Federation Star - October 2013 by Jewish Federation of Collier County

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

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7 A journey to Israel and the Maccabiah Games

October 2013 - Tishrei/Heshvan 5774

Vol. 23 #2

Welcome home Judge Norman Krivosha President

s I sat down at the computer to draft my message for this issue of the Federation Star, it occurred to me that many of our snowbirds are starting to return to Naples for the fall and winter seasons. Naturally, it would be a good time to say, “Welcome home.” And then I got to thinking about this concept of ‘home’. What makes one place or another ‘home’? How do you know when you are ‘home’ as opposed to just visiting? When are you a part of the community as opposed to being a stranger? And does it really make any difference?

Webster has a number of definitions of ‘home’ including such notions as the place where one lives, one’s dwelling place, a place thought of as home, or a place where one likes to be. But while all of these have merit, they seem to me to be much too subjective and offer little help in understanding and, perhaps more importantly, feeling ‘at home’. Having myself migrated from being a snowbird to being a resident of Naples fulltime, I tried to remember when I felt like Naples was really home to Helene and me. I realized that Naples became our home much earlier than the time we moved here fulltime. Naples became our home when we became involved in the community by making friends and joining a synagogue and getting involved in the day-to-day activities of the community, as opposed to thinking about ourselves as merely on an

extended vacation. Home is a place where you get involved and become a part of the fabric of the community – where you do not just take out but put in as well. Therefore, it should not be surprising to anyone that once you make Naples truly home by becoming involved, life becomes far more fulfilling. That is not to say that by making Naples home you must give up where you live the rest of the year, but only that you recognize that one can have more than one home. Another word I found of interest was the word ‘stranger’. Webster defines, ‘stranger’ as an outsider; one who does not become a part of the community. I fear that far too many who winter in Naples choose to be strangers and fail to become a part of the community. Not only does the community lose by not getting

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Rising young star – Zoe Van Slyke By Jean L. Amodea

20 Where Israeli runaways find a warm home

26 Naples BBYO update

27 Ettie Zaklos receives the Shine Award

participate in the StandWithUs MZ here are so many youngsters who deserve recognition for Teens Internship program in Los Angeles. exceptional conduct. Via this StandWithUs is a nonongoing Federation Star profit organization that series, we will spotlight supports Israel through those in our community who shine particularly education and combating anti-Semitism. bright. Zoe learned strategies Zoe Van Slyke is about how to stand up for a 16-year-old junior at Israel and how to promote Barron Collier High and share the real facts of School. With assistance the Arab-Israeli conflict from Temple Shalom with other teens. Religious School DirecArmed with confertor Caren Plotkin, donaence materials and retions and scholarship Zoe Van Slyke sources, Zoe plans to start funds from the Jewish a Naples chapter in her high school Federation of Collier County, BBYO and Temple Shalom, she has been able to achieve dazzling accomplishments. Mature beyond her years, Zoe has a passion for Israel that she wants to share with everyone she meets. Working toward that goal, most recently, she was selected as one of 50 out of 250 teen applicants to

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and make presentations to other clubs about ways in which Israel has contributed and benefited their particular area of interest. To educate about the Arab-Israeli conflict, Zoe will state facts without bias. She believes that if students know the facts, then the next generation will know the truth. Videos about Israel will be shared school-wide. “To me, Israel is acceptance. It is a place with a people who have the strongest appreciation that they can call that place home; an appreciation I also felt when I visited the land,” she said. “I don’t think my peers have much

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Norman Krivosha...continued from page 1 the benefit of the individual who has chosen to be a stranger, but the individual loses as well. Only by getting involved and affiliating does one truly rid oneself of the feeling of a stranger, and making Naples a true home with all the benefits that a home provides. Your Jewish Federation of Collier County is a perfect vehicle to become affiliated with in order to find your way home. Whether it is by joining the Women’s Cultural Alliance or the Men’s Cultural Alliance, by supporting the many local institutions funded by the Federation, or attending any number of activities found in the Federation Star, it is an important first step in getting involved. Moreover,

by contributing to the important work both here in our own community as well as worldwide, one ceases to be a stranger and finds home. Don’t remain a stranger if you have not yet gotten involved. We know for a fact that there are a large number of people within Collier County who have chosen to remain strangers. We urge you to make a change. Just as one can have more than one house, one can have more than one home. Get involved by joining, by participating in the community and, most importantly, by contributing both physically and financially in the community. Don’t remain a stranger.

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Creative and talented, Zoe participates in the drama club and chorus, loves acting and script writing, and aspires to be a filmmaker. A natural singer, she has recorded covers of songs like Ring of Fire, while accompanying herself on the ukulele and singing harmony to her lead vocals (hear her music at soundcloud.com/ zoe-van-slyke). “You simply have to ask yourself to care. I saw things that bothered me, and I took action. While I like being successful and reaching goals, what makes me happiest is when others get involved,” Zoe added. “Empowered youth are not only our future, but our present. Ask yourself to lead. Ask yourself to be a part of the future. Ask yourself to want to make a change. I want to make a difference. Being recognized shows me that I really am making a difference, and I am happy that I can do this for my community and hopefully the world.” Zoe Van Slyke – a truly exceptional young woman. 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.

awareness or knowledge of Israel and the issues that affect its people. I feel obligated to bring that awareness to them and to make it relevant on a personal level.” One year after joining BBYO, Zoe was chosen to attend a leadership training conference where she learned how to start a Naples chapter. In May, she was elected as Regional Vice President of Jewish Heritage Community Service and Social Action, covering Naples to Orlando. Also sensitive to those with special needs, through BBYO’s “Impact Boston,” Zoe chose a service site that housed a small community of age 55 and over residents who were able to live independently despite mental disabilities. “I’ve always been involved with working, teaching and, most importantly, creating friendships with persons with special needs. I try to help integrate those who are different with others,” said Zoe. “At school, those students are segregated from other students, and I am working on making a bridge between both groups through a new club.” Zoe is also an advocate for anti-bullying, gay and animal rights. Zoe makes friends with a special-needs resident at a service site during BBYO’s “Impact Boston”

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“Will you still need me, will you still feed me?” David Willens JFCC Executive Director

colleague and I were echatting the other day and I mentioned to this friend that I’d be turning 64 in October. An email came back to me immediately. “Will you still need me, will you still feed me?” was all it said. There was no need for further explanation. This is the famous question that The Beatles asked in a song 46 years ago: “Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I’m 64?” It’s a song and question that resonates with many my age – people getting ready to turn 64. And though The Beatles asked it when they were young – it is a penetrating question. I’ve joked with friends and I’ve also pondered the deeper implications of The Beatles’ question. As people move into their 60s, their lives change, I have learned. Ailments may develop, a lack of fulfillment and dissatisfaction may kick in, and financial worries may accelerate, among other issues. Fears of being vulnerable – physically, mentally and emotionally – and not being cared for, or having someone to care for, can begin creeping into one’s life. It’s likely that most 64-year-olds grapple with some of these worries – they are part of the aging process and human experience. Thinking about “Will you still need me, will you still feed me?” also has reminded me of those in our community – and society – who are becoming increasingly vulnerable as they get older. I’m sure they are worried whether someone will need them and if someone will feed them. I’ve thought about this a lot. Needing and feeding, among many other things, is what we are about at the Jewish Federation of Collier County. The funding our Annual Campaign provides to Jewish Family & Community Services helps those who not only need to be fed but also those who need to be needed. Our Jewish Federation’s Annual Campaign is the largest single donor to this agency and our dollars help provide counseling and senior outreach and case management. I feel confident that for some, they would not be fed fully or have a sense of being needed – a sense of belonging and being cared for – if not for our Federation. In the former Soviet Union, where some of the world’s poorest

Jews live, programs our Federation funds through the Joint Distribution Committee feed and give elderly Jews there a sense of community. Chesed Centers provide meal kitchens, medicines and a place for seniors to socialize – not to mention home visits with food packages for the isolated and immobilized elderly, because of poor health. Our dollars provide them with exactly the same things we help give aging Jews in our community. In Israel, dollars raised by our Federation also respond to the needs of the elderly. Programs and services we fund through the Jewish Agency, Joint Distribution Committee and other Israeli-based agencies enrich the lives of senior citizens. We help create opportunities, for example, for them to leave their homes and be part of a larger community. Just think about what our dollars accomplish at Yad LaKashish – Lifeline for the Old in Jerusalem – a sheltered workshop for over 350 disabled and elderly. We also help protect and sustain Israel’s vulnerable elderly in times of war. I am thinking of them, in particular, as the current situation regarding Syria continues to evolve. When The Beatles sang those words 46 years ago, they were young – the dominant poets and personalities of a generation that thought it would live forever. After all, why wouldn’t we? Life was grand, we were in charge, we were making changes and we were shaking our society to its core – or so we thought. Was “Will you still need me, will you still feed me?” just another clever Beatles line or, as poets, did they already understand this basic truth – that emotional and physical frailty were inevitable as one traveled life’s long and winding road? It’s hard to know. Two of the four – John Lennon, assassinated, and George Harrison, dead from cancer – never even made it to 64. Gone also is my beloved Shereen, who shared that era with me. She died of cancer at 61. I remember going to a concert with her to hear a young singer who was just starting out. Shereen didn’t get to find out if we’d still need her and if we’d still feed her. As my 64th birthday arrives later this month, I am deeply grateful every day in so many ways. Life continues to be good to me. Approaching this Beatles-framed milestone has made me even more determined to help the Jewish Federation of Collier County continue to succeed so there will always be a place in our Federation’s heart for those who worry about being fed, and who fear no longer being needed.

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Bruce Feiler is coming to town

Israel Affairs Committee focuses on education

s part of its ongoing community education programs, the Committee sponsored its final film offering of the summer on August 21. Jihad in America: The Grand Deception by Steve Emerson was viewed by a sellout audience of more than 70 in the Community Room of the Jewish Federation. The film was introduced by committee co-chair Steve Brazina. The Committee is pleased to announce a new initiative, “Israel 101,” as part of the Committee’s education programming. This series of monthly classes is “designed for those who wish to have the knowledge base to respond to and combat the growing anti-Israel movement” and will highlight “the history of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the campaign to delegitimize Israel, and the contributions Israel makes to our world in technology, innovation and humanitarian endeavors.” The planned dates for these timely and informative classes are December 23, January 16, February 20 and March 20. The classes will be held in the Community Room of the Jewish Federation of Collier County, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201, Naples. Much of the materials for these classes are being provided by Stand-

By Carole J Greene

hat do the book and the PBS miniseries Walking the Bible and the application of “Agile Programming” to family dynamics have in common? Bruce Feiler. Why should you care? Because this dynamic journalist, author, speaker – and walker – will be our Jewish Federation’s presenter for the 10th anniversary of the Evy Lipp People of the Book event. Feiler, family columnist for The New York Times, is this country’s preeminent commentator on religion in contemporary life and author of four books on religion. In Walking the Bible, Feiler unlocks the mysteries of some of the Bible’s most memorable events. Abraham recounts his personal search for the shared ancestor of Jews, Christians and Muslims. Where God Was Born describes his year-long trek visiting biblical sites through the front lines of Israel, Iraq and Iran. America’s Prophet is the groundbreaking story of the influence of religion in American life. All four were New York Times bestsellers. His latest book, The Secrets of Happy Families, published in February of this year, is a bold playbook for today’s families. It collects best practices for modern-day parents from some of the world’s most creative minds, including top designers in Silicon Valley – originators of the

Agile Programming concept. His message about utilizing this idea to improve family relations resonates with audiences, whether kids, parents, grandparents or all three. He candidly tells how Agile Programming has revolutionized his own family

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and how it can do the same for ours. Google his fascinating YouTube/TED presentation. Over the next few months, before the Evy Lipp People of the Book event occurs at Temple Shalom on Wednesday, February 19, look for more details about Feiler in the Federation Star. Be sure to hold the date and reserve your seat the minute the invitation appears.

By Jeff Margolis

WithUS, a major Israel advocacy organization. Space is limited for this important program. To register, please email Steve Brazina at sbrazina@aol. com. The Committee also confirmed plans for its first lecture of the season. Dr. Eric Mandel, East Coast coChair of StandWithUs and founder of Middle East Political and Information Network (MEPIN), will be speaking on the topic of “Challenges for Israel and the United States in the Middle East in the 21st Century.” The event will take place on Thursday, December 19 at 4:30 p.m. at Temple Shalom. This event is open to the public. Prior to his remarks, Dr. Mandel will meet with area youths at 3:00 p.m. to discuss “The Issue of Delegitimization on the College Campus.” On Friday, December 20, Dr. Mandel will speak at a breakfast meeting for area clergy. The Committee is pleased to welcome Rabbi Sylvin Wolf, spiritual leader of the Naples Jewish Congregation as its newest member. For more information about the events and activities of the Israel Affairs Committee, please call the Jewish Federation of Collier County at 239.263.4205.The co-chairs of the Committee are Betty Schwartz and Steve Brazina.

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Board of Trustees Harvey Brenner Stephen Coleman Alan Gordon Neil Heuer Linda Hyde Wallie Lenchner Ben Peltz Joel Pittelman Dr. Ronald Roth Dr. Tracey Roth Arlene Sobol Michael Sobol Berton Thompson Dr. Joel Waltzer Dr. Daniel Wasserman Beth Wolff Barry Zvibleman

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Calling all Lions of Judah Let’s show our “Pride” in New York City Phyllis Seaman Federation VP & Campaign Chair

lanning well in advance, I’d like to invite all our Lions in Naples and surrounding communities to join me in September 2014 to attend the semi-annual Lion of Judah Conference in New York City. Last year’s conference in New York City was so successful, attracting 1,700 women from all over the country, it was decided a repeat performance was necessary. I unfortunately could not attend last year due to my personal travel schedule, but made the decision that I would definitely be there next year. We have 33 Lions in Naples. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to show the rest of the country what a committed, diverse, generous group of women call our small city home? As Campaign Chair I’m working hard on having other women in our community, who are making large gifts to our campaign, commit to becoming Lions. I know a few who have expressed interest. I’m also hoping

some Lions from other communities who have recently established permanent residency in Naples will also consider moving their gifts here. To those of you who do not know what a Lion of Judah is – it’s a woman who commits to an annual minimum gift of $5,000 to the Federation’s Annual Campaign. We have women in Naples who give in all the categories: Diamond – $5,000, Ruby – $10,000, Sapphire – $15,000, Emerald – $25,000, and Platinum – $100,000. The Lion of Judah pin is worn with pride by the women who choose to wear it. It signifies a very important commitment and a personal statement. There are women who choose not to purchase a pin; and then there are second or third-generation Lions who wear a mother’s, mother-in-law’s or even a grandmother’s pin, in their honor. 2012 marked the 40th anniversary of the Lion of Judah category of giving for the National Women’s Philanthropy division of The Jewish Federations of North America’s Annual Campaign. Norma KipnisWilson and Toby Friedlander started this program in Miami as a motivational tool to raise more money for the Women’s Campaign. It’s obviously been quite success-

ful with 17,500 Lion of Judah women around the world. Many of these women have also endowed their Lion gifts for the future of our enterprise of helping Jews in need everywhere. Some sorority we have! This sorority is open to all who can and want to commit to this level of giving. We gladly welcome all and there is no initiation. We also welcome Lions from other communities who spend their winters in Naples to join us at the convention, if they choose. There are a few women in our community who are part of second and third-generation Lions in other communities; hopefully they will come and have the joy of sharing this experience. If you are interested in attending or have questions about becoming a Lion, please call Federation Executive Director David Willens at 239.263.4205. The Conference is set for September 7-10, 2014, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Board Members Emeritus Ann Jacobson Hans Levy Shirley Levy

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Israel Affairs Committee to bring noted speaker to Naples By Jeff Margolis

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WCA offers something for everyone! By Susan Pittelman, WCA Publicity Director, and Elaine Soffer, WCA Program Director

CA members are in store for a wonderful year! The 2013-2014 season will be jam-packed with both “tried and true” favorites and exciting new programs. There will be “something for everyone.” Do you like spending time in the great outdoors? If so, several new WCA programs will appeal to you, including tours of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and the Naples Botanical Garden, bird watching, and Life Coaching with Horses. You can also join the WCA Navy and participate in boating events, or go bike riding with our biking group. Are you a “techie” or do you wish you could be? As a result of the overwhelming response to the technology sessions last year, four new classes have been scheduled for the upcoming season to help WCA members become more comfortable and proficient with technology: Basic Course in Microsoft Word, Beginners and Intermediate Classes for the iPhone and iPad, and E-Mail Basics and Beyond. Is art your passion? If so, you won’t want to miss the WCA tours of art galleries and private homes that have notable art collections. If you would prefer to create your own art, WCA has planned a variety of watercolor and drawing classes as well as workshops on Ikebana and floral arranging. In addition, WCA is partnering with several local artists to offer special classes for our members. You will have an opportunity to, among other things, learn calligraphy, Paintstik a t-shirt or scarf, and create a piece of Raku pottery. Do you enjoy dining with friends (old and new)? Two WCA favorites, Ladies Who Lunch and Dinner Dames, will continue with more fun than ever! Ladies Who Lunch gathers at various restaurants around town;

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it’s a wonderful opportunity to meet new people and enjoy some delicious lunches. Dinner Dames is an evening group that gets together in local restaurants for a night of dinner, fun and conversation. A new Dinner Party group will provide the opportunity to meet new people as you share a great meal and lively conversation in a private home. It’s Tea Time is also new this year; WCA members will meet at a different local tea room each month for tea and conversation. Are you a Serious Foodie? Do you love food? Want to learn new cooking skills or find new recipes? This is the group for you! Serious Foodies visit restaurants where chefs demonstrate and talk about their cuisine. Small cooking classes give Serious Foodies a chance to learn to prepare Bubbe’s traditional recipes. A myriad of special activities are planned for members of WCA’s Serious Foodies group. Do you love to read and then participate in a discussion about what you have read, or watch films and talk about them afterwards? WCA sponsors eight different book clubs, including Great Books, Modern Playwrights, Contemporary Fiction, Short Stories and the Jewish Experience Book Club. The new Book Nook will give you an opportunity to talk with authors about books they have recently written. Moviegoers will enjoy the variety of opportunities to participate in discussion groups for Foreign and Independent Films as well as for Documentary Films. Would you enjoy exploring interesting places in Southwest Florida? Then hop aboard the WCA Culture Bus! This season we will be taking trips to: Miami for a docent-led tour of a famous mansion, followed by a Gilded Age Tea Lunch; Matlacha for an art tour; Coral Gables to visit the Fairchild Gardens; and the

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up WCA members, provides detailed information about WCA programs and interest groups, including how to register. Most programs are FREE, but they are open only to WCA members (unless noted otherwise in the program guide). If you are a member of WCA, your program guide should have already arrived in your mailbox. If you are not a member of WCA – why not? Hurry up and join WCA today, so that you can sign up for WCA’s fabulous programs! Fill out the membership form on this page or go to www.WomensCulturalAlliance. com. You will be glad you did!

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My incredible journey to Israel and the Maccabiah Games By Jack Melnick

his summer I was privileged to compete in the 19th Maccabiah Games in Israel as a swimmer representing Team USA, largely thanks to the community’s and the Jewish Federation of Collier County’s help. The whole experience was phenomenal and one that I will remember for the rest of my life. The 1,100 athletes sent by the U.S. to the 19th Maccabiah Games was the largest delegation ever. I met the junior team at Newark Airport and from there my life-changing experience began. When we arrived in Israel we embarked on Israel Connect, a 10-day trip across Israel, learning about its history and our Jewish culture and traditions. Each morning,

we would spend time on swimming training, and the rest of the day involved touring. The first day of our Israel Connect program brought us to Tel Aviv, where we learned about the awesome battle that led to the independent State of Israel. The old and new came together as we joined the Israelis on the wonderful beaches of Herzliya. The next two days brought us closer to our Jewish heritage as we visited Jerusalem and Bet Guvrin. In Jerusalem we were able to learn about and visit the Kotel and the City of David excavations. Our trip culminated in moving experiences at Masada, Yad Vashem and the Dead Sea. We learned about the huge sacrifices our ancestors had

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to make in order for us to be standing as Jewish athletes in Israel. The opening ceremony was moving beyond words, with 10,000 Jewish athletes representing 78 different countries in the third largest sporting event in the world. This was the first time the opening ceremony was held in Jerusalem. Walking alongside my fellow Jewish athletes in our eternal capital, representing our community was one of the most heartfelt experiences I have ever had. During the three weeks spent in Israel, the country where I was born, I made wonderful friendships within the U.S. team as well as with dozens of Jewish teens and athletes from around the world. From Australia to Venezuela and, of course, Israel, we all came together to join and compete together as Jews. The swimming competition was held in the beautiful facility of Wingate, where I won two silver medals as well as placing in the top 10 in two other events. I thought that everything I had experienced prior to the competition was incredible, but receiving and bringing home two silver medals topped it all. During the games, the spirit of

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camaraderie that linked all of us as Jewish athletes transcended all borders of competition. Despite the rivalries that the sporting competition should have created, there was friendship amongst all the teams, as we were all there for a common reason. We all wanted to represent our countries honorably and show that we were proud Jewish athletes from across the globe. This was an absolutely transcendent experience, and I fully intend to return in four years as a member of the open team, hopefully along with the amazing friends that I made and fully intend to keep in touch with.

Men’s Cultural Alliance heads into new season By Jeff Margolis

he Men’s Cultural Alliance of Collier County is pleased to announce its monthly luncheon meeting schedule for the 20132014 season. The season will start off on December 18 at Cypress Woods Country Club . Our guest speaker will be Stu Schweitzer of JPMorgan Chase. As we move into the New Year, our second luncheon meeting will be held on January 16 at Olde Cypress Country Club. The featured speaker will be Kathleen van Bergen, CEO of Artis—Naples. The February 7

meeting will feature the internationally known motivational speaker, Sam Geist. This luncheon will take place at the Vineyards Country Club. The MCA final luncheon meeting of the season is slated for March 17 at the beautiful West Bay Beach House. Our speaker will be John Schilling, noted author who went undercover to expose the worst health care fraud in U.S. history. We hope that all men in our community will join us for these stimulating and enjoyable events. In addition to the scheduled

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luncheon meetings, the MCA will be sponsoring a wide variety of activities throughout the season. There are activity groups for those interested in fishing, birding, tennis, golf, bridge, bike riding, documentary films, computers and cards. There is also an active New Yorker discussion group. This winter the group will be sponsoring a trip to a Florida Everblades ice hockey game, the Muscle Car Museum in Punta Gorda, the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida, an eve-

ning of improvisational comedy, and a Boys Night Out including dinner and a movie. In addition, members are encouraged to start new interest groups and clubs under the MCA umbrella. When you join the MCA, you automatically become a member of the Jewish Federation of Collier County. Simply fill out the membership form on this page and mail it in. For more information, please contact Steve Brazina at sbrazina@aol.com. Please plan to join us and make our second season a fabulous one.

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Federation Star October 2013

Welcome letter about the new Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of Collier County

ear Members, It is a pleasure to welcome all of you to membership in the newly named and reconstituted Jewish Community Relations Council. Wednesday, October 9 is our initial meeting, and I am very enthusiastic about the expanded role the Council will play in maintaining our excellent relationship with the general Naples and Collier County communities. It would be inappropriate to proceed without recognizing the excellent work of our predecessor organization – the Community Relations Committee. Under the continuing leadership and guidance of Ann Jacobson, our

relationship with the general community has steadily grown. We cannot thank Ann enough for her tireless effort as our chair. Similarly, I wish to thank Melissa Keel for her outstanding support. Melissa served as the committee’s professional staff, and embraced all its activities with an enthusiasm far exceeding our expectations. Melissa’s recent retirement leaves us with a void not easily filled. We are hopeful that she will, in retirement, continue her interest in our programming. Thankfully, she has graciously led me through my initiation in the work of this new Council, even as she

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claims to be retired. The Federation board, our parent organization, from whom we derive our financial support, its chair, Judge Norman Krivosha, and its executive director, David Willens, also deserve our recognition and thanks. All have supported the restructuring of the Council. I want to extend my thanks to all of the members, both the continuing members from the former committee, and our many new representatives. Each of you has been selected because you have demonstrated leadership and a willingness to participate and express your views on significant social issues. Each of you represents a Jewish organization in which you have been active. Taken together, you are a diverse group with diverse

perspectives. It is my fond hope that as we address community relations issues that affect Jewish values and needs, and that the group’s broad perspective will result in full and spirited discussion. From it will emerge ideas and positions that embrace our Jewish community’s values, as we express our concerns to the Naples community. Transitions are never easy, but they offer opportunity to explore new directions. I hope that you all share my enthusiasm as we move forward in the Federation’s and Council’s continuing effort to enrich the Jewish community’s relations with our broader community. Sincerely, Joel Pittelman, Chair, Jewish Community Relations Council

Catholic/Jewish Dialogue report By Martin Gauthier

he Steering Committee of the Catholic/Jewish Dialogue is busy preparing for the Kristallnacht Memorial on Sunday, November 3 at 2:00 p.m. at Temple Shalom (4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples). This marks the 75th anniversary of that terrible night that marked the official beginning of the brutal Nazi

persecution of the Jewish population of Germany, soon to spread to all Nazi-occupied countries. This year we will be presenting something new and different to mark the remembrance. As part of the program we will be presenting “Witness,” a moving series of personal survivor testimonies of that tragic night.

IN MEMORIAM Sandra Lipschultz Neuman Feldblum

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The Officers, Trustees and Staff of the Jewish Federation of Collier County express their condolences on the passing of Sandra Lipschultz Neuman Feldblum (April 18, 1946 - September 1, 2013). Sandy was a Naples resident for the past 18 years, during which she served on the board of the Jewish Federation of Collier County as well as on the board of Temple Shalom.

Interested in your family’s history?

Do you have a similar photo in your home? Who are these people? Are they related to you? Do you know where your forebears came from? Why do you want to know? How do you find out? Do your grandchildren know who these people are? Why should you or they care? Researching your family genealogy can help you find the answers to all these questions. And the answers to questions you don’t even know to ask yet. Want to find out how to get started? Come to 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) on Tuesday, October 8 at 10:00 a.m.

Admission and textbook provided by advance registration ONLY. To register, email Steve Brazina at sbrazina@aol.com.

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.

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HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & ED CTR OF SWFL www.holocaustmuseumswfl.org / 239-263-9200

The Museum’s work is never done Amy Snyder Executive Director

s we head into fall, we mourn the loss of two members of our Holocaust Museum family: Anatole Kurdsjuk and Dorothy Carlson (of whom I wrote last month). Both lived in Fort Myers and were wonderful friends of the Museum. Anatole (“Tony”) passed away in late July. Born in Mariupol, USSR, to Jacob and Olga Kurdsjuk, Anatole and his parents were survivors of the Nazi labor camps in Germany during World War II. As a young boy, Anatole was imprisoned in a slave labor camp, one associated with the Alfred E. Nobel Dynamitfabrik. One of his many jobs at the camp was to clean the inside of the machinery – small hands were

Her role was to tend to the typhus needed for the work and Anatole was patients in the camp. This experionly 10 at the time. In 1945, Anatole ence certainly made an impression and his parents were liberated by Paton Dorothy, and in her later years she ton’s Third Army, and in 1948 they committed to helping the Holocaust emigrated to New York. After retirMuseum by sharing the story through ing to Florida in 1997, Anatole wrote her personal effects. Over the his family’s memoir, past five years, Dorothy doThe Long Walk Home nated several pins and medals With Miracles Along that she brought back as tothe Way, fulfilling the kens of the war, as well as her promise to his father uniform and several pictures to tell the story. As one from her time at Dachau. of the few non-Jewish Each day, I am reminded Holocaust survivors that our work at the Holocaust in Southwest Florida, Museum & Education Center Anatole gave generAnatole Kurdsjuk of Southwest Florida is never ously of his time to done. It is our responsibility to carry share the story of his family with on the legacy of people like Dorothy students and adults throughout our and Anatole, to continue to share their community. stories with the current and future Dorothy passed away in early generations. But our task is not only to September. She served as a nurse and make sure that they are not forgotten. 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. 7th Army It is also to understand how rememin World War II, and was part of bering what they have accomplished the forces that liberated the Dachau can enrich our own lives. The charConcentration Camp in April 1945.

Dorothy Carlson, her husband Ray and Amy Snyder

acteristics of loyalty, commitment, hard work and dedication to family and country are ones to emulate. It is always my pleasure and privilege to meet and work with our WWII generation, and as I understand more about their lives, I learn more about the kind of person I want to be.

JFCS mental health services Dr. Jaclynn Faffer JFCS President/ CEO

re you aware that, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), four million children and adolescents suffer from a serious mental disorder that causes significant functional impairments at home, at school and with peers? Or that a national report issued in 2012 by the U.S. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) revealed that 45.9 million American adults age 18 or older experienced mental illness in the past year? This represents 20% of the population! And the American Psychological Association (APA) reports that approximately 20% of older adults suf-

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fer from a mental disorder, the most common being anxiety and mood disorders, adversely affecting seniors’ physical health and ability to function in later years. With these statistics is it any wonder that the Jewish Family & Community Services (JFCS) Counseling and Mental Health programs have been busier than ever? JFCS provides mental health counseling to children, adolescents, adults and seniors, ages 4 through 102. Services include individual, couple, family and group counseling. Issues addressed at JFCS range from mild to severe depression and anxiety, life cycle stress related to parenting, loss of a loved one, challenges of aging, and interpersonal relationship concerns. All JFCS mental health services are provided on a sliding scale, based on income, and range from $10 to $100 per session. No one is ever turned away because of inability to

pay. The majority of JFCS counseling sessions take place in the JFCS offices at 5025 Castello Drive in Naples. We are beginning to provide services “off-site” as well. In collaboration with Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, part of NCH, JFCS is offering a caregiver support group on-site at Brookdale for individuals whose partners are receiving in-patient rehabilitation at the Center. We expect more of these opportunities to present themselves in the future as JFCS continues to become better known in the community. All of our services are provided

by Florida licensed mental health staff and are strictly confidential. If you are interested in learning more about JFCS services, please contact Jill Brewer, licensed clinical social worker, at jbrewer@jfcsswfl.org or 239.325.4444. Our mental health services are generously funded by a grant from the Jewish Federation of Collier County.

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JCMI Jewish Film Festival celebrates 13 years By Isabel B. Price, Ph.D.

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his season we will light 13 candles on a beautiful cake as the Jewish Congregation of Marco Island’s Jewish Film Festival comes of age and celebrates its bat mitzvah. The celebration begins Sunday, December 15 and the first of four terrific films, the musical delight Broadway Musicals, a Jewish Legacy.” It’s about Jewish Americans who have made it big on Broadway. In January we show the riveting drama Hannah Arendt, about the woman who reported to the world on the trial of Eichmann in Jersualem. Beautiful music continues in February with God’s Fiddler, Yascha Heifetz, that genius of the violin. In March we

laugh a lot with the new film When Comedy Went to School, the story of Jewish comedians in the Catskill resorts. It’s a wonderful new season, a continuation of our years screening the newest and best stories on film about Jews in countries all over the world and documentaries that are as compelling as fiction. In our Marco/ Naples Jewish community, as in today’s world, films now outrank books in building bridges of understanding and telling stories about the Jewish experience. But studies have found that Jewish film festivals aren’t only for Jewish people. They are also a place where our friends and neighbors come and learn about us and

other cultures. A recent study looking into why more and more people are attending Jewish film festivals revealed that many people believe that going to see a Jewish film was their way of expressing their Jewish identity. One respondent said that going to a Jewish film festival was like a Jewish holiday, entertainment, learning and having a nosh. What could be better? So as our JCMI Jewish Film Festival celebrates its bat mitzvah

year we give thanks to our audience and invite you to share a wonderful 13th season with us. It’s the place to meet your friends, see thought-provoking films and exchange opinions. Jews have been called “People of the Book.” Maybe now we will be referred to as “People of the Film.” See you at the movies! For more information, call the JCMI office at 239.642.0800 or see the ad on page 15.

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Jewish Community Directory Our Jewish community continues to grow. To help everyone keep in touch with one another, your Jewish Federation of Collier County will be publishing the 2014 Community Directory. Free copies will be made available to all. But first...

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Temple Shalom events open to the community

emple Shalom proudly hosts the live broadcast of the 92nd Street Y featuring Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell has been a staff writer with The New Yorker magazine since 1996. He is the author of several books including The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, and Outliers: The Story of Success – each of which were number one New York Times bestsellers. Please join us on Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m. for a wine, coffee and cake reception, followed by the broadcast at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Tickets may be purchased at the door. RSVP to the temple office at 239.455.3030. *** The community is invited to scribe a letter in the Torah! There is still time to make an appointment to be part of Temple Shalom’s Our Torah project. Scribing dates are Sunday, October 6 and Monday, October 7. To schedule an appointment, contact Dr. Michael Rubner at OurTorah@

naplestemple.org, or call the temple office at 239.455.3030. *** Temple Shalom’s Sisterhood invites you to our Welcome Fall Luncheon at which we will be honoring babies born since 2012! Join us on Tuesday, October 8 at 11:30 a.m. for a wonderful luncheon and celebration of life. Tickets are $25 for members, $28 for nonmembers and $50 for sponsors. Please send your check made out to Temple Shalom Sisterhood to Temple Shalom, Attention: Judi Spintman, 4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL 34119. *** The Temple Shalom Sisterhood Book Bag returns on Thursday, October 17 at 1:30 p.m. in the Perman Library. This month’s selection is The Retrospective by A. B. Yehoshua. In this novel, an aging Israeli film director has been invited to Spain for a retrospective of his work. When he and his leading actress (and longtime muse) settle in their hotel room, he notices a painting that triggers a distant memory from one of his early films.

Cancer Prevention Study-3 – participants needed

hat if we could personally participate in research that might help determine factors that cause or prevent cancer? What if our involvement, and that research, ultimately leads to the elimination of cancer as a major health problem for this and future generations? What if we could make it so just one family never has to hear the words “you have cancer”? Residents of our community have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in cancer research this year. Enrollment for the American Cancer Society’s third Cancer Prevention Study will be taking place at NCH at the Downtown Naples Hospital and North Naples Hospital on Wednesday and Thursday, October 2-3. You can see all the locations and times of

enrollment by visiting www.cancer. org/cps3florida. Individuals between the ages of 30 and 65 who have never been diagnosed with cancer and are willing to make a long-term commitment to the study are encouraged to sign up. Those who choose to enroll will simply fill out a comprehensive survey packet about health history, provide a small blood sample (to be collected by trained phlebotomists) and provide a waist measure. Participants will periodically be sent a follow-up questionnaire for the next 20 to 30 years. If you aren’t eligible to participate, you can still make a difference by telling everyone you know about Cancer Prevention Study-3. For more information, visit www. cancer.org/cps3florida, email cps3@ cancer.org or call 888.604.5888.

Israeli and International Folk Dancing resumes October 10 Where: When: Why: Teacher:

Fleischmann Community Center, 1900 Fleischmann Road, Naples, opposite Coastland Center Mall Thursday mornings from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Exercise, relaxation, socializing, learning, good health and fun Richard Eddy, member International Dance Council (CIDUNESCO) and Florida Folk Dance Council Cost: only $5/session Questions: Richard Eddy at 703.303.4719; Fleischman Community Center at 239.213.3020 Come join our beginners group for dancing to classic music featuring both traditional and new Israeli and international folk dances. Richard has been dancing for about 14 years in Europe and the U.S. He has studied under many international teachers and choreographers, including Meir Shem-Tov, Rafi Ziv, Matti Goldschmidt, Mona Goldstein, Israel Shiker, Roberto Bagnoli, Paola Pagliani, Lucrezia LoBianca and Andi Kapplin.

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Read, talk, nosh! Book Bag is open to all! There is no charge. For more information, please call the temple office at 239.455.3030. *** Friday, October 18 is Science Day at Temple Shalom Preschool! Although Collier County schools will be closed on October 18, there will be fun, exciting and educational activities for young, curious minds at Temple Shalom Preschool. The public is invited to participate in Science Day at our incredible state-of-the-art science laboratory which opened its doors for Temple Shalom Preschoolers last year at this time. On October 18, children of all ages are invited to watch experiments being performed, participate in scientific activities, learn about the human body and anatomy, investigate the ecosystem, discover the world of archeology, and travel through the solar system. Planned activities for children will be ongoing from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Young scientists will have the opportunity to observe, investigate and learn through

hands-on presentations. The public is welcome to attend and participate in this unique teaching environment. Temple Shalom Preschool is located at 4630 Pine Ridge Road in Naples. Bring your children and enjoy this unusual and rewarding experience. This event is free of charge. For more information, please call Temple Shalom Preschool at 239.455.3227 or email preschool@ naplestemple.org. *** On Sunday, November 10, the entire Jewish community is invited to join together and celebrate everyone’s return to Naples with our annual Welcome Back Community Dance. This is a great way to see your friends who have been away and see some new faces as well. Let’s kick off the season together! The festivities will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Shalom, featuring the band Night Train. Their music is guaranteed to get you on the dance floor! Watch this space for more information.

NJC Game Day The Naples Jewish Congregation Sisterhood is sponsoring Game Day at Pelican Nest Golf Club on Monday, December 16. Plan your tables of mah jongg, cards, dominoes, etc. for a fun-filled day. For details, please contact Marilyn Goldenberg at 239.566.1464 or marilyngoldenberg@comcast.net, or Ruth Ruskin at 239.352.6992 or rusruthie@gmail.com.

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU NEW EXHIBIT Opens October 15!

From the “King of Citrus” and groves three times the size of Manhattan, to sixth generation dairy farmers, Jews in the Sunshine State are better known for serving up delicious corned beef on rye than for their work in the fields. Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish spans nearly 200 years of Florida Jews in the food industry, with artifacts, figures and photographs that will feed your memories and tempt your taste buds. Opening event sponsors: Congregation Beth Jacob and Morris & Rhoda Levitt & Families. Additional support: Publix Super Markets Charities; Southern Wine & Spirits; Dolly Harris & Family IMO Ernest E. Harris; Mardi & Ron Shader; Dottie Jacobs IMO Marvin “Buddy” Jacobs; Harriet Singer IMO of Lawrence Singer; Isabel Bernfeld Anderson IMO Leon & Anita Bernfeld; Al & Sandee Burger; David Posnack Foundation; Robert Arthur Segall Foundation; Kenneth Bloom IMO Harold & Ilse Posner.

ast Hans Sachs lCAROL FRYD: hance ON FIRE cFRYD Poster Collection Thru October 20, 2013 Thru December 15, 2013

This poster collection, the largest and most significant in the world, was confiscated by Nazis 75 years ago and finally returned to the Sachs family this year. Come see select works from this rare and stunning collection. Peter Sachs and Family in honor of the Legacy of Hans Sachs. Courtesy Guernsey's, New York.

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Also see the Museum’s core exhibit, MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, with over 500 artifacts and photographs of unique history. Visit the Orovitz Museum Store for one-of-a-kind gifts and have a snack at Bessie’s Bistro!

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Federation Star October 2013

Preview of events scheduled for the public and members of Generations of the Shoah of SWFL By Ida Margolis

embers of Generations of the Shoah of SW Florida (GenShoah) should again reserve the third Sunday of each month at 4:30 p.m. for short business meetings at the Holocaust Museum, which will be followed by programs on a variety of topics that have been suggested at past meetings.GenShoah, along with the Holocaust Museum, will also sponsor a number of films, speakers and events that will be open to the public. GenShoah, a group that was formed through an initiative of the Holocaust Museum, is open not only to children of Holocaust survivors (the Second Generation), but to all those who are interested in its mission of: promotion of Holocaust education, preservation of memories of the Holocaust, connection of members of the Second Generation to one another, and support of the Holocaust Museum. Following the first regular business meeting of the season from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 20, Steve Brazina will show clips from the 2011 documentary Hitler’s Children, which will be followed by a discussion. Hitler’s Children is a look into the lives of the descendants of the

top Nazi officials who worked under Hitler’s command. Five descendants talk about a number of topics, including what it is like to carry a name associated with the Nazi Party, being a blood relative to someone associated with hate and murder, dealing with their family regardless of their allegiance to the Nazi Party, and guilt. This film should generate much interest. The November 17 meeting for members and their guests will be followed by a continuation of a discussion of “Reactions to Holocaust Memorial Commemorations and Museums,” facilitated by member and psychiatrist Dr. Ken Wetcher. Ken and his wife Goldie will then speak about their attendance at the recent 20th anniversary of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and their trip to Prague. A Hanukkah dinner for members may follow. “The Destruction of Hungarian Jewry” is the topic of a public presentation by Professor Herbert Herman, which will be held on December 15 at 5:00 p.m. Professor Herman, who was a museum docent, will be available for a question-and-answer period after the formal presentation. A screening of the award-winning,

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insightful and gripping film The Long Way Home is open to the public, and will follow the meeting on January 19. At 5:00 p.m. Steve Brazina will present the often untold story of Jewish Holocaust survivors who are moved, after WWII, into Displaced Persons’ camps. The documentary by Moriah Films shows how, after delays, more physical hardship, and years of uncertainty, the survivors are finally permitted to begin new lives in Israel and the U.S. Brazina will facilitate a discussion following the film. Cami Green Hofstadter will give a public presentation following the February 16 meeting. Her topic will be “The Jews of Scandinavia During the Holocaust.” Two very special public events will be presented in February and March. At 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4 at Temple Shalom, the community will have the opportunity to see the stirring 2011 documentary

Gulf Beaches ORT kicks off season at the theater

omething Intangible, a new, award-winning drama by Bruce Graham, will initiate the fall season for Gulf Beaches ORT. Members and friends are invited to attend a 3:00 p.m. Gulfshore Playhouse performance on Sunday, November 10 at the Norris Center, 755 8th Avenue South, Naples. The cost is $50 per ticket for center seats. Proceeds will benefit ORT schools in this country and around the world. The play explores the partnership, both personal and professional, between two brothers whose films delighted moviegoers while ultimately

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changing the industry forever. Dinner will be available after the performance at The Chapel Grill, 811 7th Avenue South, Naples, at a special price for theatergoers. Call Midge Rauch at 239.676.7674 for more information and reservations. To join ORT or renew your membership, send a $36 check to Hella Amelkin, 3200 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., #307, Naples, FL 34103. Your participation in ORT events provides intellectual stimulation for you while helping to educate 300,000 students annually in the U.S., Israel and some 60 countries worldwide.

Hadassah events open to the community o all connoisseurs of fine food, the Collier/Lee Chapter of Hadassah would like to extend an invitation to our Epicurean Adventure – an exciting charity event to culminate on Sunday, December 8 at the Pelican Marsh Community Center. The Grand Prize winners will be awarded up to 52 complimentary dinners donated by well-known restaurants. So far, the response has been overwhelming and the momentum is building! Letters and drawing tickets will be offered to over 800 Hadassah households and will also be available to all in the local and surrounding communities. The best news is that one need not be present to win, although everyone is welcome to attend the drawing. Proceeds from this endeavor will help support the extraordinary work of Hadassah, including helping to

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Nicky’s Family. The emotional story of Sir Nicholas Winton, his rescue of 669 children just before the outbreak of WWII, and the projects that followed, is a film that should not be missed. On Sunday, March 2, psychiatrist Marlene Steinberg will speak on “Surviving and Healing from Traumatic Experiences: Understanding Posttraumatic Symptoms and Dissociation.” Dr. Steinberg will share insights about key ways that people survive and heal from traumas. This event will be held at Chabad Naples at 7:00 p.m. A $5 donation will be requested at these two special events. Reservations are required for all events. If you are interested in attending the meetings, or you would like more information about GenShoah, or want to receive email notifications from GenShoah, contact me at ida.margolis2@gmail.com or 239.963.9347.

send local children to camp, educating the workforce of tomorrow, giving abused children hope, and supporting medical research – just a sampling of the meaningful projects and work of Hadassah. The Power of Positive Thinking will be the subject of our guest speaker’s presentation on Wednesday, October 23 at our well-received Knowledge and Nosh at Noon. We are pleased to announce that our guest speaker at our opening luncheon on Tuesday, October 29 will be Dr. Tracey Roth of the NCH Heart Institute, who specializes in Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease. For more detailed information, please see the Hadassah column on page 33. All are invited to attend the above events. For more information, please call Shelley Skelton at 239.676.3052.

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October 2013 Federation Star

Holocaust and genocide lectures at FGCU

he community is invited to two outstanding lectures which will take place at FGCU during October. In announcing these events, Dr. Paul Bartrop, Director of FGCU’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, said that each of them breaks new ground in Holocaust and genocide research. The first event will be a lecture from Professor Mixon Ware, of Eastern Kentucky University, entitled “Stolen Suitcases: The Phenomenon and Journey of Fashion During the Holocaust.” “This is a remarkable topic,” said Dr. Bartrop. “Few people have ever considered the ways in which

personal identities were assaulted by Nazi attempts at dehumanizing their victims through clothing, so Professor Ware’s contribution is absolutely cutting-edge.” Dr. Bartrop added that Dr. Ware’s lecture, which will be illustrated, should be attended by Professor Mixon Ware anyone with an interest in looking at new ways of understanding the Shoah. Professor Ware’s lecture will take place on Sunday, October 6 at 2:30 p.m in Marieb Hall, room 100.

Local ZOA chapter’s lineup of programs and experts

he local chapter of the ZOA was formed with the intended goal to promote Zionism and bring a clear understanding of the situation in Israel to Southwest Florida. Through education we hope to make our community well-informed advocates who are able to clearly present Israel’s cause in a growing anti-Israel environment. This knowledge is vital to each of us in our daily encounters as well as to the younger generation as they encounter the less-informed at their colleges and universities. Our chapter is proud to present the following lineup of programs and experts for the 2013/2014 season: * Dr. Stephen Steinlight, the Center for Immigration Studies Wednesday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Federation of Collier County, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201, Naples; Admission: $5 * Andrew Boston, author of The Legacy of Islamic Anti-Semitism, The Legacy of Jihad, Sharia Versus Freedom Sunday, November 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad Naples Jewish Community Center, 1789 Mandarin Road; Admission: $5, includes breakfast * Dan Pollak, ZOA Director of Government Relations Tuesday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad Naples Jewish Community

Center; Admission: $5 * Bret Stephens, 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner and editor of the Wall Street Journal Tuesday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Shalom, 4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples; Admission: $20 * Film Festival, film TBA Tuesday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad Naples Jewish Community Center; Admission: $5 * Daniel Pipes, President of the Middle East Forum and publisher of the Middle East Quarterly Journal Tuesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Shalom; Admission: $20 Our goal is that the high caliber of this programming will inspire and promote the most informed Zionists in Southwest Florida. We want our members to be active and involved, and would love to hear from you with your thoughts and suggestions. We also need our members to share this program with those who are not yet members. Dues are only $25 per year and help us continue this fine programming. If you would like to become a member or have not yet paid your 2013/2014 dues, please make your check payable to ZOA and mail to Jerry Sobel, 4003 Upolo Lane, Naples, FL 34119.

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Can We Kvell!?

Brothers Bryce and Max Aizenshtat, sons of Jacqui and Kevin Aizenshtat, came in first place in the recent PGA South Florida Section Junior Team Golf event for ages 7-10. Their proud father is Secretary of the Federation and chair of our annual FED CUP Golf Outing, which raises funds for our camp scholarship program. Jacqui is the Federation’s account executive and advertising sales rep for the Federation Star, Connections and Community Directory.

*** The second lecture presented at FGCU will take place one week later. This will be presented by Professor Herbert Hirsch, of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. Noted in an international listing as one of the “Fifty Key Thinkers on the Holocaust and Professor Herbert Hirsch Genocide,” Professor Hirsch will be exploring the topic of “A World without Genocide: Why the U.N. is Powerless to Stop

the Killing.” In this, the 65th year of the United Nations Declaration of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the address is both timely and sure to provoke lively discussion. Professor Hirsch’s lecture will take place on Sunday, October 13 at 2:30 p.m. in Marieb Hall, room 100. Both events are free and open to the public, and all are welcome to attend. FGCU is located at 10501 FGCU Blvd. S., Fort Myers. For more information, contact Dr. Paul R. Bartrop at 239.590.7239 or pbartrop@fgcu.edu.

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Federation Star October 2013

Bingo, film, food and fashion – upcoming events at the Jewish Congregation of Marco Island

he Jewish Congregation of Marco Island is pleased to welcome many of our members back to the sunny shores of Marco Island and the Naples area. The High Holidays are behind us and we now look forward to “the season” with our old friends and members and new friends who will pass through our doors to join us at our Shabbat services and our many social events that take place in our warm and inviting Social Hall. We welcome all to these

events whether you are members or not. We start our exciting weekly Bingo games on Monday, October 7, and we provide a kosher hot dog supper, coffee, tea, fruit and ice cream, all for no cost to our players. This is the best Bingo on Marco Island and we have big winners every week. Why not come out and get in on the excitement. Most people who do, come back again and again. The fun, the laughter and, hopefully, the winnings

are contagious! Among our events, people from all over Collier County know our Jewish Film Festival, which is sponsored by JCMI in partnership with the Jewish Federation. This year’s festival kicks off on Sunday, December 15 and continues through March 2014. We also have Rabbi Maline’s Adult Education lectures and our speakers at the 20th anniversary season of the Saul I. Stern Cultural Series, both starting in January.

JCMI plans include a big Jewish Food Festival, as well as a Fashion Show. This looks like a great year to come to JCMI, to have fun, learn, pray and enjoy. We hope you will take a look and sample all that JCMI has to offer. We think you will be surprised and impressed with the variety of our programs and the warmth and friendliness of our members. We look forward to meeting and greeting you.

The Saul I. Stern Cultural Series presents terrorism expert Steven Emerson

he Jewish Congregation of Marco Island and the Jewish Federation of Collier County open the 20th season of the Saul I. Stern Cultural Series on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, with Steven Emerson, an internationally-recognized expert on terrorism The Series is named for Saul I. Stern, of blessed memory, who was the force that gave this Series its outstanding reputation. He was devoted to the Jewish Federation, the Jewish

Congregation of Marco Island, and his community in the Washington, D.C. area, and was a tireless worker in support of the State of Israel. Steven Emerson started The Investigative Project in late 1995, which holds the largest database on terrorism and national security in the world. Through the years, he has become the consultant to world leaders, presidents and prime ministers. In 2013, Emerson produced a documentary film, Jihad in America:

A Film Unfinished at Beth Tikvah

sing footage completely unparalleled, A Film Unfinished provides new insight into the Nazi propaganda machine, further exposing an agenda already known to be deceitful beyond our greatest beliefs. At the end of WWII, 60 minutes of raw film, having sat undisturbed in an East German archive, was discovered. Shot by the Nazis in Warsaw in May 1942 and labeled simply “Ghetto,” this footage quickly became a resource for historians seeking an authentic record of the Warsaw Ghetto. However, the later discovery of a long-missing reel, including multiple takes and cameramen staging scenes, complicated earlier readings of the footage.

A Film Unfinished presents the raw footage in its entirety, carefully noting fictionalized sequences. These include a staged dinner party falsely showing “the good life” enjoyed by Jewish urbanites. The filmmakers probe deeply into this now-infamous Nazi propaganda effort. A film of enormous import, A Film Unfinished documents some of the worst horrors of our time and exposes efforts of the perpetrators to propel their agenda and cast it in a favorable light. The screening takes place on Wednesday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Beth Tikvah of Naples, 1459 Pine Ridge Road. Donation requested. RSVP to 239.434.1818.

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The Grand Deception, which has been honored as the best documentary at the 2013 International Beverly Hills and Myrtle Beach Film Festivals, and recently shown at the Jewish Federation of Collier County. The film has also been nominated for best documentary at the New York and Cannes Film Festivals. Steven Emerson has appeared on all the major television networks, and has testified more than two dozen times before Congress and the Na-

tional Security Council at the White House. Mr. Emerson has also been the recipient of the Middle East Forum’s Albert J. Woods Public Affairs Award which “honors individuals who have made important contributions to the attainment of peace in the Middle East and have enhanced American understanding of the turbulent region.” For additional information and tickets, please contact the JCMI office at 239.642.0800.

Unique documentary at Holocaust Museum

enShoah of SW Florida and the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida will sponsor a showing of clips from the film Hitler’s Children on Sunday, October 20 at 5:00 p.m. at the Holocaust Museum. Hitler’s Children is a unique documentary that, for the first time, reveals the ways in which family members of high-ranking senior Nazi officers from Hitler’s inner circle struggle with the burden of carrying a terror-inducing surname. The film, which will be presented by Steve Brazina, shows interviews of family members with names such as Goering and Himmler as they share the feelings of guilt and responsibility that accompany them in their

daily lives. Director and producer Chanoch Ze’evi, a third-generation Holocaust survivor, was able to convince direct descendants of members of the Nazi regime to speak with him. The film includes fascinating indepth dialogue that tells the story of the Holocaust from a different point of view. Hitler’s Children won the “Warsaw Phoenix” Prize for Best Documentary Film at the 9th annual Jewish Motifs International Film Festival. Steve Brazina will facilitate a discussion following the film presentation. RSVP for this event to Ida Margolis at genshoahswfl@gmail. com or 239.963.9347.

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COMMUNITY FOCUS 15 October 2013 Federation Star

October 2013 Federation Star

See You At The Movies

Jewish Congregation of Marco Island in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of Collier County presents The Sidney R. Hoffman Memorial

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2013-2014 IT’S OUR BAT MITZVAH – 13 SMASHING YEARS SHOWCASING THE NEWEST AND BEST AWARD-WINNING FILMS ON THE JEWISH CIRCUIT Opening Day BROADWAY MUSICALS, A JEWISH LEGACY Sunday afternoon, December 15, 2013 Film 2:00 PM

Naples/Marco Premiere

BROADWAY MUSICALS, A JEWISH LEGACY celebrates the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. From the golden years of Gershwin, and Rodgers and Hammerstein to more recent standouts, Sondheim, Streisand and Stephen Schwartz, the timeless and delightful songs of Broadway were created almost exclusively by Jewish Americans. The film features melodic music and interviews with composers and performers from FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, THE PRODUCERS, FUNNY GIRL, CABARET, and GYPSY but poses a question for the audience to answer. How and why did Broadway become so Jewish? What is your answer? Come and enjoy! 90 minutes English Bat Mitzvah Reception with Fruit and Cake following film

HANNAH ARENDT Naples/Marco Premiere Sunday afternoon, January 19, 2014 Film 2:00 PM

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Fifty years ago a book was published that set off a storm in the Jewish community around the world, EICHMANN IN JERUSALEM---A REPORT ON THE BANALITY OF EVIL. It was written by a young and brilliant Jewish philosophy teacher, named Hannah Arendt, a refugee from Nazi Germany. Arendt was hired by THE NEW YORKER magazine to go to Israel and report on the Eichmann trial. She wrote that Eichmann was not the monster she expected but rather a mediocre bureaucrat, an ordinary man who became a brutal killer. But she also claimed that the Jewish Councils that reported to the Nazis in Germany, in Lodz, Vilna, Bialystok, and Ukraine helped rather than resisted their occupiers to round up more Jewish victims. This new film which has critics raving revives the debates and the era. Did Arendt sympathize with Eichmann and demonize Jewish victims? Come see this fascinating and compelling drama and decide for yourself. 113 minutes German and English with English subtitles

GOD’S FIDDLER: YASCHA HEIFETZ Florida Premiere Sunday afternoon, February 9, 2014 Film 2:00 PM

Today you will see the only film biography of the world’s most renowned violinist, a documentary on the life and artistry of the 20th century’s virtuoso violinist, Yascha Heifetz. From home movies and family photos going back to childhood in Lithuania, you first see the Jewish child and later glimpse the man, amidst the American scene, growing into the first truly modern violin virtuoso, the man about whom Itzhak Perlman said: “When I spoke with him I thought, I can’t believe I am talking with God.” You will thrill at the filmed performance clips of this wonderful artist. Beautiful film and music: not to be missed. 87 minutes English Reception following the film

WHEN COMEDY WENT TO SCHOOL Florida Premiere Sunday afternoon, March 9, 2014 Film 2:00 PM

WHEN COMEDY WENT TO SCHOOL is a fun film telling the story of the rise of the Jewish men and women who got started in the boot camp for comedy, the Borscht Belt, in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. Jackie Mason, Jerry Lewis, Henny Youngman, Woody Allen, Joan Rivers, Lenny Bruce, and even Jerry Seinfeld, all honed their comedic acts in that upstate New York vacation destination for Jewish families in the mid-20th Century. Grossingers, The Concord, Kutsher’s and the other resorts lifted comic geniuses out of the teeming slums of New York’s Lower East Side and pushed them to stardom. You will laugh and be delighted. 83 minutes English Delicious Noshes after the film.

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Federation membership 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 UJA Federation Campaign in our community. For more information, contact the Federation at 239.263.4205.

Federation Star October 2013

Jerusalem Post Crossword Puzzle

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The Naples Jewish Caring Support Group By Phyllis Lazear

By David Benkof, DavidBenkof@gmail.com Across 1. Harvard Law Professor Sunstein 5. Said lashon hara, perhaps 11. ___ Ba’Omer 14. Bar-___ University 15. Mountaineer’s tool 16. Al Jolson’s real first name 17. Israeli actress and author (“Under the Domim Tree”) 19. Baby ferret 20. “It’s ___! It’s...” 21. Barely achieved (with “out”) 22. Kind of dishes 23. Newsman Geraldo 25. NFL owner Jeffrey 27. 1929 events in Palestine 32. French philosopher Simone 33. Cleaning staff, sometimes 34. E-J linkup 38. Detect an aroma 41. Infamous Rudolf 42. Challah requirement 44. Baby holder 46. Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv 51. Last parshah in the book of Numbers 52. Store freebie 55. Alternative to Jerem. 57. Like Jonah, perhaps 60. Brouhahas 61. Marxist Zionist Borochov 62. First Jewish U.S. Cabinet Secretary 64. “Achi” (Hebrew slang) 65. Recycles, perhaps 66. End in ___ (come out even) 67. Isaac, to Abraham 68. Deadly fly 69. Minus Down 1. Prop for Groucho Marx or George Burns 2. A Dershowitz client will often have one

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3. It may be on the tip of your tongue 4. Trapping expert 5. Kosher foodie Marks 6. Zenith 7. Schnoz 8. Lender’s products 9. One place to find Moses 10. Article for Einstein 11. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is next to it 12. Southwest ___ (Israel’s neighborhood) 13. WTO predecessor 18. “Let’s call it ___” (“We’re even”) 22. Nahum preceder 24. Vigoda and Beame 26. Shofar source 28. “Hamotzi Lechem ___ Ha’aretz” 29. Israeli feminst Shalvi 30. Some Jewish Journal employees (abbr.) 31. Cobra’s “Watch it!” 34. “No need to respond,” in a memo 35. Some TVs 36. Highest peak in Israel proper 37. Soviet Jewish writer Babel 39. Erev Shab. 40. Pines 43. Your, to Yves 45. Yiddish for a page of gemara 47. Flat agreements 48. Goof 49. Ethically challenged 50. “Weekend ___” (Seth Meyers “Saturday Night Live” segment) 53. “Seinfeld” actress Julia ___-Dreyfus 54. Apostrophe followers, often 55. Slips away 56. Tevye portrayer Mostel 58. Contested part of Jerusalem 59. He means war 62. World ___ (organization whose motto is “Educating for Life”) 63. Beirut-to-Jerusalem dir.

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hen some of my friends and I watched illness attack our loved ones, we found ourselves isolated by the job of caregiving. Some of us became surviving spouses and that left an empty spot filled with grief and loneliness. We craved the closeness we once had with family and friends. Where could we find companionship where it was safe to discuss our distress and find the encouragement we needed? It was then that we joined the Naples Jewish Caring Support Group and found compassionate friends who shared so much with us. Some of us had to make life-changing decisions and it felt good to talk things through in this safe and friendly environment. All this we could do because we knew that confidentiality was paramount to our group. We are our in our fifth year now and the group has helped us to accept

the stress of being a caregiver or a lonely survivor of that journey. We help each other overcome uncomfortable and unwanted feelings, such as anger and frustration, that are the normal human reactions to undesired change. The upbeat attitude and acceptance we find in our bi-monthly meetings comfort us and give us the confidence we need. Our meetings are held the second and fourth Monday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Temple Shalom has kindly offered the use of its chapel. This is a free service to the entire Jewish community. After our meetings many of us go out for lunch. For more information, please call me at 239.352.2907.

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Liberty Park Monument honors liberators By Jeff Margolis

arty Barber and his wife Ruth live in Livingston, New Jersey, and spend the winter months in Naples. On a recent trip to New Jersey, the Barbers wanted to show a little-known monument to their friends Ida and Jeff Margolis of Naples. The Liberty Park Monument, a fifteen-foot-high, two-ton bronze cast statue stands majestically in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty and not far from Ellis Island. The monument was designed and cast by worldrenowned sculptor Natan Rapoport. Titled “Liberation,” it was created in 1984 and was officially dedicated at the park on May 30, 1985. The monument depicts an American soldier carrying a Holocaust survivor out of a concentration camp at the end of World War II. Rapoport was born in Warsaw, Poland, and fled to the USSR when the Nazis invaded Poland. He immi-

grated to the U.S. in 1950. In addition to “Liberation,” Rapoport also created sculptures that now stand in Yad Vashem and Yad Mordecai in Israel, as well as the Ghetto Heroes Monument in Warsaw, Poland. The monument committee was headed by former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean as well as members of the Jewish community and the community at large. Kean noted that the purpose of the monument was “to honor American servicemen as liberators of oppressed peoples.” Marty Barber served as treasurer of the Liberty Park Monument Committee and was instrumental in its fundraising efforts and seeing the project to its completion. When visitors view the statue against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, including where the World Trade Center once stood, they can begin to feel the spirit and compassion of ordinary Americans who fought for liberty and freedom. It’s no wonder that the Barbers wanted to share this work with others – a source of pride for all who helped to build it.

Jeff Margolis and Marty Barber at the monument

Liberty Park Monument plaque

JEWISH INTEREST 17 Federation Star October 2013

Past and present collide in Middle East archaeological thriller By Philip K. Jason, Special to the Federation Star

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Federation Star October 2013

JEWISH INTEREST

To a friend: Thank you By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD, Professor of History, Director, Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies, FGCU

ctober 2013 marks 70 years since almost the entire Jewish community of the tiny kingdom of Denmark was saved as the result of what has become recognized as a national project. It is worth recalling this event, with gratitude and respect. On the morning of April 9, 1940, Denmark was invaded by N a z i G e r m a n y. Dr. Paul Bartrop By midday, completely overwhelmed, the country had surrendered. The Nazis maintained that their occupation would be benign and, in turn, the Danish government offered a measure of acquiescence. As a result, most Danish institutions proceeded with a “business-as-usual” approach until 1943. King Christian X and his government stayed in the country, unlike many other occupied regimes that relocated to Britain for the duration of the war. After a period of relative calm, during which time Danish officials played down any possibility of Denmark having a “Jewish Question,” it was finally decided in Berlin that the “Final Solution” would have to be applied in Denmark if all of Europe was to be made truly Judenrein. This came after a period of intensifying anti-Nazi sabotage by the Danish resistance movement, and after Nazi

patience for the Danish Jews had begun to wear thin. Orders from Berlin, however, were met with opposition in Copenhagen, and not only from Danes. Nazis stationed in Denmark, such as Nazi-imposed administrator Werner Best, followed a strategy of deferring any discussion relating to the Jews. Indeed, Best even worked on ways to avoid such discussion altogether. Nonetheless, the round-up and arrest of all of Denmark’s 7,800 Jews was ordered for 10:00 p.m. on October 1, 1943 – which was, as it turned out, the second day of Rosh Hashanah. It was expected that all Jews would be at home. However, on September 28, 1943, a German diplomat, Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz (who was later recognized by Yad Vashem as a Righteous Gentile), had been instrumental in leaking news of the planned operation to influential Danes, who, in turn, informed the leadership of the Danish Jewish community. On September 29, Jews were warned by Rabbi Marcus Melchior, the Chief Rabbi of Denmark, of the forthcoming German action. They were counseled to go into hiding immediately and to spread the word to all their Jewish friends and relatives. While this was happening, many members of the non-Jewish population were also springing into action to save “their” Jews. Phone calls were placed, homes

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were opened as safe houses, and arrangements were made to spirit Jews to the countryside. Then, where possible, a safe passage was arranged to Sweden. This took place across the Sound, the short stretch of water separating the two countries. While some Jews were transported in large fishing boats, many others – individuals or small families – were ferried to freedom in much smaller vessels, even rowboats. In what became a national underground project, both the organized Danish resistance movement and everyday citizens worked to evacuate as many members of the Jewish community as could be located. King Christian had already become a symbol of Danish resistance when he had earlier refused to implement the Nazis’ anti-Jewish legislation. Many believe it was he who served as the inspiration for his people in their heroic rescue of the Jewish population. Despite these efforts, not all of the Jews were reached in time. Some 450 Danish Jews were captured by the Nazis or their Danish collaborationist allies. The majority of these Jews were sent to the concentration camp at Terezín (Theresienstadt), where it is recorded that 51 were to die of disease before the war was finished. Even here, members of the Danish population worked to assist members of their Jewish population. Food packages were sent to Terezín from Denmark, earmarked specifically for the Danish Jews, while the Danish government was successful in convincing the Nazis not to deport the Jews to Auschwitz – the most frequent destination for deportees from Terezín. By the end of the war, in April 1945, the surviving Danish Jews were allowed by the Nazis to be repatriated to Sweden through the Swedish Red Cross, under the supervision of Count Folke Bernadotte. Further, some of those who were not captured immediately during the round-up action lost their lives subsequently. A small number committed suicide, unable to bear the pressure or the trauma of the events swirling around them. Some were captured by the Nazis while in the countryside

or on the coast. It has been recorded that 23 were lost at sea during the transfer to Sweden. Overall, it has been calculated that 102 Danish Jews were victims of the Nazis during the Holocaust, representing one of the lowest casualty rates of all the countries occupied by the Nazis. How did the majority of Jews manage to escape? There was more to it than just the tip-off by Duckwitz and Chief Rabbi Melchior. There was more to it, also, than the collective efforts of the Danish Resistance and the ordinary Danes who sought to “do the right thing” by their Jewish fellow citizens. Danish police officers were known to cooperate with the Resistance, and coastal vessels of the German navy were only halfhearted in their attempts at intercepting the little boats crossing the Sound with their precious cargo. Many Germans saw the action beneath their station as combat soldiers, and refused to follow their orders with any enthusiasm. The action of the Danish people in rescuing their Jewish population is considered one of the most effective actions of collective resistance to Nazi repression. The mass rescue and transfer to Sweden, along with the intervention on behalf of the Jews in Terezin, led to over 99 per cent of Denmark’s Jewish population surviving the Shoah. And the heroism did not end there. With the rescue effort viewed as a national project, all proposals to have individual Danes nominated as Righteous Gentiles were later spurned from Copenhagen. The Danish nation as a whole, it is held, was responsible for saving the country’s Jews, and no individual should be singled out for special recognition. Thank you, Denmark. May your example serve to inspire others the world over, and may your actions in October 1943 shine in the annals of goodness for all time. 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.

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Where Israeli runaways find a warm home “Shanti House is unique in the world,” says founder Mariuma Klein. “First, it’s a home. When you go inside, the walls hug you.” By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c

n the streets at 14, raped at 17 have much money, so they collected and living with a boyfriend leftovers from vendors in the Carmel at 19, Mariuma Klein does Market on Friday afternoons, and not fit the profile of someone likely their ragtag group of guests helped to succeed in life. Yet she has sucthem turn the groceries into a meal. ceeded big time, raising three healthy Many would stay for the night. daughters and winning awards and “From Friday to Friday, there international recognition for nurturing were so many children stuck with tens of thousands of Israeli runaways no place to eat or sleep,” she recalls over the past 29 years in her unique 30 years later. “One girl said she got Shanti House. raped and I was the Organizations in first one she told, and Europe, North America I told her I also got and Australia invite the raped. In this moment, New York-born Klein I understood this is to show them how to my destiny.” copy the Shanti House In 1984, one of model, which grew up their guests remarked along with her. that she felt “shanti” “I do have a degree there, using a SanFounder Mariuma Klein in psychodrama,” she skrit word for trantells ISRAEL21c in her colorful ofquility. Another runaway immediately fice at the main Shanti House in Tel picked up a can of spray paint and Aviv’s Neveh Tzedek neighborhood. wrote “Welcome to Shanti House” “But that came later. My ‘degree’ is on the wall. 30,000 children.” It wasn’t exactly a business plan. At the beginning, at not quite 20 But it worked. years old, her goal was to provide a Their last hope proper Shabbat evening meal for the In 1992, Klein established the Shanti many runaways who find themselves House Association, a non-profit in Tel Aviv. that today gets 20 percent of its anShe and her partner Dino didn’t nual $2.2 million budget from the

This article is included as part of the Jewish Federation’s year-long Israel@65 celebration. During this time, in a series of articles, the Federation Star will spotlight Israeli innovation. Israeli government. The rest must be solicited from individual donors; a 501(c) organization was established in the United States for accepting taxdeductible contributions. Her ultimate vision is to expand into a worldwide umbrella association. For now, Shanti House is the only institution in Israel that takes in youth ages 14-21 (usually the cap is 18) every day of the year around the clock – kids on the brink of becoming victims of physical violence, sexual abuse, crime, prostitution and drug addiction. It also hosts prevention programs annually for thousands of soldiers and at-risk youth. “Shanti House is unique in the world,” Klein says. “First, it’s a home. When you go inside, the walls hug you. Second, you have to choose to be here. If you don’t choose to be here – whether you’re referred by a court or social worker or come from the street – you’ll go somewhere else. I believe children who have been victimized have to stand up and say, ‘I choose

differently.’” About a quarter of those who find their way to Shanti House don’t intend to run away forever. Klein’s goal is to get these kids back home, with appropriate counseling in place, in no more than a week. For everyone else, Shanti House is their last hope. “They come from all levels of society: very rich to very poor, religious, not religious, Russians, Ethiopians,

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Bedouins, Druze. They come from backgrounds of sex abuse, violence or neglect. They are lone soldiers, orphans or children whose parents can’t afford to support them or kicked them out of the house,” she relates.

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continued from previous page “They feel rejected day by day; it’s a kind of death.” She knows what this feels like. “I was a kid who went through all the things that the kids we accept in Shanti House go through,” she says. Shantherapy In 2001, Shanti House moved out of Klein’s home to its present site. Eight years later, she opened Desert Shanti House Youth Village in the Negev. “In Israel there are currently 330,000 children and youth at risk, 28,000 of them in the country’s south,” she explains. “From Beersheva to Eilat there aren’t many places for welfare.” Through Ramat Hanegev Regional Council Mayor Shmuel Rifman, she obtained 133 acres in a secluded but accessible location in 2002. The Rashi Foundation and other donors helped her build spectacular “green” living quarters whose grounds include a large Bedouin-style tent where residents and guests can share music,

art and poetry. “They opened their hearts to me, they gave me land. It was a realization of my dream, but I couldn’t do it without others,” Klein says. “It’s something that has never been done

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before, not in Israel and not in the world. It’s completely out of the box.” She splits her time equally among the two sites, where sheltering the runaways is just the beginning. Klein’s therapeutic model, dubbed “Shantherapy,” includes classes, trips, vocational training, enrichment and volunteering activities, 12 Steps, Reiki, agriculture and animal ther-

apy, drumming, psychodrama and one-on-one counseling among other offerings. Under the guidance of 30 employees – 18 in Tel Aviv and 12 in the Negev – residents share household chores and are expected to go to school or work. Clothing, food, supplies and pocket money are all provided. Klein is writing a book to outline her methods, which were proven effective by a Hebrew University study that found 90% of the teens leaving Shanti House do not return to the streets. “I knew I had to take my life project and teach others how to take it over when I’m no longer here,” she

says. “Sometimes when you grow such a project you forget to let it go, and let others also make it theirs, and the project dies with you.” The highlight of the week at Shanti House remains the traditional Shabbat dinners that started it all. Many of the kids who spent a significant amount of time at Shanti House return there on holidays such as Passover, year after year. Even if they’re living independently, Shanti House remains their home. 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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BRIEFS ISRAEL RANKS 4TH IN HEALTH CARE EFFICIENCY A study by Bloomberg ranked countries based on life expectancy and per capita cost of health care. Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan took the top three spots, with Israel next. The UK came 14th, Canada 17th, and the U.S. 46th. Israel’s life expectancy is 81.8 years, and health care costs per capita were $2,426. By comparison, Americans have a life expectancy of 78.6 years and spend $8,608 per capita. (Times of Israel)

3 ISRAELI UNIVERSITIES IN TOP 100 WORLD RANKINGS Three Israeli academic institutions are included in the 2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), an annual survey published by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The three universities – Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Weizmann Institute of Science, and Technion - Israel Institute of Technology – were also included on last year’s prestigious list. This year’s rankings put the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 59th place, followed by the Technion in Haifa in 77th and the Weizmann Institute in 92nd place. Both the Technion and Weizmann Institute moved up one place from last year’s poll. The Hebrew University has appeared on the Top 100 list since the ARWU first appeared in 2003. “I’m proud to see the prominent positions of Israeli research universities in these important international rankings, and I’m pleased that once again the Hebrew University has been recognized as Israel’s leading university. The fact that the Hebrew University continues to achieve such high ratings is a testament to the hard

work of our faculty and the university community, and their continuing quest for uncompromising academic and research excellence,” said Hebrew University’s President, Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson. Once again, American universities dominated the Top 20. And, as it has placed since 2003 when the survey began, Harvard repeated its top spot placing. The ARWU’s Top 100 university ranking is actually part of a larger Top 500 university survey. Four other Israeli institutions were included in the longer list: Tel Aviv University (101-150th place); Bar-Ilan University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (301-400th place); and University of Haifa (401-500th place). (www.israel21c.org)

U.S. JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS GET $9 MILLION FOR “HOMELAND SECURITY” American Jewish institutions will receive $9 million in non-profit security grants designed to help protect against and respond to terror threats. This year Jewish organizations are receiving almost 90% of the grants of this type. The funds subsidize efforts by schools, synagogues and community centers to acquire and install physical security enhancements and undertake preparedness training. (Rebecca Shimoni Stoil, Times of Israel)

JORDAN TO TRADE DESALINATED WATER WITH ISRAEL The Jordanian government recently said that part of the water produced by its planned Red Sea desalination project will be sold to Israel in return for drinking water from the Tiberias reservoir [Sea of Galilee]. This will save the effort and cost of conveying water from the south to the northern

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governorates: Irbid, Jerash, Ajloun and Mafraq. The project to desalinate Red Sea water and save the shrinking Dead Sea is expected to cost $1 billion and represents a permanent source that will address the water shortage in the Kingdom, which increases by 7% annually. Minister of Water and Irrigation Hazem Nasser noted that Jordan does not need to sign a new agreement with Israel since it is all covered by the peace treaty signed with Israel in 1994. (Hani Hazaimeh, Jordan Times)

THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN JEWRY European Judaism looks healthy and secure. Religious and cultural activities everywhere are on the rise. Many European capitals now harbor major Jewish museums or Holocaust memorials. Yet, despite all their success and achievement, the majority of European Jews, seconded by many Jewish and non-Jewish experts, insist that catastrophe may lie ahead. A large-scale survey commissioned by the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) tells a tale of widespread and persistent antiSemitism. More than one in four Jews report experiencing anti-Semitic harassment at least once in the twelve months preceding the survey; and between two-fifths and one-half in France, Belgium and Hungary have considered emigrating because they feel unsafe. In France, since 2000, 7,650 anti-Semitic incidents have been reliably reported. All over Europe, with exceptions here and there, the story is much the same. Robert Wistrich of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, author of definitive works on the history and dynamics of anti-Semitism, has concluded that although the final endpoint of European Jewry may be decades in coming, “any clear-sighted and

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ISRAELI SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH COULD EASE DROUGHTS AND FAMINES A team of Israeli scientists has developed a new technology that may enable crops to weather droughts worldwide. The team, led by Professor Shimon Gepstein, Chancellor of Kinneret College, genetically engineered a plant that can withstand droughts by “freezing itself” after not receiving water for a certain period of time. The plant then “returns to life” after the water supply is renewed, and this occurs without any damage to the plant’s physical structure. Moreover, the engineered plants flourished with only a third of the water other plants required. International firms have expressed interest in the technology. (Anav Silverman, Algemeiner)

NEW AMERICAN JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM AT HAIFA UNIVERSITY The new Ruderman Program for American Jewish Studies at the University of Haifa is designed to improve Israeli understanding of the American Jewish community. “Israeli universities have all sorts of programs studying Asia, Africa and the Arab world, but no one is studying the American Jewish community, which is probably the most important community affecting the future of Israel,” says Jay Ruderman. “The idea is that over the course of time you have a cadre of Israelis who’ve gotten a master’s in the American Jewish community, and that they will help Israel shape this relationship.” A highlight of the curriculum will be a 10-day trip to the U.S., “the equivalent of Birthright for Israelis,” says Prof. Gur Alroey, director of the new program. (Jeffrey F. Barken and Jacob Kamaras, JNS.org)

60 YEARS AGO: ISRAEL’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL RESCUE MISSION On August 12, 1953, a number of old frigate-class warships in Israel’s fledgling navy were on their way back to Israeli shores after four weeks of intense training in the Aegean Sea when a series of deadly earthquakes, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, struck the Greek islands. The Israeli fleet, 15 hours away from the site of the disaster, doubled back and sailed past the American and British fleets, which could not access the area due to the immense size of their warships.

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Threats facing Israel, explained in one (sort of terrifying) map Some may say the map is alarmist, but it is our geopolitical reality.

Source: israelemb.org / Via Embassy of Israel, August 27, 2013

hreats and turmoil in the Middle East have collectively reached one of the highest peaks in recent history with no stopping or slowing in sight. Chemical weapon use by the Assad regime was confirmed in the bloody civil war in Syria. In neighboring Lebanon, four rockets were launched by terrorists towards Israel. Hezbollah is dirtying its hands in both countries, aggressively participating in the Syrian civil war with troops and arms, and holding more than 70,000 rockets in Lebanon, all of which are hidden within civilian infrastructure and aimed at Israel. On Israel’s southern border, Iranian-proxy Hamas holds more than 10,000 rockets. Hamas’ charter rejects a two-state solution and the legitimacy of a Jewish state and calls for Israel’s complete annihilation. In the West Bank, radical forces opposing the Palestinian Authority and a culture of conflict generate strong anti-Israel incitement and hatred. Throughout the region, including within Lebanon, Syria and Sinai, the growing presence and threat of global jihad elements is of deep concern.

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And, as attention in the Middle East jumps from one hotspot to another, the public is losing sight of the greatest threat to international peace and security: Iran’s military nuclear program. Iran is developing its breakout capacity by stockpiling large quantities of low enriched uranium, expanding its ability to swiftly enrich uranium, and advancing a parallel plutonium track. Some may say the map is alarmist. Undeniably, the map is our geopolitical reality, and we will be vigilant in protecting our people and our borders. It’s because of these threats Israel is ever more committed to maintaining our existing peace agreements with Jordan and Egypt, and reaching an historic peace agreement based on the principle of two states for two peoples – Israel the nation-state and homeland for the Jewish people and an Arab Palestinian state as the homeland for the Palestinian people. Israel and Israelis yearn for a peace that allows Israel to be able to invest in ourselves, building a better society for our children, and creating a prosperous future.

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Abe Price, Holocaust Dorothy LipschultzBy & Family To: survivor Phyllis & Larry Liebman & Family In memory of your beloved daughter, In memory of Phyllis’s beloved mother, Sandy Feldblum Marriette Osgrovsky David Willens From: Bunny Levere Phyllis & Michael Seaman Pauline & Murray Hendel To: Steven & Alice Schwartz & Family In memory of your beloved mother, David Willens Elaine Cioffi In memory of your beloved wife, From: Bunny Levere Shereen Willens Irv & Beth-Ellen Povlow To: Linda Stienke & Family In memory of your beloved mother, Arline R. Shapiro Elaine Cioffi In memory of your beloved son, From: Bunny Levere Robert Getzoff Charlotte & Dr. Len Henschel To: Rosalee & Jerry Bogo In honor of your 50th Wedding Anniversary Cathy & Dr. Scott Silver & Family From: Pauline & Murray Hendel In memory of your beloved mother, Esther Carlitz To: Mimi & Dr. Buzz Cohn Dr. Karen & Dr. Ed Ezrine In honor of your 50th Wedding Anniversary Leslie & Mel Springman From: Dorothy Lipschultz Marcy & Jerry Sobelman Ellen & Dr. Gary Gersh To: Elaine & Lee Soffer In honor of your 50th Wedding Anniversary Lea & Michael Bends From: Brenda R. Jaffe In honor of your grandson’s Bar Mitzvah Phyllis & Steve Strome

The Jewish Federation of Collier County extends: • Condolences to Steven and Alice Schwartz & Family on the passing of their beloved mother, Elaine Cioffi • Condolences to Connie Krotick & Family on the passing of her beloved husband, Dr. Lewis Krotick • Condolences to Phyllis & Larry Liebman & Family on the passing of Phyllis’s beloved mother, Marriette Osgrovsky • Condolences to Dr. Todd and Judge Lauren Brodie & Family on the passing of Dr. Todd’s beloved brother, Leslie “Les” Brodie • Condolences to Dr. Scott & Cathy Silver & Family on the passing of Cathy’s beloved mother, Esther Carlitz • Condolences to Ruthe Bardos & Family on the passing of her beloved husband, Richard Bardos • Condolences to Dorothy Lipschultz & Family on the passing of her beloved daughter, Sandy Feldblum • Condolences to Joseph Rubin & Family on the passing of his beloved wife, Annette Rubin • Condolences to Sandra Gershman & Family on the passing of her beloved husband, Mel Gershman • Condolences to Jacqui Aizenshtat & Family on the passing of her beloved father, Joaquim Ruela

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continued from page 22 Yiftach Kozik described the scene: “On the island of Kefalonia... not a building remained standing, and thousands were wounded and in critical condition...The flotilla’s senior physician, Dr. Ashkenazi, along with his younger colleague, Dr. Seelenfreud, were in charge of medical treatment, distributing the limited medical resources, and performing triage. The Israeli teams performed emergency surgeries.” Since the Israeli navy was the first to land on Kefalonia, it took charge and also directed the rescue operations of the American and British fleets. For three days the 450 Israeli naval men struggled side by side with the Americans and the British to provide relief to the residents of the Greek islands, saving hundreds from a sure death and transporting 400 seriously wounded casualties to the mainland. Since the Greek government had not yet recognized the State of Israel, official recognition would arrive only 37 years later. (David Saranga, head of the European Parliament Liaison

Department in the Israeli Mission to the EU, Huffington Post)

ISRAEL’S “GREEN” HOUSE TAKES 4TH PLACE IN WORLD CONTEST Israel is officially a world power in environmentally sensible home design, coming in fourth in the biennial Solar Decathlon in mid-August in Datong, China. In the contest to build the best “house of the future,” Israel’s 85-meter modular house, built of locally-produced materials, came in first in the “energy balance” category for homes that produce more energy than they consume. It also won the hot water production category, and was second in the architecture category and fourth in the market appeal category. The Solar Decathlon, first held in 2002, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. (David Shamah, Times of Israel)

20,000 PALESTINIANS WORK IN ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS The number of Palestinian workers employed in Israeli settlements

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Temple Shalom Preschool update By Seyla Cohen, Preschool Director

ach year, when Temple Shalom Preschool opens its doors to begin a new school year, the hallways fill with happy smiles, enthusiastic spirits and eager children. This year was no exception. Now, after several weeks, families and students have settled into a comfortable routine, and are feeling secure and filled with confidence as our preschoolers build the foundation for future education. Here at Temple Shalom Preschool our staff is so excited to start another year of growth, dedication and challenges. We watch the faces of both returning and new students as they enter the building with looks of wonder and eagerness. Their growth, both

physically and emotionally, never ceases to amaze us. At Temple Shalom, in the quest to improve scholastic achievement, programs are continuously being enhanced. Last year we introduced a state-of-the-art science lab. This year we are adding an innovative and modern technology lab, equipped with tablets, iPads, laptops, interactive learning tools, digital cameras and many apps that will give the children the knowledge and creativity necessary for future success in our everchanging world. It is so important to introduce the latest in technology at an early age when brain development is at its peak. Little ones are able to grasp skills so vital to keeping up

with today’s fast-paced lifestyle. With brand new, state-of-the-art equipment at their disposal, preschoolers are challenged to expand their horizons. Once again, our much loved Miss Jane is teaching our school’s unique Mommy, Me and More classes. New mothers are provided with a support group and are given the opportunity to meet other mothers and make new friends. Friendships can make an enormous difference in the journey through motherhood, often alleviating the feeling of loneliness and helping new mothers bond and share experiences. At the same time, children from birth to 24 months are provided with a strong foundation for learning through interactive play, music, art and ex-

ercise. Little ones begin to develop important skills such as socialization, self-control, and physical and cognitive development, so important for the preparation for their school experience. For more information, please call me at 239.455.3227. September has been filled with holiday celebrations. Students have learned the significance of the Jewish New Year and, as always, enjoyed the joyous celebration of Sukkot and Simchat Torah. We celebrated Rosh Hashanah with our preschool family. As the children sang Apples and Honey for Rosh Hashanah, their parents and teachers dipped the apple slices in honey and wished each other a happy and healthy new year.

Education or IDF? Israeli-American students face tough choice By Emma Goss and Jaime Sloane, Israel Campus Beat

illa Hascalovich was just shy of her second birthday when her family moved from Israel to California, and although she grew up living in the United States, she faced the difficult task of choosing between serving in the Israel Defense Forces or deferring her draft in favor of college. It’s a decision all American teenagers with Israeli citizenship face, but some find a middle ground. Hascalovich, who visited Israel twice yearly and considered Israel a second home, postponed college for a year in order to participate in a yearlong service program in Israel. It’s not a typical Israel gap-year program, explained Hascalovich. Rather, “it’s for Israelis who defer their army service. It’s made for Israelis from a kibbutz, and the kibbutz movement makes our conditions. I chose it because it is the most intensive program and I felt that I would give back the most.” Like Hascalovich, Hadar Arazi is an American college student with dual citizenship who bypassed IDF service in favor of furthering her education. A University of Florida political science major, Arazi felt her degree would be more of an asset to Israel than her military service would. “I hope to use my education to work in foreign affairs and help strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship,” she said. “I have many opportunities to support and defend Israel from my college campus instead of through the IDF.” Arazi has immersed herself in UF’s pro-Israel culture, taking on leadership roles in various campus organizations like Gators For Israel

(GFI) and Zionist Gators (ZG), and she was involved in the Florida Loves Israel conference planning committee. As a GFI member, the 19-year-old activist works to ensure that campus leaders know the facts about Israel, and she lobbies student government representatives on the importance of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship. Additionally, Arazi helps ZG educate students about Israel. As a volunteer on the Florida Loves Israel conference planning committee, Arazi helped organize the second annual statewide convention that brought hundreds of students to the University of Florida campus last month for three days of workshops, advocacy training and cultural activities. “I’m impacting my campus by ensuring that students are correctly informed on issues pertaining to Israel,” she said. “That’s something I couldn’t do in the IDF.” While Arazi chose an education over IDF service, Florida Atlantic University sophomore Jordan Negri is determined to accomplish both. The 19-year-old is pursuing a degree in chemistry, which he believes will earn him a career as a paramedic or cardiologist when he joins the IDF. “I find it essential to attain a degree before serving in the IDF,” Negri said. “Having a degree in a specific field will enable me to apply my learned skills in my day-to-day tasks, making my service as a soldier more helpful. Receiving a higher education can only benefit me by allowing me to apply my knowledge later on during my service in the IDF.” Negri is also active in pro-Israel efforts. He travels to Capitol Hill on

Save the Date The Federation’s Community Chanukah Celebration will be held on Wednesday, November 27 at 5:45 p.m. at the Mercato. Full details in the November issue.

annual lobbying trips with AIPAC. The choice between attending an American university and joining the IDF is not mutually exclusive, as Negri and Hascalovich demonstrate. American-Israelis have found a middle ground that allows them to pursue college in the United States and be involved in the IDF. And Negri is looking out for Israel’s security even before his military service starts.

“I’m using my voice to speak for the importance of American aid to Israel, both financially and security-wise,” he said. “I’m also providing students on my campus with vital information regarding the country of Israel in terms of political conflicts that Israel is involved in nowadays.” Visit www.israelcampusbeat.org for the latest Israel trends and events on campus.

HEY KIDS! What are your plans for the summer of 2014?

Would you like to go to a Jewish Summer Camp or visit Israel?

The Jewish Federation of Collier County, Temple Shalom Sisterhood and Temple Shalom Men’s Club, together offer PARTIAL scholarships for Jewish Summer Camps and the Israel Experience for teens. There are scholarship opportunities for all Jewish children in the community regardless of congregation affiliation. For information and a scholarship application, contact your local synagogue or call the Jewish Federation at 239.263.4205.

Scholarship request deadline is November 25, 2013.

Federation Star October 2013

FOCUS ON YOUTH

BBYO Naples kickoff

My Mitzvah Project

By Marlee Jean Miller

We are pleased to welcome on BYO in Naples is off and to our BBYO team, Skylar Haas. A running this year following BBYO alum, Skylar will be working a successful summer sendwith our AZA and BBG chapters to ing four teens to BBYO summer help develop more meaningful proprograms. Zoe Van Slyke attended grams and engage more Jewish teens. Impact: Boston where she learned For more information about AZA, about issues facing society and how BBG and the teen movement, you can she can plan service projects at home. reach Skylar at shaas@bbyo.org. Ben Klausner attended International Leadership Training Conference (ILTC) where he became involved with BBYO on the international scale and strengthened his leadership skills. Jason Randall and Taylor Bollt attended Chapter Leadership Training Conference (CLTC) Zoe Van Slyke of Sababa BBG in Naples (pictured far right) and gained tools of attended North Florida BBYO’s Regional Board Retreat, where she participated in regional planning for the 2013-14 programming year how to advance and develop their chapter at home. Jason Negev AZA and Sababa BBG went on to Impact: Pittsburgh after held successful elections in August CLTC, an intensive experience of serand elected a new teen board. Convice, advocacy and Jewish values. gratulations to the new board of Negev AZA: Taylor Bollt (Godol/President), Jason Randall (S’gan/Vice President), Jack Melnick (Moreh/Membership) and Adam Roth (Mazkir/Secretary). Congratulations to the new board of Sababa BBG: Victoria Meyer (N’siah/ President), Sydney Tretter (S’ganit/ Vice President), Lindsay Roth (MIT Mom/Membership) and Suzie Waltzer (Mazkirah/Secretary). Save the date for Regional Kallah – November 8-10. Kallah will be held at Lake Placid Camp near Tampa and is a convention filled with personal identity exploration, connecting to Judaism, and relationship building for Jason Randall attended Impact: Pittsburgh 9th through 12th grade teens throughout this summer, where he gained skills on how to impact his Naples and global communities North Florida.

mitzvah is a random act of kindness that you do with G-d’s commandments in mind. For my Mitzvah Project I sponsored a team for the NAMI Walk. I raised $350 for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). The walk raised over $100,000 this year. During my research, I learned that mental illness is not just the crazy people you see on TV. A mental illness is a serious condition where the chemicals in the brain just do not work the way they are supposed to. It is not something to be afraid of but something you have to accept and get help for. More people than you would think have a mental illness. The theme of the walk was “Friends Make a Difference.” Walter

Marlee Jean Miller

Logo created by Marlee for the NAMI Walk

Winchell said, “A real friend is the one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” For the walk, there was much more involved than just sponsoring a team. Preparations included coordinating the people who walked on my team, coming up with the team name and logo, and designing the t-shirts. I did all the paperwork and registrations, and collected the donations. It was a lot of work! But it was all worth it to see all the people walking for a noble cause. It was outstanding! I was very touched and happy to see my team parading down the streets, wearing my team’s t-shirts. It was a life-changing experience and I hope I can do it again. When I walked into Cambier Park, where the walk was held, I saw hundreds of people helping each other with a happy attitude. I couldn’t help but smile. NAMI is an amazing program, and it sure did open me up to new experiences! Marlee becomes a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, September 28.

BBYO Naples Program Associate – Part Time (15 hours/week) Position Available Organization Summary: Since becoming an independent international organization in 2002, BBYO has built a powerful platform of professionals, volunteers and teens who are capable of delivering a wide menu of compelling experiences developed internally and with partners. The number of teen participants has tripled to nearly 37,000, its national staff has grown to over 100 professionals, and its budget has grown to close to $20 million. During the next five years BBYO will fully leverage this platform by offering clearly defined learning objectives, more program experiences, more opportunities to connect and more substantive tools to measure impact, ultimately sending a more passionate generation of young Jews to campus and young adulthood. The North Florida Region BBYO program has been growing stronger each year. There are currently close to 200 BBYO members in chapters spread throughout Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa, and Naples with an additional 200 teens involved through BBYO Connect and other communitywide programming. There is a great deal of structure and tradition associated with the NFR BBYO program, and we are seeking an energetic individual who will help continue to grow and strengthen the Naples BBYO program. Position Summary: The Naples BBYO Program Associate will: • Inspire and support Jewish teens by creating leadership development opportunities and serving as a Jewish role model/experiential educator. • Work with teens in AZA & BBG to develop innovative programs that engage teens socially, culturally, communally and intellectually and reflect the diversity of Jewish life, including: Israel, philanthropy, current events, community service, recreation, education and Shabbat. • Serve as the BBYO liaison to parents, alumni, Jewish organizations and the community at large. • Coordinate annual regional events in concert with the NFR BBYO Program staff such as J-Serve, kickoffs, dances, conventions, and more. • Lead in the planning process, administration and supervision of BBYO Connect in Naples and surrounding communities if applicable. • Maintain and build collaborative partnerships with Jewish and secular community organizations and reach out to the entire community to engage new teens in BBYO. • Work with the two (2) chapter advisors. • Develop annual BBYO Connect (for 6-8th graders) program calendar, budget and implementation plan/timeline. • Attend and supervise local programming, as scheduled, primarily on evenings and on weekends. • Enhance BBYO’s community visibility and teen involvement through targeted marketing (including on-line) and stellar programming. • Optional opportunity to staff one of BBYO’s Summer Experiences. The ideal candidate will take an entrepreneurial approach to creating Jewish activities that resonate with teens today, encouraging them to experience Judaism on their terms, and providing them the tools, resources and guidance to program in a way that adds value, meaning and identity to their lives. Experience in working with youth is preferred and evidence of selfmotivation and initiative preferred.

Send your cover letter and resume to Gary Levin, BBYO Southeast Director of Field Operations, glevin@bbyo.org.

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Preschool of the Arts update By Ettie Zaklos, Preschool Director

ix weeks into the 2013-2014 school year and already we’ve packed so much into our school

days. It has been a real joy to welcome your dear children to Preschool of the Arts. We are off to a great start! When I walk in the hall and peek in the classrooms, it is heartwarming to see happy children who are excited to play and learn, and teachers who are guiding and role playing with children through social interactions and taking advantage of every teachable moment. There is so much going on at once that it’s difficult to paint a picture in words – the air is literally humming as each creative learning situation is accompanied by the delightful appearance of children patiently taking turns, expressing themselves through art, reading stories and enjoying rich conversations with their teachers and fellow students. It doesn’t get much better than this. The beekeeper and the handyman Two highlights for our children this past month were meeting both a beekeeper and a handyman. The beekeeper visited our campus in honor

of Rosh Hashanah and our children learned about bees and where honey comes from. Surprising as it may be, many of our children think of the supermarket and the pantry as the source of our food, rather than nature. An up-close view of bees at work was both fascinating and educational. How sweet it was to see everyone go home with a bottle of honey to share with family and friends. The handyman showed us what can be achieved with patience, care and practical skills. What great learning experiences for all ages! The Shine Award Last month, I shared with you that we were truly humbled by – and thrilled about – the accolades that local Naples residents showered on us when Preschool of the Arts won the Champion Choice Award for Best Child Care in Naples for the second consecutive year. This month, I feel honored to have received the Shine Award from Governor Rick Scott. The Governor presented the award to me, along with five other Floridians, during a meeting of the Florida Cabinet in Tallahassee. I feel truly humbled to be a re-

cipient of this award, which is presented to Floridians who have made a positive impact on children through education. I also know, however, I could not have achieved this without my professional team of highly Ettie Zaklos received the Shine Award from Governor Rick Scott. skilled teachers, our Pictured are Attorney General Pam Bondi, Governor Rick Scott, Rabbi Fishel Zaklos, Ettie Zaklos and two distinguished members wonderful, supportof the Florida cabinet. ive parents and, of course, the children who are under to children. It is evidence-based and our care during the school year. For was named as a national model for me, the Shine Award symbolizes what character education by the Florida can be achieved through dedication State Legislature. At Preschool of the and teamwork! Arts, it has been amazing to see how Conscious Discipline the Conscious Discipline program has During teacher orientation, my teachtranslated into our classrooms and to ing staff and I participated in a see these benefits for both the teachers Conscious Discipline Workshop and our preschool children. led by Fran Rubio Katz. Conscious Each month I feel blessed by those Discipline is a comprehensive selfwho surround me – it is a joy to see regulation program that integrates the growth, learning and friendships social-emotional learning and discibeing nurtured at our preschool! pline. Conscious Discipline empowFor more information, contact ers adults to consciously respond to me at 239.263.2620 or naplespre daily conflict, transforming it into an schoolofthearts@gmail.com, or visit opportunity to teach critical life skills www.naplespreschoolofthearts.com.

BRIEFS continued from page 24 increased from 16,000 in the first quarter of 2013 to 20,000 in the second quarter, according to a survey published by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Palestinians working in Israel and the settlements are paid more than twice the salary they would receive from Palestinian employers. (Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post)

WHAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH’S HOMEPAGE FEATURES President Assad has attacked civilians with chemical weapons, killing hundreds and injuring more. The Egyptian government has slaughtered hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters, who in turn have been engaging in pogroms against Egyptian Christians. So I decided to see which of these stories Human Rights Watch featured most prominently on the front page of its website (on Tuesday, August 27). You guessed it! The most prominent HRW story is how Israeli demolition of illegal Palestinian structures “raises war crime concerns.” (David Bernstein, professor at George Mason University School of Law, Volokh Conspiracy)

INDIA AND ISRAEL: A FLOURISHING RELATIONSHIP Both India and Israel are homelands for ancient peoples who gained their independence from the British in the 1940s.

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We have peace – don’t ruin it with a peace plan By Elder of Ziyon, August 20, 2013 oday, the Israeli-Arab conflict is the least violent it has ever been. This year, only one Israeli has been killed in a terror attack. Less than 15 Palestinian Arabs have been killed (B’Tselem says 11, and OCHAOPT says 13), most of whom were involved in rock or firebomb attacks. The lowest number of Israeli deaths in any year since 1948 has been six (2009 and 1982). While this isn’t the year with the lowest Palestinian Arab casualty count (1999 had only 8 deaths), it is the second lowest since 1987. In other words, this is (so far) shaping up to be the least-violent year since the beginning of the first intifada and quite probably since the founding of modern Israel in 1948. We have achieved just about the best we can ever hope to achieve. Things were far worse in the years before the State of Israel was reborn, they were worse in the 1950s with the fedayeen attacks, the 1960s with the “commando” attacks and the 1970s with the more modern terrorist attacks. During all of those periods, Israel responded quite furiously, so both sides lost many people. This is what peace looks like. The status quo is not perfect, but compared to everything else in the past hundred years, it is damn good. Call it a detente, call it a standoff, it doesn’t matter – Arabs and Israelis have come close to stopping killing each other. Even in Gaza, Israeli policies have made Hamas and Islamic Jihad think twice about shooting rockets into Israel. Rocket fire hasn’t ended but life is getting close to normal in Israeli communities in the Negev.

And as long as there is no aggression against Israel, Israel is helping make the lives of Palestinian Arabs better and better. As I noted recently, some 28% of the money being paid to West Bank Arabs is coming from Israeli employers. The Israelis are granting more work permits, paying better wages (roughly double what Palestinian Arabs are paying) with better benefits. At least some of this can be credited to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his much derided concept of “economic peace” as a basis for real peace moving forward. If you want to compare the situation against perfection, which is the standard tool in the anti-Israel playbook, yes, things fall short. But if you want to compare the situation against any other time period, the situation is the best it has ever been – and possibly the best it ever can be. Compared to the rest of the region, Israel’s peace is even more striking. hy is there peace now? Very simply, because the leaders of the Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza (as well as Hizballah in Lebanon) have a lot to lose by fomenting violence. That is the key to peace – creating a situation where the downside of attacks is much greater than the upside of what could be accomplished by violence. Choosing violence (on a macro level) has nothing to do with “justice” or “rights” or anything like that – it is a simple cost/benefit analysis of what can be gained versus what can be lost. Is this year an anomaly? I don’t think so. While there is certainly an element of luck involved, the fact is that the situation makes it more

“expensive” to attack Israel than to keep still. Of course one cannot predict the future perfectly. If Hamas comes up with a new way to kidnap an Israeli, it seems likely they will try it out; if Hamas gets into a fight with Salafist groups then they might shoot more rockets over; if Islamic Jihad gets Iranian money while Hamas is hung out to dry, things might change drastically in Gaza. But for the foreseeable future, calm is in everyone’s interest. And “peace” isn’t. The idea of a new push in the long moribund “peace process” is being pushed from the outside, not from the parties themselves. What would be the real-life consequences if there was a “peace agreement,” no matter what its parameters? Just this month, hundreds of thousands of Palestinian Arabs crossed into Israel – visiting the beach, shopping – during Ramadan, without incident. If the “peace process” is successful, there will be an international border and crossing will be much more difficult in Ramadans to come. Today, tens of thousands of Palestinian Arabs work, happily, for Israeli employers, with decent wages. If “peace” would break out, this would all but disappear and the PA economy would be in even worse shape than it is today. Palestinian Arab exports to the West would be more difficult. And, without a doubt, the terror groups who find the idea of a formal peace with Israel to be anathema will work overtime to prove their relevance – by shooting rockets and planning suicide bombings to reclaim their former glory.

Peace will not bring friendship. Anyone who believes that only has to look at how Egypt and Jordan regard their peace treaties with Israel. They have been respecting the treaties but they have not stopped their incitement; arguably, in recent years antiZionism and anti-Semitism in those two countries has gotten worse. Unless you are wedded to the idea of an impossible peace where Israel and the PLO are allied, you should realize that today, we have real peace. After any agreement is signed, we will see more deaths on both sides, guaranteed. Efforts should not be put into a fantasy peace plan. Instead, we need a dose of realism. The factors that can destabilize the current peace are the ones that need to be neutralized. This means doing real work to integrate Palestinian Arabs into Arab countries as full citizens. This means working towards a Syria that is neither Assad nor Al Qaeda, but one that gives its people hope and weakens both Hizballah and Iran. This means a policy that truly supports liberal, democratic forces in Egypt and Tunisia and elsewhere. It means working towards a Middle East that resembles more closely the de facto peace currently enjoyed by Israel and Palestinian Arabs, where the cost of war is much higher than the status quo. None of this is easy. But none of it is fantasy, either, which is what the “peace process” has been from the start. Elder of Ziyon is one of the world’s most popular pro-Israel bloggers. His website is elderofziyon.blogspot. com.

Outrage: U.S. returning artifacts looted from Iraqi Jews to Iraq, instead of lawful owners By Harold Rhode, PJ Media

he U.S. National Archives is readying an exhibit of Iraqi Jewish artifacts due to open on October 11. Appallingly, the U.S. government has agreed to then return the Iraqi Jewish archives – including holy books – to Iraq, which systematically expelled its Jewish community, by June 2014. After American forces entered Baghdad in May 2003, the head of the Jewish and Israel section of Saddam Hussein’s Mukhabarat (intelligence agency) told of Jewish archives hidden in the basement of the Mukhabarat headquarters. The basement was flooded, but over four weeks, books, papers and other materials were rescued. Finally, American archival restorers arrived and took possession of the archive in June 2003. The materials were flown to Texas where they were vacuum-freeze-dried, and

in fall 2003 they were brought to the National Archives. In 2011, the State Department kicked in over $3 million for stabilizing, digitizing and packing the material. After Israel became a state in 1948, martial law was declared in Iraq and many Jews left in the mass exodus in 1950-51. Almost all of those who remained behind left by the 1970s. They were allowed one suitcase with clothing and were forced to leave everything else behind. Do the Iraqi authorities have the right to demand the archives back? The Iraqi government “acquired” this material by stealing it from the Jewish community. The stolen property must be returned to its original owners according to international law. Today, about 85% of the Iraqi Jews and their descendants live in Israel. These people are the rightful owners of the Iraqi Jewish archives, not the Iraqi government,

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which has never taken responsibility for Iraq’s role in destroying the more than 2,500-year-old Jewish community. The most logical place for the material is the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center outside of Tel Aviv,

the only museum in the world dedicated to the history of Iraqi Jewry. Harold Rhode is former Advisor on Islamic Affairs in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense, and an analyst at the Pentagon for 28 years.

Is there a Treasure in your Attic? Yiddish Books are a Cultural Treasure of the Jewish People The National Yiddish Book Center is a non-profit organization working to save Yiddish culture. Please check around your home for old Yiddish books and records, and inquire among friends and relatives. Gifts of these books are tax deductible. Please drop off your Yiddish books and records at the Jewish Federation, for further delivery to the National Yiddish Book Center, or call Louis Rusitzky at 455-6447 to schedule a pick-up. Visit the National Yiddish Book Center at www.yiddishbookcenter.org.

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October 2013 Federation Star

Palestinians and double standards By David Harris, Executive Director, AJC, August 27, 2013

he tweet arrived last week from a respected journalist. It read: “18 Palestinians killed in #Syria chemical attack.” I subsequently checked other mainstream news sources to see if there were comments on the story. One of the few was Ma’an, the Palestinian news agency, which put the number killed at 31. How revealing, I thought. Had the tweet read “18 Palestinians killed in #Israeli chemical attack,” it would likely have been all over the news, and countless non-governmental groups would have rushed to the ramparts. But if Israel isn’t involved, it seems, the killing of Palestinian civilians just doesn’t arouse interest, much less anger. No, this is nothing new, but it is still noteworthy. There have also been other Palestinian victims in the Syrian civil war, singled out for who they are and what side they’re on, and they’ve been made to pay a heavy price. The reaction from the pro-Palestinian camp? Silence. Meanwhile, the new Egyptian government, opposed to Hamas rule, has made life difficult for Gaza residents by destroying tunnels between Egypt and Gaza and closing the border at Rafah for days at a time. But here, too, there’s been no international outcry or protests. To the contrary, even as Israel continues

to permit the daily flow of goods into Gaza, the pro-Palestinian lobby curses Israel, while remaining largely mum about Egypt. Again, nothing new, perhaps, but still noteworthy. Even Jordan, the one Arab country (out of 22) with the best record of offering citizenship and creating opportunities for Palestinians within its borders, has maintained a policy of rejecting Palestinian refugees from Syria. Instead, most of the Palestinians fleeing Syria have had to seek shelter in Lebanon, where the existing Palestinian population cannot legally own property and are banned from literally dozens of professions. Others offer crocodile tears, but, otherwise, barely lift a finger. Look at who supports UNRWA, the UN agency created more than 60 years ago for the sole purpose of catering to Palestinian refugees and all their descendants, without any mandate to resettle them. No, it’s not the cash-rich Arab countries, but Western nations that bear the brunt of this relief effort, even as we hear unconvincing expressions of solidarity from the Arab world about their Palestinian “brothers and sisters.” And go back to 1991, shortly after Kuwait’s liberation from Iraqi occupation. Some 250,000 Palestinians were unceremoniously expelled

Britain’s diplomacy of hypocrisy By Haim Shine, Israel Hayom

ritain recently announced it is not even thinking about returning to Spain the Rock of Gibraltar, which it conquered many years ago. The Rock sits on seven km. of land where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean. For hundreds of years Gibraltar was controlled by Spain until it was taken by the British, but Spain has never forfeited its demand to reassume sovereignty there. Britain has no historical rights to the Rock, yet it insists it will never relinquish it. From Britain’s perspective, what was conquered by force will be held by force for eternity. Off the coast of Argentina sit the

British-controlled Falkland Islands, which have a population of 2,500. For years Argentina has claimed the islands as its property. In 1982 Britain sent an armada to take back the islands from the Argentinean army. For years now Britain has been at the forefront of the global effort to return Israel to its 1967 borders. Britain preaches morality to Israel day and night because of its grip on its national homeland, while it refuses to ease its grip on territories it conquered out of clear imperialistic ambitions. Britain should look in the mirror at its own flaws, and not try to force Israel to commit suicide.

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from the country for having allegedly sided with Saddam Hussein against their host country. I repeat: 250,000 Palestinians were uprooted and kicked out in the blink of an eye. Was there an international outcry? Did the Arab League demand an emergency UN Security Council consultation in New York? Did the 56-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference press for a special session at the then-UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva? Did the BDS crowd call for a global campaign against Kuwait? Did British unions vote to cut ties with all things Kuwaiti? Did Irish libraries seek to ban all books by Kuwaiti authors? Did anti-Kuwait ads appear on Seattle buses and Metro North train stations? Did pro-Palestinian groups call for flotillas and flytillas in response to the Kuwaiti action? The answer, tellingly, was as obvious then as it is today, when Palestinians are killed in Syria, restricted in Lebanon, and quarantined by Egypt. Unless Israel is brought into the story, then it’s just not interesting, upsetting or newsworthy. So, is this really all about love for the Palestinians, or is it about hatred for Israel? The retort that I’ve heard more than once is that everything that has happened to Palestinians anywhere is ultimately Israel’s “fault,” since Israel allegedly “created” the problem.

But had the Palestinians accepted the UN’s proposed two-state partition in 1947, there would have been no war at Israel’s birth. And had the Arab states not opted to threaten Israel’s very existence in 1967, there would have been no war then, either. How can one side be responsible for triggering wars, yet, together with its supporters, seek to wash its hands of the consequences of those wars? After all, what wars in history have not produced refugee flows, often by the millions? Moreover, whatever one’s view of how the refugee population was created, where is the compassion and concern for Palestinians, if they’re being targeted by fellow Arabs? And finally, much as some may conveniently choose to forget, the Palestinians are not the first, last and only refugee population in the history of the world, far from it. But they are the first, last and only refugee population deliberately kept in limbo for as long as 65 years in order to nurture hatred and revanchism. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a bit more honesty, and less hypocrisy, coming from those who profess to care about the Palestinians’ wellbeing? For them, is it really all about the Palestinians, or is it rather about Israel, pure and simple? And if the latter, what does it, in fact, tell us about their underlying motives? For more information, visit www. ajc.org.

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Federation Star October 2013

Columbus Day! – “El Día de la Raza” Rabbi Ammos Chorny

ver since first grade at our Jewish Day School in Bogotá, Colombia, I have been fascinated by the story – as well as the lore – about Cristobal Colón, after whom my country of birth is named: the man known to Americans as Christopher Columbus. Recently my curiosity has been reawakened by intriguing new facts regarding this man and his first voyage to the “Indies.” These include tantalizing tales claiming Columbus’ Jewish descent and that approximately 90 percent of his ‘crew’ were Jews looking to flee the Inquisition. Although most of the claims remain impossible to verify, for this Colombian kid, who looks forward to the Columbus Day Observance on October 12, the subject is too fascinating to pass up. Thus, I share with you some interesting facts:

¡¡ On Tisha b’Av, August 2, 1492, the edict signed by King Fernando II de Aragón and Isabel la Católica was enacted, resulting in the expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal – presumed to amount to more than 10 percent of the total population. The next day, on August 3, the record indicates Columbus set to sail due west, transporting in his three ships an exceptionally large group of Jews. ¡¡ In order to maintain their professional status, and at the peril of facing torture or death under the yoke of the Inquisition and its head, Tomás de Torquemada, Jews were forced to renounce Judaism and convert to Roman Catholicism. Many continued to cling to their Jewish identity and beliefs in secret. Yet, these “New Christians” continued to be resented by the “Old Christians” and never fully escaped persecution or discrimination. ¡¡ Recent studies suggest that Columbus was not born in Genoa, Italy, but rather in the Spanish city of Pontevedra to Jewish

parents who became Marranos – the derogatory term for those who embraced the Catholic faith and consumed pork as a public display of their new allegiance, but who privately continued to practice Old Testament feasts and observances. ¡¡ As more details about Columbus’ early life emerge, it is apparent that nearly all of the members of his inner circle were Jews, and his religious behavior exhibited elements typical of the Marranos of the period. In a number of places, his writings reference specific Jewish sources, evidence of his allegiance to Jewish heritage, and keen familiarity with Scripture, Jewish philosophy and history. ¡¡ Scholars and historians of the period believe that having failed to use his influence to reverse the expulsion edict, Columbus orchestrated a Jewish exodus to find a safe haven for his kinsmen. The opening pages of his Captain’s Log connect the date of the expulsion with Tisha b’Av – “the saddest day in the Jewish calendar” – and reference the “Biblical

Exodus from Egypt” as explicit expressions of his sadness and disappointment. Furthermore, his report about the first land sighting records the date as “Hoshannah Rabbah,” at the conclusion of Sukkot, noting the Hebrew year 5252 next to the year 1492. ¡¡ As children we learned that Queen Isabella – who was very fond of Columbus – pawned her jewels to finance the voyage of discovery. However, it now seems clear that the queen pawned her ‘JEWS’ to enrich her crown with their confiscated estates. We now know that a considerable portion of the funds was made available to Columbus by two “secret Jews”: Luis de Santangel – a powerful merchant – and Gabriel Sanchez, the royal treasurer, to whom Columbus’ addressed his first official report in 1493. As the Hebrew month of Cheshvan does not afford opportunities for Jewish celebration, perhaps these few items can infuse this Columbus Day with a new appreciation of its significance in Jewish history. !Felicidades!

The renewal of Torah study Rabbi Edward M. Maline, D.D.

he High Holydays, which have now passed, celebrated the theme of renewal. This was the all-pervasive theme of both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The emphasis on Rosh Hashanah was renewal through regeneration and reordering of priorities. The emphasis on Yom

Kippur was renewal of the individual self through repentance and forgiveness. The theme of renewal continued during Sukkot and Simchat Torah, both of which are the conclusion to the High Holydays. On Sukkot we celebrated the renewal of nature through the autumn harvest, and on Simchat Torah the renewal of the cycle of Torah as we begin again to read the Torah from beginning to the end for the new year that has begun. One of the fascinating phenomena I discern every year in the renewal of the Torah cycle is the ability of stu-

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dents of Torah to discover some new insight in the same text that has been read and studied for generations. The Torah contains inexhaustible wisdom and knowledge that shed light on all aspects of human life, issues and situations that we face in our world today. When we controvert today, as we do, about our economy, the Torah advocates the ideal economic system; when we debate health care reform, as we do, the Torah, believe it or not, has something to say about that. Controversies over abortion, prayer in public schools, capital punishment and involuntary manslaughter

are but a few of many issues that are discussed in the Torah. You notice that I have not given you the answers to these questions. You are required to study Torah to be illuminated by the responses of our Torah tradition to these issues. I invite you to join us for Torah study in this new year. The dates will be announced shortly and your participation will be most welcome and, hopefully, your minds will be enriched and enlightened by what the renewal of Torah study will impart to each of you.

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October 2013 Federation Star

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

hanks to all who made our High Holiday season so uplifting. Particularly, we wish to thank Rabbi Chorny, Cantor Zwiebel, and all those who participated with Torah and Haftorah readings. Special thanks to Harvey Rosenthal, Chair of our Religious Practices Committee and Gabbai extraordinaire. Thanks also to Aviva Chorny and Gabriela Chorny for their work on the highly successful Rosh Hashanah Greeting Project. We hope that all of our friends and neighbors in the Naples Jewish Committee enjoyed similarly inspiring experiences. Beth Tikvah continues its High Holiday Food Drive through October. Fill grocery bags with non-perishable food items and bring them to the synagogue. All food will be donated to the Food Pantry of Jewish Family & Community Services. Suggested items include oatmeal, canned tomatoes/pasta sauce, canned tuna/salmon, rice, dry pasta, peanut butter, canned fruit and vegetables, canned beans, macaroni and cheese dinner, pow-

dered or canned milk, baby formula and baby food. If you have questions, please email Sue Hammerman at hammermans@aol.com. Adult Education Now that the earliest snowbirds are winging it back to Naples, we thought it a good time to review our primary course offerings. Rabbi Chorny offers two adult courses on Tuesdays. Torah Study, which includes exploration of contemporary issues examined through the lens of Torah, meets at 12:15 p.m. We invite participants to bring a dairy lunch to this course. Liturgical Hebrew, designed to make people comfortable with the siddur, meets at 4:00 p.m. Each class runs 75 minutes. Conservative Judaism, also led by Rabbi Chorny, is keyed to chapters in The Observant Life. This book is an amazing compendium of information and insight, valuable to Jews of all stripes. The course generally meets at 8:00 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Youth Education Though our program began in late

August, it is not too late for additional children to come on board. Sunday classes (history, holidays, values, Israel) run from 9:00 a.m. to noon, and Wednesday classes (with Hebrew emphasis) run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Book Discussion Group Our Book Discussion Group resumes on October 28. We’ll explore Nathan Englander’s brilliant short story collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, which was reviewed in last month’s Federation Star. On November 25, we will take up Naomi Ragen’s latest, The Sisters Weiss, which will be reviewed in the November issue. The December 30 selection is Seth Lipsky’s The Rise of Abraham Cahan, a compelling biography of the protean cultural giant who gave the Jewish world (among other things) one of its great novels: The Rise of David Levinsky. All book group meetings are Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Havdalah-on-the-Beach During the summer, we began a series of Havdalah-on-the Beach gettogethers that proved to be a lot of

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fun. On Saturday, October 12 at 6:30 p.m., we will have our next beachside event at Lowdermilk Park. If you don’t have a beach parking sticker, please get one or be prepared to pay at the machine. Bring refreshments to share and a beach chair. The transition from Shabbat to the coming week, as the sun sets over the Gulf of Mexico, is a wonderful experience to share with others. Religious Services Schedule Friday services begin at 7:30 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 convene Yahrzeit minyanim upon request. Please join us at any service. Our participatory worship services and most other events are held at 1459 Pine Ridge Road just west of Mission Square Plaza. For more information, call 239.434.1818, email bethtikvahnaples@aol.com or visit www.bethtikvahnaples.org. You can reach Rabbi Chorny directly at 239.537.5257.

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Chabad Jewish Center of Naples update Hebrew School What better way to introduce your children to their heritage and ensure they will learn to participate in a meaningful way. Registration is still open. Our curriculum includes: Hebrew reading (using the Aleph Champ reading program); Jewish history; mitzvot and Jewish practice (the hows and whys of Jewish living); and tefillah (prayer). Lessons are engaging and exciting – with lots of projects, activities and discussions that provide meaningful insight into contemporary Jewish life. Hebrew School is held on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. First Mikvah in Naples The Naples Jewish community will soon be blessed with the gift of a stunning, elegant, state-of-the-art, women’s mikvah, often seen as the cornerstone of Jewish life and the continuity of a community. We owe thanks to founders Sally Aaron, Roni & Moriah Elias, Mr. & Mrs. Ilan Elias, and Rami & Coki Yitzhak, without whom we could not be moving forward on this fabulous facility for the community. This one-of-a-kind incredible mikvah will boast modern and elegant exteriors and interiors, and enhanced hi-tech security. In the last three months, we have accomplished so much. You may contact us for more information, private tours, a look at the construction plans and site, and opportunities for dedications and memorials that are being offered.

Hebrew Reading Crash Course for Adults No need to feel out-of-the-loop or intimidated anymore. Haven’t you always wanted to be able to follow the prayers in Hebrew? Here’s your chance! The Chabad Jewish Community Center of Naples will be running two Hebrew reading “crash courses,” both taught on Wednesdays beginning in October. The first class will be offered from 4:35 to 5:35 p.m.. The second identical class will take place from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. The same material will be covered in both classes each week and students can attend either class or both classes each week. Ellen Seigel will be the instructor. For more information, contact Ellen at ellenseigel@hotmail.com or 239.207.0806. Flying Challahs Look up in the sky – is it a bird, a plane? No, it’s a unique Chabad Flying Challah! What a wonderful way to celebrate Shabbat! Each week, we distribute freshly-baked challahs to families in our community. Would you like to welcome a new family to town? Perhaps you are aware of someone who is not feeling well. Or maybe you want to let someone know you are thinking about them. A Flying Challah needs only your suggestion and a call. Weekly Services and Children’s Program Join us every Shabbat for our weekly

uplifting Shabbat services, and bring the kids so they can participate in the incredible children’s program at the same time. The Torah Service includes the rabbi’s insights during the Torah reading. The message is always topical, contemporary, meaningful and relevant. Services are followed by a delicious Kiddush buffet lunch. Bring your children and grandchildren along with you! Partners Project Our Partners Project has grown to 275 partners since its inception. Regardless of participation level, each Partner does make a difference as we continue our success in securing our future as a thriving Jewish community.

Partner Marla Weiss says, “As an educator, I compliment Chabad Naples on its many programs that enhance our community. With a creative Hebrew School, a nurturing Preschool of the Arts, a dynamic Summer of the Arts, rigorous adult courses and more, the Chabad programs enrich all who participate, age 2 to 92. Partnerships guarantee continued success of these valuable offerings.” This coming year, our goal is to have 336 partners. For more information or to receive your Partner Package, call 239.262.4474 or visit www.chabad naples.com.

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Federation Star October 2013 naples jewiSh cONGREGATION

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President’s message By Suzanne L. Paley, President

ith a sense of peace and renewal we have welcomed and celebrated the holidays and festivals of the New Year. Services led by Rabbi Sylvin Wolf were highlighted by our Cantorial Soloist, Jane Galler, and enhanced by the voices of our choir. Mr. John Marcy, a member of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, set the mood for Yom Kippur with the playing of his cello for Kol Nidre. At the conclusion of Yom Kippur we joined together for a Break-the-Fast meal. We ate apples and honey on Rosh Hashanah and enjoyed special decorations on Sukkot. Last, but not least, congregants once again filled many bags of food to donate to the Food Pantry at Jewish Family & Community Services.

As we begin to welcome back our friends who escaped the summer heat or traveled to exotic places, we open up our calendars and start to mark the dates of special events and meetings. We will make plans to get together for lunch and dinner, concerts and theatre productions, and before we know it, we will be celebrating Chanukah (talk about the holidays being so early this year)! Members of Naples Jewish Congregation have much to look forward to, and we welcome other members of the community to join us as well. The Men’s Club begins its monthly luncheon meetings on Thursday, October 17 at the Pelican Marsh Golf Club from noon to 1:30 p.m. Harvey Sandberg has some great ideas for activities that he wants to share, so

come and join them and see what’s being planned. Sisterhood will have its Opening Luncheon at Brio Tuscan Grille on Tuesday, October 22 starting at noon. Last year’s luncheon was a great success, so we are looking forward to not only the delicious food, but to hear from Harriet Adelstein about what is in store for the coming year. So far, the plans promise to make this a fun year. Sisterhood Book Club continues to meet on the third Monday of each month at noon at Perkins on Pine Ridge Road. In September we reviewed the book Mary Coin by Marisa Silver, and on Monday, October 21 we will review And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. Karen David will facilitate. The diversity of

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opinions in the group always makes for a lively discussion. Starting in November, Rabbi Wolf will resume his Adult Enrichment classes; the first meeting is on Sunday, November 10 and will be held in the Federation building. The sessions are held twice a month and we are looking forward to a new format that will make it easier for people to join the group at any time and not be “lost” within a topic. I want to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers who helped make this season so very special. It is your kindness and generosity of spirit that makes our congregation feel like an extended family. It is an honor and pleasure to be among you.

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President’s message Roger Blau JCMI President

his summer I traveled to Michigan to attend the 50 th anniversary of my high school graduation. It was wonderful to see so many of my good friends who came from all around the country just to see and touch one another and to recall the happiness we shared as teenagers when the world was so full of opportunity and adventure. I even had the opportunity to dance with my very first girlfriend (from when I was twelve) and to take a photograph together with eight people who were in my kindergarten class! One of my very dear old friends who now lives in Massachusetts was chatting with me. He has a brother who is six years older than him. I also

have a brother who is six years older than I am. So, in the course of our conversation, I asked “How is your brother?” He replied “He’s a jerk and I haven’t spoken to him in years and years.” I was speechless and said, “I’m very sorry to hear that.” I didn’t ask him why they were estranged. I changed the topic as quickly as I could. One of the greatest pieces of parental guidance my two sisters, my brother and I received from my wonderful mother during her lifetime was that we should “Never, under ANY circumstances, allow ourselves to become estranged from one another for ANY reason whatsoever.” I celebrated my 68 th birthday in September. I am the youngest of four children. I can’t imagine ever, under any set of circumstances, losing the close connection my siblings and I share. In all our years, we have remained a close and loving group. We all now live in different states and don’t speak that often. But when

more than a few weeks go by, one or the other will initiate contact just to tell each other how much we miss and love one another. And we try to all be together at least once a year during Passover. Now, I don’t want you to think we are “charmed”. Among the four of us we find liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans. We have very different world views and support different political parties and policies. We are in varying economic strata and we all have our own problems, joys and sadness to cope with. But…we know we can count on each other and that we will always be there if and when we have need of support. We not only love each other…we like each other too. And we enjoy opportunities to be together. I know that many times families experience conflict. Sadly, that seems to be part of the human condition. My siblings and I were blessed with a mother who knew this and “inoculated” us against this dilemma by warn-

ing us against familial division often and forcefully. She and my father ridiculed the families of friends who were fighting. This was a frequent dinner conversation. I’m lucky, I guess, in this regard. But you can be, too. If you have a family member from whom you have become estranged or simply drifted apart, do yourself and them a favor. Make a call or send a note. Make the first overture to regain the relationship you have lost. You’ll find that this investment will yield a great return.

BRIEFS continued from page 27 Both states have gone on to create vibrant, multicultural democracies that have experienced dynamic, technology-driven economic growth. Each also has a large Muslim minority population, and each faces an ongoing terrorism threat from foreign and domestic Islamic extremists; indeed, both Israelis and Indians were targeted and killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Even more serious, India and Israel each faces ballistic missile threats from at least one close, hostile Muslim state. Israel is India’s second largest arms supplier after Russia, and IsraeliIndian military cooperation extends to technology upgrades, joint research, intelligence cooperation and even space (in 2008, India launched a 300kg. Israeli satellite into orbit). (Noah Beck, Commentary)

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October 2013 Federation Star

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COLLIER/LEE CHAPTER OF HADASSAH

Hadassah update Shelley Skelton President

s the new year begins, and our northern neighbors begin the steady migration back to sunny Southwest Florida, we concentrate our efforts on education, love of family, faith, hard work, helping one another, and a passionate dedication to life. We join together in a life of cooperation and mutual respect, working toward our goals for our families and our Hadassah family. Our Collier/Lee Chapter of Hadassah is working diligently to prepare for the newly approaching season with education, enjoyment, dedication and meeting our goals to maintain the extraordinary work of Hadassah. If you or members of your family are not yet members of Hadassah, you can give a gift that will impact you and/ or a child for life – you can empower our youth with Jewish values, Jewish pride and love of Israel by giving a Life Membership for $212. Contact one of our Membership co-Vice Presidents, Lynn Weiner at 239.598.1009 or Iris Shur at 239.593.9328.

Now is such a good time to be a member of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. Since its inception, Hadassah has remained unwavering in its devotion to Judaism, Zionism and American ideals. As the largest volunteer organization and the largest women’s organization in America, Hadassah is committed to strengthening the unity of the Jewish people. In Israel, we accomplish this through progressive healthcare, education, youth institutions, volunteerism and land reclamation. In the United States, we reach our goals through Jewish and Zionist education programs, Zionist Youth programs and health awareness programs, as well as by advocating for issues of importance to women and to the American Jewish community. Our Meeting and Luncheon on Tuesday, October 29 at the Club at Olde Cypress in Naples, will address one of these issues – “Hadassah’s Heart Health Program.” The Every Beat Counts program will educate women from coast to coast, informing them about heart-healthy living, and the incredible care and research at Hadassah Medical Organization’s (HMO) Heart Institute. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States. This

program will raise public awareness and educate women about the risk factors for heart disease and how to reduce them. They will learn how cardiovascular disease manifests itself differently in men and women. HMO is committed to preventing, diagnosing, treating and continuing the research that could one day eradicate heart disease. Hadassah is collaborating with Sister to Sister: The Women’s Heart Health Foundation to offer personal assessments of individuals’ heart health. The Foundation is dedicated to the prevention of heart disease in women, and is a leading provider of free heart-health evaluations. We are pleased to announce that our guest speaker at the October luncheon will be Dr. Tracey Roth of the NCH Heart Institute, who specializes in Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Karen Ezrine will also speak to us about the Hadassah program and HMO cardiology. If you would like to attend, please contact Lynn Weiner at 239.598.1009

or lynninaples@yahoo.com. On Wednesday, October 23, our Knowledge and Nosh @ Noon series will continue, with lunch at Seasons 52 and guest speaker Jenny Craig (not the diet guru) presenting practical tools for change. For more information, call Elyse Morande at 239.498.0623. Please note that as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, IRA Charitable Rollovers have been extended for 2013. Individuals can once again make tax-free distributions from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to qualified charities such as Hadassah. The law authorizes these IRA charitable rollovers for 2013 if you are 70-1/2 or older. Please contact your IRA custodian/plan administrator to obtain the appropriate forms. Be sure to specify the amount you would like Hadassah to receive (up to $100,000). For further information, contact Hadassah – Planned Giving & Estates – at 800.428.8884 or giving@hadassah.org.

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Wednesday, October 23: Knowledge & Nosh @ Noon Tuesday, October 29: Membership Luncheon - Election of Officers Sunday, December 8: Epicurean Adventure Sunday, December 15: Major Gifts and Keepers Luncheon

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Connecting Jewish people from Naples, Marco Island, Fort Myers and Estero By Arnold Bresnick, President Chanukah Party Our annual Chanukah Dinner Dance is Saturday, November 23 at the Heritage Bay Golf and Country Club in Naples. Join us for cocktails and appetizers, which include wonderful potato latkes. The entrée selections are braised beef brisket, char-grilled Atlantic salmon and pan-seared chicken piccata. Noodle kugel and glazed carrots will accompany these delicious selections. Rabbi Troupp will conduct the traditional Chanukah ceremony. To add further enjoyment to the evening, there will be a DJ to provide music for dancing until 10:00 p.m. Sondra Greer is the contact person at Sondanc1016@comcast.net or 239.353.4468. She will be sending

out detailed information by October 1. Please save this very important date for a lovely evening you will thoroughly enjoy. Annual Gala Plan to attend our Annual Gala on Sunday January 26 at Longshore Lake Country Club in Naples. It promises to be an extraordinary event. Your committee has begun meeting with the caterer and arranging for the entertainment. Bridge and Mahjongg In addition to our regular events, we offer bridge and mahjongg. These special interest groups remain an active, social part of our group. Our terrific bridge games, which include social and duplicate, are played respectively on the first and third Sundays of the

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month at Sterling Oaks Clubhouse in Naples. Games begin at 6:00 p.m. Coffee and cookies are served. The cost is $8 per couple. Reservations are a must by the preceding Thursday. For social bridge, call Tilda Ellis at 239.949.9913; for duplicate bridge, call Rhoda Abramovitz at 239.5141296. Mahjongg is played every Thursday at the Longshore Lake Clubhouse. Play begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch being served at 12:30 p.m. The afternoon ends at 3:30 p.m. The game is

played with experienced players only. Call Barbara Bresnick at 239.566.1126 or Sondra Greer at 239.353.4468. For updates on members’ health and life events, please call Rowena Galerston at 239.596.9037. For membership information, call Sondra Greer at 239.353.4468. For all other information, contact Arnold Bresnick, President, at 239.566.1126 or bhbnaples@gmail. com, or Harvey Chodock, Vice President, at 239.949.4927 or harvey chodock@earthlink.net.

JEWISH WAR VETERANS 239-304-5953

Jewish War Veterans update By Gil Block, Commander Post # 202

e welcome back some of our northern friends who have returned. We will be having our first meeting of the season on Sunday, October 20, at the Federation offices as usual. It is extremely important that we all try and attend. We will be planning for our entire season, as well as for our

“Annual Veterans Shabbat” at Temple Shalom. This will take place on Friday, November 8 or 15, depending on Temple Shalom’s schedule. Toward the end of the season last spring, we signed up five new members. Thank you for joining, and we hope to see you at our meetings and events.

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Federation Star October 2013 ORT AMERICA – GULF BEACHES CHAPTER

www.ort.org / 239-649-4000

Something Intangible to kick off ORT season By Helene Dorfman Fuchs

omething Intangible is in the air as Gulf Beaches ORT kicks off its fall season. This year ORT takes you to the theater to spend an afternoon with this award-winning drama by Bruce Graham. ORTists and friends are invited to attend the Gulfshore Playhouse 3:00 p.m. performance on Sunday, November 10 at the at the Norris Center, 755 8th Avenue South, Naples. The cost is $50 per ticket for excellent (center) seats. Dinner will be available afterwards at The Chapel Grill, 811 7th Avenue South, at a special price for theatergoers. Set among the glitz and glamour of 1940s Hollywood, Something Intangible goes inside the movie studio to examine the lives of two very different brothers. (Perhaps they will seem familiar to some of you.) One is a creative genius and extravagant visionary, and the other is his loyal brother, a numbers man who struggles to keep the money coming in to fund the next big dream, a feature-length animated film set to classical music that will ultimately change the film industry forever. With deft wit and endearing humanity, Something Intangible explores the ties that bind, artistic inspiration, and the remarkable ways brothers support each other, in spite of one’s feverish genius and the other’s

fears about unrealistic budgets and unrelenting deadlines. Graham is a prize-winning playwright of some 16 plays who also has written for TV and film. He teaches film and theater classes at Drexel University and is a self-described aficionado of black-and-white movies, especially those in the horror genre. For more information and reservations to ORT’s theater party, please call Midge Rauch at 239.676.7674. Looking ahead ORT’s winter event, its second annual Private Art Collection Tour, will take place on Thursday, January 23. It will feature a collection that consists primarily of contemporary art glass and ceramics. The afternoon will include lunch at a country club. Look for further details in upcoming editions of the Federation Star. Remember, all you intellectually curious, fun-seeking gals and guys out there: ORT provides not merely art, music and theater, fun, food and socializing (think of concertmaster Glen Basham, musicians Billy Dean and Dawn, museum patron Olga Hirshhorn, entrepreneur Truly Nolen, and many more headliners at past ORT events). ORT also exists to raise money for education. What could be more important? So every event that ORT sponsors also underwrites a worldwide, immensely important

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cause: to educate and elevate, to ensure that young people have the tools they need to make a living, support a family, and contribute to their communities. So join ORT or renew your

membership, have intellectually-challenging and fun-inducing times, and feel good while doing so. Send your $36 check for annual membership to Hella Amelkin, 3200 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., #307, Naples, FL 34103.

Gulf Beaches ORT 2013-14 Calendar of Events • Sunday, November 10 at 3:00 p.m.: ORT opening event, Gulfshore Playhouse production of Something Intangible, Bruce Graham’s awardwinning new play, at the Norris Center, 755 8th Ave. S., Naples. • Thursday, January 23 at 11:30 a.m.: 2nd annual private-art collection viewing at a private residence. • Friday, February 7 at 7:00 p.m.: ORT Shabbat at Beth Tikvah Synagogue, 1459 Pine Ridge Rd., Naples. Speaker: Rabbi Ammos Chorny. • Sunday, February 16 at 11:00 a.m.: ORT special brunch at the Jewish Federation of Collier County offices. • Thursday, March 13 at 2:00 p.m.: “Just Desserts”* at the Jewish Federation of Collier County offices. Speaker Ellaine Rosen will talk about “Jewish Artists of the Paris School.” • Wednesday, March 19 at 2:00 p.m.: ”Just Desserts”* at the Rosen Studio and Gallery, 2172 J & C Blvd., Naples. Host: Richard Rosen. • Monday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m.: “Just Desserts”* at the Jewish Federation of Collier County offices. Speaker Dottie Magen will talk about “Caravaggio, the Artist and the Man.” * This new series features elegant desserts followed by outstanding programs on a variety of art topics. It is being held on three different days of the week in order to accommodate busy schedules. Note: All members are invited to attend ORT board meetings, which are held on the first Friday of every month at 11:30 a.m. in the Jewish Federation of Collier County boardroom.

www.humanisticjewishhavurahswfl.org / 239-398-3935

Fall membership drive for Humanistic Jewish Havurah Paula Creed President

he Humanistic Jewish Havurah is an active and growing group offering a unique opportunity to those who may be interested in an alternative to traditional Jewish practice. This month we are welcoming others to join us. Membership in Humanistic Jewish Havurah of Southwest Florida also includes membership in our national organization, Society For Humanistic Judaism (www.shj.org). Dues at $80 per person may be sent, by check payable to HJH, to Cynthia Cook, 25052 Banbridge Court, #202, Bonita Springs, FL 34134. For many Jews the historic procedures for expressing their membership in the Jewish people rub against their personal integrity. They feel Jewish, but not religious. Or they feel

religious but not the way the rabbis prescribe. The secular side of modern Jewish life seems to find no echo in the Jewish past. For those Jews who are not traditional, who want to integrate their Jewish identity with their personal convictions, valuing their Jewish identity is not enough. Jewish identity needs to find some way to express itself that does not violate other values that are equally or more important. It needs to promote personal integrity. It needs to challenge the exclusive claims of religious tradition. It needs to present a realistic version of Jewish history and to incorporate it into Jewish celebration. It needs to revise the vision of the ideal Jew and let it conform to the real moral and intellectual aspirations of contemporary Jews. It needs to challenge the parochialism of the past and to provide a more compassionate answer. Humanistic Judaism incorporates a naturalistic philosophy, a cosmic outlook rooted in science and a consequential ethical system in which acts are judged not by their conformance

to preselected norms, but by their consequences for men and women in the world. We ask ourselves the questions: “How can we make the most of our only life?” “As social beings sharing a godless world, how should we coexist with our fellow human beings?” Our contemporary lives teach us that life is often unfair, and it takes human courage, rather than divine blessings, to endure pain. If comfort is to be found, it comes from within oneself – from self reliance – or from the support of family and friends. It also comes from the members of a community who support one another, share each other’s joys, and accept the diversity of cultural backgrounds. Comfort also comes from intellectual integrity. We need to use words that we can recite unequivocally. Our liturgical language must be clear and honest while also evocative and uplifting. For example, traditional melodies are laid over with new lyrics that are true to our beliefs. New meditations and songs reflect our creativity. As it has throughout history, Juda-

ism continues to evolve. We affirm our identification with the Jewish people and the Jewish experience while we also affirm our right and responsibility to question, reject, modify, adapt and create celebrations and liturgy anew. So take advantage of the presence of this viable Humanistic Jewish community and participate in our celebrations of the Jewish holidays, including Yom Kippur, Chanukah, Passover and Shabbat. During season we also meet on the third Sunday afternoon of each month in the community room of the Jewish Federation of Collier County, for a stimulating program appealing to the interests of Humanistic Jews. Involvement in a Humanistic Jewish community makes a significant difference in the lives of our members. The community sustains us in a supportive, caring environment. It enables us to affirm and celebrate our Jewish identity – our connection to the Jewish people, past, present and future. Membership affords us the opportunity to cultivate warm, personal relationships with other like-minded people.

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

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October 2013 Federation Star

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN

239-353-5963 / 239-354-9117

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

hank You, Thank You, Thank You! Once again, as we look forward to another season, we would like to thank our wonderful volunteers who made last season so successful. Thanks to our speakers at our programs: Dr. Howard Simon, Executive Director of the Florida America Civil Liberties Union; Dr. Kamela Patton, Superintendent of Collier County Public Schools; Suzanne Graziano, Nursing Director of the Orthopedic Center of Excellence at NCH; Naomi Buck, Director of Programming & Production for the Naples Philharmonic; Dr,Jaclynn Faffer, President/ CEO, Jewish Family & Community Services; and Gloria Padilla, Area Coordinator for RCMA, and Velma Adame, Food Service Manager for the State of Florida, RCMA. To our volunteers, thank you for your commitment, dedication and hard work. Our Board of Directors: Vice Presidents: Community Service Marilyn Goldenberg, Fundraising - Carol Emerson, Membership - Marilyn Dano, Program - Fran Nossen. Secretaries: Corresponding - Maraline Rane, Financial - Cheryl Lash, Recording - Carol Klein. Treasurer - Ellen Gurnitz. Trustees - Muriel

Hurwich, Carolyn Greenberg, Phyllis Lazear, Edythe Winters. Past President - Sandy Wolf. Reservations - Muriel Hurwich, Doris Feuer (of Blessed Memory). Courtwatch in conjunction with the Women’s Shelter is chaired by Carol Klein. Volunteers are Carol Klein, Carolyn and Bill Greenberg, Maraline Rane, Bobbie Nemerson, Joan Weinstein, Millie Sernovitz, Susan Golubock, Wendy Riedel and Annette Smith. Knitting was chaired by Gayle Dorio, volunteers are Judy Kaufman, Carol Klein, Iris Abel, Parker Grossman, Marlene Apkon, Fran Nossen, Rose Piccinini, Jean Schwerfeger, Terry Wachalter and Ellen Gurnitz. Friendly Visitors is chaired by Bobbie Katz. Volunteers are Linda Wainick, Carolyn and Bill Greenberg, Hedy Weinberger, Muriel Hurwich, Millie Sernovitz, Donna Goldblatt, Ellen Gurnitz, Toby Kosloff, Susan Ritter, Susan Seiden, Gina and Tim Cannon, and Beverly and Howard Brower. The Fashion Show was chaired by Doris Feuer and Bobbie Katz. The models, arranged for by Carol Emerson, were Marcelle Reiss and Gina Cannon (mother and daughter), Marilyn Dano, Jeri Hall, Judy Kaufman

and Hedy Weinberger. Raffles were sold by Carolyn Greenberg and Barbara Gootkin. Special thanks to Carol McDonald of Casual Connection for the fashions and her commentary. NCJW Directory, chaired by Bobbie Katz with help from Cheryl Lash, Ellen Gurnitz and Fran Nossen. Parkside School volunteers are Judy Kaufman, Linda Wainick and Muriel Hurwich. Holiday Programs, chaired by Linda Wainick, with Ellen Gurnitz and Bobbie Katz. Visions Luncheon is chaired by Carol Emerson. Volunteers in the kitchen: Evelyn Cole, Judy Kaufman, Sandy Stone and Helen Weinfeld. Assisting with the meal were Marcelle Reiss, Marilyn Dano, Gayle Dorio, Bobbie Katz, Gina Cannon, Doris Feuer, Bev Brower, Michael Emerson and Jerry Wainick. Special thanks to Jane Galler for her wonderful entertainment. The Bulletin is edited by Carolyn Greenberg. Her proof readers are: Carol Klein, Betty Schwartz, Bobbie Katz, Linda Wainick, Lois Rosenberg and Bill Greenberg. Special thanks to Maraline Rane for mailing the Bulletin. Just Lunch was chaired by Marilyn Goldenberg. Volunteers were:

Gina Cannon, Doris Feuer, Barbara Gootkin, Carolyn Greenberg, Ellen Gurnitz, Bobbie Katz, Millie Sernovitz, Phyllis Twiss and Linda Wainick. Membership was chaired by Marilyn Dano, with help from Cheryl Lash and Doris Feuer. Yad B’ Yad - Maraline Rane. RCMA - Myra Shapiro. Computer Czarina - Fran Nossen. Tribute Cards - Doris Feuer. Board Liaison - Joan Person. Israel@65 - Carol Emerson, Bobbie Katz and Linda Wainick. Thanks to our printer, Jeff Silverman of Naples Envelope & Printing Co., for all his help. And last, but certainly not least, a special thank you to Bobbie Katz, my co-president, for her guidance, assistance and support. Thanks to all of you who make it all happen! Please join us for our opening luncheon on Tuesday, October 15 at 11:30 a.m. at the Vineyards Country Club. Our guest will be Kara Kaufer from the Naples Botanical Garden. This will be a lovely start to our season, with a delicious lunch, a delightful speaker and a wonderful opportunity to greet old friends and make new ones. Contact Bobbie Katz for more information. See you then!

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Save these 2014 dates for major Federation events Monday, January 13: Major Gifts/ Lions of Judah event

Saturday, February 8:

Community Celebration Event

Wednesday, February 19: 10th Annual Evy Lipp People of the Book Cultural Event

Friday, April 11:

Women’s Division Luncheon

Hosts for this elite evening are Bobby and Jack Myers. Guest speaker is Michael Siegal, chairman of the Jewish Federations of North America. Northern Trust has graciously stepped forward to sponsor this fundraiser.

The Federation will take that opportunity to honor Rosalee and Jerry Bogo for ten years of dedicated leadership to our organization and community. This dinner will be held at the recently remodeled and redecorated Wyndemere Country Club. To top it off, the program – a night of comedy – will provide plenty of healthy laughter.

This annual event always fills the venue at Temple Shalom. This year’s speaker may not be an immediately recognized celebrity like former presenters Alan Dershowitz or Ted Koppel, but rest assured that Bruce Feiler, author of Walking the Bible, is a most significant writer, speaker and thought-provoker.

After a few years of having no activity specifically for the Women’s Division, 2014 marks its comeback year. Under the leadership of co-chairs Nancy Greenberg and Carolyn Roth, this fundraiser luncheon for the 2014 campaign – women only – will be held at beautiful Grey Oaks.

The Federation Star will feature more information on each of these events as the dates approach.

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Federation Star October 2013

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Get the Service you Deserve October 2013 – 5774 SUNDAY

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

10:00am TS-S Board Mtg 12:15pm BT Torah Study 1:00pm HM Exhibit Opens 1:30pm CJD Steering Cmte 4:00pm BT Liturgical Hebrew 6:00pm TS RS Senior Study 7:00pm TS 92nd St Y

10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Hebrew School 11:30am ORT Board Mtg 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 6:00pm TS Back-to-School Blessing 4:30pm TS Hebrew School 8:00pm BT Conservative Judaism

SATURDAY

11:30am ORT Board Mtg 6:00pm HJH Shabbat Dinner 6:00pm TS Back-to-School Blessing 7:30pm BT Services 7:30pm NJC Torah Services & Choir 7:30pm TS 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

9:00am BT Religious School 9:30am TS Sunday School 10:00am TS Torah Letter Day 4:00pm HM Quarterly Survivor Series

10:00am NCJW Board Mtg 10:00am TS Torah Letter Day 2:00pm HDH Board Mtg 5:30pm JCMI Bingo

10:00am Jewish Genealogy 11:00am JCMI-S Bd Mtg 11:30am TS-S Luncheon 12:00pm JCMI-S Mtg 12:15pm BT Torah Study 4:00pm BT Liturgical Hebrew 7:30pm JFCC Board Mtg

10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 3:00pm HM Exec Cmte Mtg 1:30pm JCRC Meeting 4:30pm BT Hebrew School 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 4:30pm TS Hebrew School 7:00pm ZOA Speaker

7:30pm BT 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

11:30am CHA-M Meeting 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 1:30pm Israel Affairs Mtg 4:30pm BT Hebrew School 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 4:30pm TS Hebrew School 8:00pm BT Conservative Judaism

10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 12:00pm NJC-M Meeting 1:30pm TS-S Book Bag 5:00pm BT Board Mtg

7:30pm BT 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

12:00pm NJC-S Opening Lunch 12:15pm BT Torah Study 4:00pm BT Liturgical Hebrew 7:00pm TS Board Mtg

11:00am HDH Knowl & Nosh 10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 11:30am CHA-M Meeting 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Hebrew School 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 4:30pm TS Hebrew School

9:00am BT Religious School 10:30am TS Naples Jewish 11:30am NCJW Gen Mtg 9:30am TS Sunday School Caring Support Group 12:15pm BT Torah Study 4:00pm BT Liturgical 5:30pm JCMI Bingo Hebrew

9:00am BT Religious School 10:30am TS Naples Jewish 9:30am JWV Meeting Caring Support Group 9:30am TS Sunday School 11:00am HM Mem Lit Srs 4:30pm HM GenShoah Mtg 12:00pm NJC-S Study Grp 1:00pm HDH Study Group 5:30pm JCMI Bingo

6:00pm BT Eat/Learn 7:30pm BT 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

Candle lighting times: 27

9:00am BT Religious School 10:30am TS Naples Jewish 9:30am TS Sunday School Caring Support Group 5:30pm JCMI Bingo 7:30pm BT Book Group

10:45am HDH Election/ Luncheon 12:15pm BT Torah Study 4:00pm BT Liturgical Hebrew

11:30am CHA-M Meeting 10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Hebrew School 4:30pm CHA Hebrew School 4:30pm TS Hebrew School 5:30pm CHA Jewish Storytime/Dinner

October 4: 6:53 October 11: 6:46 October 18: 6:39 October 25: 6:33

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

Federation Star Publication Policy The Federation Star is a subsidized arm of the Jewish Federation of Collier County (JFCC). Its purpose and function is to publicize the activities and programs of the “Federation,” and to publicize the ongoing activities of the established and recognized Jewish organizations within Collier County. The mission of the JFCC is to reach out and unite all Jews of the greater Collier County area. While offering opinions and points of view do, and will continue to, exist about many issues of importance to Jews, the Federation Star will confine itself to publishing ONLY items that report the facts of actual events of concern to Jews and will only offer commentary that clearly intends to unite all Jews in a common purpose or purposes. Critical or derogatory comments directed at individuals or organizations will NOT be published in the Federation Star.

• 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.

• NJC: Naples Jewish Congregation • NJC-M: Naples Jewish Congregation Men’s Club • NJC-S: Naples Jewish Congregation Sisterhood • NJSC: Naples Jewish Social Club • ORT: Organization for Rehabilitation/Training • TS: Temple Shalom • TS-M: Temple Shalom Men’s Club • TS-S: Temple Shalom Sisterhood • WCA: Women’s Cultural Alliance • ZOA: Zionist Organization of America

Special Announcements: Special announcements shall be accepted from established Jewish organizations within Collier County and may, at the discretion of the Federation Board, be subject to the conditions applicable to paid advertisements, as set forth above. News Items: Only those news items pertaining to matters of general interest to the broadest cross-section of the Jewish Community will be accepted for publication. Note: Items of controversial opinions and points of view, about political issues, will not be accepted for publication without prior approval of a majority of the Federation Officers and Trustees. All persons and organizations objecting to the actions and rulings of the Editor or Publications Committee Chairman shall have the right to appeal those rulings to the Officers and Board of Trustees of the JFCC.

Federation membership

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 UJA Federation Campaign in our community. For more information, please contact the Federation at 239.263.4205.

October 2013 COMMUNITY DIRECTORY 39 Federation Star 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 Yale T. Freeman, President Susan Shechter Daugherty, Exec. Dir. 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.

JEWISH CONGREGATION OF MARCO ISLAND

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BETH TIKVAH

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Services are held at: The Unitarian Congregation 6340 Napa Woods Way Rabbi Sylvin Wolf Ph.D, DD 234-6366 Email: sylvinwolf@comcast.net www.naplesjewishcongregation.org

1459 Pine Ridge Road Naples, FL 34109

Rabbi Edward M. Maline, DD Hari Jacobsen, Cantorial Soloist Roger Blau, President Shabbat Services Friday 8:00 p.m. Torah Study and Saturday Services

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 23, No. 2 October 2013 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: Jacqui Aizenshtat 239-777-2889 November Issue Deadlines: Editorial: October 1 Advertising: October 7 Send news stories to: fedstar18@gmail.com

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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: Norman Krivosha • Executive Director: David Willens

American Technion Society • Chapter Dir: Jennifer Singer, 941-378-1500 • Naples Chairman: L.C. Goldman, 592-5884

Collier/Lee Chapter of Hadassah • President: Shelley Skelton, 676-3052

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 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

Naples Friends of American Magen David Adom (MDA) • Exec Dir: Robert Schwartz, 954-457-9766

Naples Jewish Social Club • Co-President: Arnold Bresnick, 566-1126 • Co-President: Harvey Chodock, 949-4927

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: Jane Hersch, 948-0003

Zionist Organization of America • President Southwest Florida Chapter: Jerry Sobel, 597-0855

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