jewish Federation of Collier County • JFCS: Jewish Family & Community Services • JNF: Jewish National Fund • JWV: Jewish War Veterans • MCA: Men’s Cultural Alliance • MDA: Magen David Adom • NCJW: National Council of Jewish Women (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, Chairpersons) of established and recognized Jewish organizations within Collier County and the designated Chairpersons of the regular committees of the Jewish Federation of Collier County.

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March 2015 Federation Star

COMMUNITY DIRECTORY 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 Neil Shnider, President Caren Plotkin, Religious School Dir. Seyla Cohen, Preschool Director Peter Lewis, Organist/Choir Director Shabbat Services: Shabbat Eve - Friday 7:30 p.m. Shabbat - Saturday 10:00 a.m. • 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 Services 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 Collier County. 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 24, No. 7 March 2015 40 pages USPS Permit No. 419 Publisher: Jewish Federation of Collier County Editor: Ted Epstein, 239-249-0699 fedstar18@gmail.com Design: Federation Media Group, Inc. Advertising: Ted Epstein 239-249-0699 April Issue Deadlines: Editorial: March 2 Advertising: March 6 Send news stories to: fedstar18@gmail.com

JEWISH CONGREGATION OF MARCO ISLAND

NAPLES JEWISH CONGREGATION

BETH TIKVAH

(Reform)

(Conservative)

991 Winterberry Drive Marco Island, FL 34145 Phone: 642-0800  Fax: 642-1031 Email: mgr.jcmioffice@embarqmail.com Website: www.marcojcmi.com

Services are held at: The Unitarian Congregation 6340 Napa Woods Way Rabbi Sylvin Wolf Ph.D, DD 431-3858 Email: rabbi@naplesjewishcongregation.org www.naplesjewishcongregation.org

1459 Pine Ridge Road Naples, FL 34109

Rabbi Edward M. Maline, DD Hari Jacobsen, Cantorial Soloist Roger Blau, President

Suzanne Paley, President Jane Galler, Cantorial Soloist

Torah Study and Saturday Services

Shabbat Services Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. May - August: services once a month

• Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Brownstein Judaica Gift Shop

Sisterhood • Men’s Club Adult Education • Adult Choir Social Action • Community Events

Shabbat Services Friday 8:00 p.m.

Art Form If we canvassed our audience, we’d probably discover that quite a few of you have colored the Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation of Collier County and the Jewish community into your wills and trusts. It’s certainly easel enough to do. And if you haven’t, our curator, David Willens, can show you the landscape of charitable giving vehicles. There’s a broad palette available for you to paint the picture of your choice.

(just west of Mission Square Plaza)

Phone: 434-1818 Email: bethtikvahnaples@aol.com Website: www.bethtikvahnaples.org Rabbi Ammos Chorny Stuart Kaye & Rosalee Bogo, co-Presidents Phil Jason, Vice President Sue Hammerman, Secretary Shabbat Services Friday evenings at 6:15pm Saturday mornings at 9:30am Youth Education - Adult Education Community Events

Jewish Organizations to Serve You in Collier County (All area codes are 239 unless otherwise noted.)

Jewish Federation of Collier County Phone: 263-4205  Fax: 263-3813 Website: www.jewishnaples.org Email: info@jewishnaples.org • Federation President: Alvin Becker • Federation Executive: Jeffrey Feld

American Technion Society • Chapter Dir: Jennifer Singer, 941-378-1500

Collier-Lee Chapter of Hadassah • President: Lynn Weiner, 598-1009

Friends of the IDF Why not exhibit your talent at maintaining our Jewish heritage? Sculpt an estate plan with a lifetime gift or bequest to the Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation. And why not do it today while there’s…. Still life?

For more information on gift planning, call Jeffrey Feld, Federation President/CEO, at 239.263.4205.

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

Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida • President: Joshua Bialek, 263-9200

Humanistic Jewish Havurah of Southwest Florida • Paula Creed, 495-8484

Israel Bonds • Reva Pearlstein, 800-622-8017 • Tyler Korn, 354-4300

Jewish Family and Community Services of Southwest Florida

Please note our email addresses: Jeffrey Feld, Federation President/CEO – jfeld@jewishnaples.org Jill Saravis, Community Program Coord. – jill@jewishnaples.org Iris Doenias, Administrative Assistant – iris@jewishnaples.org Deborah Vacca, Bookkeeper – deborah@jewishnaples.org General information requests – info@jewishnaples.org Federation Star advertising – jacqui1818@gmail.com Ted Epstein, Editor, Federation Star – fedstar18@gmail.com

Phone: 325-4444 • Chairperson: Richard A. Goldblatt • President/CEO: Dr. Jaclynn Faffer

Jewish National Fund • West/Central FL Office, 800-211-1502 Uri ext 8910, Beth ext 8911

Jewish War Veterans Post 202,Collier Co. Chapter • Commander, Gil Block, 304-5953 • Senior Vice Commander, M/Gen. Bernard L. Weiss, USAF Ret. 594-7772

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• President: Steve Brazina, 325-8694

Naples Friends of American Magen David Adom (MDA) • SE Reg Dir: Joel Silberman, 954-457-9766

National Council of Jewish Women • Co-President: Bobbie Katz, 353-5963 • Co-President: Linda Wainick, 354-9117

ORT - Gulf Beaches Chapter • President: Marina Berkovich, 566-1771

Women’s Cultural Alliance • President: Elaine Soffer, 431-7905

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According to the By-Laws of the Jewish Federation of Collier County, 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 the Federation office at 239.263.4205.

Federation Star March 2015 BDAFSc"ma

11 ISRAELI ATHLETES WERE MURDERED.

Munich ‘72

5 ESCAPED...

Chabad Naples and Preschool of the Arts invite you to join us for a benefit evening with Dan Alon, member of Israel’s 1972 Olympic Fencing Team and survivor of the Munich Massacre. Hear a riveting first-hand account of what took place in the early morning of September 5, 1972.

Wednesday March 18, 2015 ~ at the ~

Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort 2600 Tiburon Drive, Naples, FL 34109

Evening Honorees:

Moriah & Ovadia Roni Elias Benefactor Award

Ellen Goldman-Savage & Sam Savage Leadership Award

6:00 PM

7:30 PM

$150/person. Private cocktail party and hors d’oeuvres reception with Mr. Alon.

$36/person (talk only) Featured speaker Dan Alon: “A story of survival and the strength to go on”

Includes preferred seating for Mr. Alon’s talk

Kathy Abraham

Teacher of Excellence Award

Kindly respond by March 6. Sponsorship Opportunities available. For tickets and more information, please call (239) 262-4474 OR visit www.ChabadNaples.com/Benefit