Federation Star - July/August 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

www.JewishNaples.org INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

2A Community Relations Comm. 6A Women’s Cultural Alliance 7A Community Focus 10A Jewish Interest 14A Tributes 15A Focus on Youth 17A Commentary 19A Rabbinical Reflections 20A Synagogues 22A Organizations 24A Business Directory 25A Community Calendar 27A Community Directory 1B Israel & the Jewish World

4A “Stand Up For Justice” award presented

July/August 2013 - Tammuz/Av 5773

Vol. 22 #11

The importance of affiliation Judge Norman Krivosha President

ast month I wrote about the importance of being vigilant but unafraid of those crazies who would try to intimidate us by the use of violence; reminding ourselves of how our families and friends in Israel have fought back by not letting themselves be intimidated or their daily lives altered. Only in this way can those who would seek to do us harm realize their efforts will be unsuccessful. I believe there is an additional step that must be taken if we are to gather the strength to survive these threats, particularly if we constitute

a minority group as Jews within the larger American community. That step is to be sure that we are affiliated with the various Jewish organizations within our community. Only by affiliating do we display to everyone that we care about who we are and how we are treated. It may be easy enough to “get lost” in Naples, but “getting lost” serves no useful purpose either for the person “getting lost” nor the community of which they should be a part. The Jewish Federation of Collier County can be only as effective as the Jewish community, by its participation, permits it to be. We have no way of obtaining the necessary funds, not only to provide for those in need, but also to protect everyone else, except by your generous donations – and that means everyone. At the recent annual meeting of the Jewish Federation of Collier

County, our Community Relations Committee, a division of the Federation, awarded its annual “Stand Up for Justice Educator Grant,” recognizing two area educators who have played a significant role in aiding young people to stand up against bigotry. Everyone in the community benefits from such activities; and likewise, everyone in the community should support such programs by their participation in the annual giving campaign of the Federation. Evidence available to us discloses that the number of unaffiliated Jews in Collier and southern Lee counties is growing. People seems to believe that it is not necessary to be affiliated with a synagogue or temple while living in the area during the “season,” yet nothing could be further from the truth. The strength of the Jewish community and, thus, the safety of its members

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Executive Director’s Report at Federation’s Annual Meeting, May 21 David Willens

15A Focus on Youth – schools, camps, BBYO

1B WCA/Federation Mission to Israel

6B WCA season in photos

JFCC Executive Director

his is my 13th Annual Meeting of our Federation. Somehow, tonight feels a little like my bar mitzvah. I want to congratulate the newly elected Trustees of the Jewish Federation of Collier County and thank our existing Officers and Trustees for their commitment to another year of service on the board. The Federation staff and I look forward to working with all of you. I would like to thank our staff members for all they do – Melissa Keel, Iris Doenias and Deborah Vacca. Together, we get a great deal accomplished.

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We want to recognize several outgoing Trustees of our board. Their interest and efforts are appreciated and commendable. Beth Grossman and Sandy Roth are not with us tonight, but they have each worked on important events and activities and have offered to continue to help when called upon. We thank Beth and Sandy. Ted Epstein, please step up to the podium so that we can acknowledge you and thank you for your dedicated leadership and service to our Federation and our community. I know that Ted is abiding by term limits; and

before you know it we trust that he will be back on our board. Ted, you are just an amazing guy. Over ten years ago, you started out as the volunteer editor of the Federation Star, and six years ago I turned the production of the paper over to you. Since then, you have become Federation Media Group, producing not only our newspaper, Connections magazine and other publicity and marketing pieces, but you also do the same for the Federations in LeeCharlotte and Sarasota-Manatee counties, here on the west coast.

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– affiliated and unaffiliated – is enhanced when more and more people participate in its activities. While you are here you need to support the entire community, for your own sake as well as the community’s sake. It matters less which synagogue or temple you choose to affiliate with, as long as you affiliate. One of the great strengths of Judaism is our belief that it is more important that you participate than whether you know all of the rituals. Knowledge will come in time with participation. But no one can deny the fact that there is strength in numbers. If we seem not to care about ourselves, why should anyone else bother to care about us?

You truly have put our community in the spotlight, in print and on the web, and so much more. Please accept our gratitude and this Certificate of Appreciation. This past year, our Federation accomplished many things, including these new ones: ÎÎ Important new policies were developed and old ones reviewed and updated ÎÎ We favorably renegotiated our lease for another five years ÎÎ We were instrumental in launching BBYO Naples ÎÎ We’ve seen the growth of WCA to nearly 1,000 women ÎÎ And the formation of the MCA for more than 250 men since November ÎÎ We conducted a mission to Israel ÎÎ And a successful and meaningful Community Day of Service conducted by the Catholic/Jewish Dialogue of Collier County

As we move through the summer and approach the High Holidays, I urge everyone to take some time to reexamine where they are and ask: Have I participated in helping the Federation accomplish its work by making a donation and, if not, why not? If I have made a donation, is it sufficient or could I do more? Have I joined a synagogue or temple and, if not, why not? There is relatively little any one of us can do individually to defeat terrorism, but collectively we can obtain great strength and the safety that comes with that strength. Let us not lose the opportunity to succeed.

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ÎÎ And we conducted a communitywide Celebration of Israel@65 Last summer, the Jewish Federations of North America launched a new tagline to our brand logo: THE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE. THE POWER OF COMMUNITY. But the identity of the Jewish Federation is so much more than a logo or a tagline. It is a responsibility. It is a responsibility of its Officers and Board of Trustees and staff to interpret and ensure our success and maintain our long-term presence. Accomplishing this requires a great deal of work. It always does. And our work is never done. To quote Rosalee Bogo, “We doze but never close.” This has been, and always will be our challenge – to build community and ensure Jewish continuity. Tonight, our board, staff and donors dedicate ourselves to another year of service and assistance to Jews everywhere.

Community Relations Committee update Ann Jacobson Community Relations Committee Chair Summer movie time at Federation The Israel Affairs Committee is sponsoring the screening of two films in July and August. The film It is not a Dream – The Life of Theodore Herzl will be shown at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24. Grand Deception – Jihad in America will be shown at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21. Both film presentations will take place in the Community Room of the Jewish Federation of Collier County,

2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201. The films are free to the public, but due to limited seating reservations are required. Please call the Federation at 239.263.4205 to RSVP. Community Relations Committee expands membership The Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Collier County seeks to be more inclusive as well as have more input in its decision making from the Jewish community’s organizations and synagogues membership. Organizations will be contacted early this summer to select representatives to the CRC. For more information, please contact CRC Chair Ann Jacobson at 239.262.4880 or annrj5@aol.com.

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A fond farewell, but not goodbye

Save these 2014 dates for major Federation events

elissa Martin Keel, Federation Community Program Director, announced at the end of May that she will take early retirement at the end of June of this year. Melissa joined the Federation staff seven years ago this July. Melissa retires with almost 40 years in human services, fundraising and community relations expertise. Melissa has chosen to spend more time with family and friends, and enjoy the quality of life that she and her husband, Harry, moved to Southwest Florida for. We all wish Melissa only the best in this decision and her future endeav-

XX MONDAY, JANUARY 13: Major Gifts/Lions of Judah event. The speaker will be Michael Siegal, Chairman of the Board of The Jewish Federations of North America. Hosts are Bobbie and Jack Myers.

XX SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8: Community Celebration Event (a night of comedy is planned) at Wyndemere Country Club.

XX WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19: 10th Annual Evy Lipp People of the Book Cultural Event at Temple Shalom. Bruce Feiler is the planned speaker. Melissa Keel

ors. Who knows, she may even decide to join one or more of our committees as a volunteer!

XX FRIDAY, APRIL 4: Women’s Division Luncheon at Grey Oaks. We are bringing this annual fundraiser back after many years hiatus. Event chairs are Nancy Greenberg and Carolyn Roth.

ith the stock market’s alltime highs and the latest increases in capital gains taxes for high-income taxpayers, the time is ripe for a different kind of savings…and giving. If you have marketable securities that have increased substantially in value, now is the time to consider a gift of appreciated securities to the Jewish Federation of Collier County. For securities held longer than one year, you can deduct their full fair market value and avoid paying capital gains tax. This tax-wise benefit, in turn, means that you can

What if there was one place… ÎÎ to meet the needs of Jews and nonJews, young and old, wherever they live? ÎÎ inspired by bold, often daring pursuits of social justice and human rights? ÎÎ you could make stronger by rich traditions of advocacy, education, responsibility and tzedakah? ÎÎ where you provide the spark that helps others make connection to Jewish values and people?

There is! Federation. It starts with you!

To learn more, call 239.263.4205.

make your donation for as little as fifty cents on the dollar. You can gift appreciated securities to satisfy existing pledges, make a new gift to the 2013 Campaign or even a gift to the Federation’s Endowment Fund. While your gift may have a minimal impact on your portfolio, it will do a world of good for the Federation and our community. For more information, please contact David Willens, Federation Executive Director, at 239.263.4205 or david@jewishnaples.org. Thank you.

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“Stand Up For Justice” award presented to two Collier School educators

n October 2010, an annual “Stand Up For Justice Educator Grant” award was established by the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Collier County. This award recognizes middle and high school teachers, guidance counselors, school librarians, media specialists, and administrators who demonstrate outstanding, unique and replicable education initiatives countering bigotry and bullying. All nominees must have created lessons of their own design or successfully made adaptations from other programs, and should be able to show evidence of a positive nature as a result of implementation. These lessons or activities should teach students to stand up for justice no matter what religious, racial, cultural or other differences exist.

The judging committee of Educator Award Coordinator Beth Povlow, Ruth Dorfman, Ann Jacobson, Melissa Keel, Jane Kiester, Kathy Ryan and Gail Smith reviewed all the submissions for this year and decided to honor one teacher and one school psychologist by issuing two grant awards. On Tuesday, May 21, the “Stand Up For Justice” award was presented to: XX First place: Margaret W. Bastida, technology teacher, Pine Ridge Middle School XX Second place: Jane Csenger, Psychologist, Collier County District Schools For more information, please contact Beth Povlow at MarcoPovlow@ hotmail.com or 239.393.6306.

Federation leaders, judges and participants for the “Stand Up for Justice Educator Grant” program

Educator Grant Coordinator Beth Povlow, Margaret Bastida, grant winner, Technology Teacher at Pine Ridge Middle School, and Assistant Principal Valerie Hernandez

Scholastica Lee, Dean at Golden Gate High School, Jane Csenger, grant winner, School Psychologist for Golden Gate High School, and Beth Povlow

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Job Opening: Community Program Coordinator Jewish Federation of Collier County

2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201 Naples, Florida 34109-0613 Phone: (239) 263-4205 Fax: (239) 263-3813 www.jewishnaples.org Email: info@jewishnaples.org Officers

The Jewish Federation of Collier County, located in Naples, is seeking a Community Program Coordinator. The position includes all programming and several of the administrative and logistic aspects of the organization. Candidates should have knowledge of Jewish values, heritage and ethics.

President: Judge Norman Krivosha Vice President: Dr. Karen Ezrine Vice President: Dr. Morton Friedman Vice President: Phyllis Seaman Recording Secretary: Kevin Aizenshtat Assistant Secretary: Alvin Becker Treasurer: Jerry Sobelman Assistant Treasurer: Jerry Bogo Immed. Past President: Rosalee Bogo

Salary range depends upon experience. Comprehensive benefits package.

Please email your resume and letter of interest to david@jewishnaples.org. No phone calls, please.

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

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

Board Members Emeritus Ann Jacobson Hans Levy Shirley Levy

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

Executive Director David Willens

Staff Iris Doenias, Administrative Assistant Deborah Vacca, Bookkeeper

Federation is the central Jewish community-building organization for Collier County, providing a social service network that helps Jewish people in Collier County, in Israel and around the world. As the central fundraising organization for Jewish communal life in our area, strength is drawn from organized committees of dedicated volunteers. Programs include: • Annual Campaign & Endowment fund • Community Relations Committee • Educational & cultural programs • Long Range Planning for expected community growth • Publication of the Federation Star, our monthly newspaper; Connections, our annual resource guide; and Community Directory • Women’s Cultural Alliance • Women’s Division • YAD – Young Adult Division • Youth Activities Committee – sponsoring youth education and scholarships for Jewish Summer Camp and the Israel Experience

Iris Doenias, Federation Administrative Assistant, recently became a U.S. Citizen. Helping Iris celebrate are Melissa Keel, David Willens and Deborah Vacca. Mazel Tov, Iris!

For a continuously updated community calendar, visit www.jewishnaples.org.

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 meetings of the Jewish Genealogy SIG (Shared Interest Group) at the Jewish Federation of Collier County offices (2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201, Naples) on Tuesdays, July 9 and August 13 at 10:00 a.m.

Seating is limited. RSVP to genresearch13@yahoo.com. You will receive an acknowledgement that you have a reservation. Bring a notebook and pen to the meeting.

MCA is looking for a few Good Men

ith the summer months upon us, it is not too early to begin thinking about MCA’s (Men’s Cultural Alliance) programs for next season. Coming off a stellar inaugural year, the organization hopes to capitalize on its success by planning for next year and increasing the membership, which currently stands at over 300. At a recently planning meeting, discussions were held about events for next year. We are planning luncheon meetings for December through March. A list is being developed of potential speakers for our luncheons. We have contacted the athletic office at FGCU to explore the possibility of attending a college basketball game. Les Nizin, Activity Chair, is in the process of contacting group leaders from last season to obtain their plans for next year. But our work has just begun. MCA is looking for members who are willing to chair an event or create a new group. The strength and the future success of MCA will rely on our members. To date, our interest groups include fishing, bird watching, discussion groups, tennis, bridge, poker, bike riding, golf and documentary films. If you have not yet joined the organization, we encourage you to contact Steve Brazina at sbrazina@

aol.com. If you have ideas for a project, activity or event, we encourage you to contact Les Nizin at lnizin@ aol.com.

To join MCA for next year, please complete the form below and return it to the Federation office along with your dues payment.

MEN’S CULTURAL ALLIANCE 2013-14 Membership Form

For more information, please email Steve Brazina at sbrazina@aol.com.

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WCA fun continues – even during summer! By Jane Hersch, WCA President & Susan Pittelman, WCA Publicity Chair

hile many WCA members return north at the end of the season, nearly onethird of WCA’s membership enjoy Southwest Florida so much that they have made it their permanent home. WCA provides a variety of programming opportunities for our year-round Florida members as well as for those who return for a visit during the summer, ensuring that “The fun never stops at WCA!” WCA Summer Serendipity is a unique program of free events started and run by WCA President Jane Hersch for members who live here full-time or visit during the summer. This summer, WCA’s very popular monthly Ladies Who Lunch programs are being scheduled the same

day as Summer Serendipity events so members can have a full day of WCA, going to either the program or to lunch – or to both – whichever fits into their summer schedules. The object is to see who is here during the summer, have fun, and learn something new. Summer Serendipity kicked off in early May with an overflow crowd of WCA members gathering at Norris Home Furnishings for the design seminar “The Art of Accessorizing,” presented by designer Jackie Drake, a WCA member. This was WCA’s first event at Norris and it was a sellout! Members enjoyed breakfast, a tour of the store, and learning how they could express “the real you” in their home décor. A Ladies Who Lunch at Shula’s followed.

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At the end of May, WCA members attended a fashion seminar at Marilyn’s boutique on 5th Avenue South, given by owner and WCA member Marilyn Hellman. Marilyn shared her secrets on “how to pack just one suitcase for a two-week trip to Paris.” A fabulous morning was had by all! Saks Fifth Avenue was the location for the immediate sellout for the June Summer Serendipity event. Twenty-five members were invited into the store an hour before it opened and treated to a private party in the Chanel Cosmetic Boutique. Members learned tips and tricks on how to look Florida Fabulous featuring the latest Chanel products. A Ladies Who Lunch at Brio followed the Saks event. The final Summer Serendipity event will be in July at Merle Norman Cosmetics in The Galleria on Vanderbilt. The store will open just for WCA and what a morning is planned! Makeovers and special new products are on the menu! Ronnie Herman and Barbara Karp organized this summer day of fun. WCA members will enjoy lunch following the program at a restaurant in the shopping center. Rounding off WCA’s summer of fun, the very popular WCA Couples Group had a Saturday evening dinner in June at KC American Bistro in the Pavilion Shopping Center. The WCA Couples Group (over 400 members) meets monthly throughout the year at

various restaurants. The dinners sell out the minute the flyer reaches our members’ email! In addition to the special Summer Serendipity programming, several WCA special interest and discussion groups that run throughout the entire year provide additional activities for WCA members “off season.” Mah Jongg, Bridge and Canasta are played weekly at the Federation. The lively discussion groups for Contemporary Issues, The New Yorker, Contemporary Fiction and Current Films and Lunch continue to meet monthly throughout the year. All of these are well attended, showing that even during the “lazy hazy days of summer” and well into the fall, WCA members enjoy participating in stimulating, interactive and fun programs. The WCA article in the September issue of the Federation Star will offer a sneak preview of some of the new and exciting programming opportunities being planned for the 2013-2014 season. Get ready for more learning, fun and friendship! If you have not yet renewed your membership in WCA, “due it now.” If you are not already a member of WCA, join today! Remember: The fun never stops at WCA – not even during the summer! But you MUST be a member of WCA to play. Fill out the membership form below or go to www.WomensCulturalAlliance.com and join online.

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JFCS prepares for summer Dr. Jaclynn Faffer JFCS President/ CEO

orrential downpours, blazing sun, humidity and temperatures the mid 90s. The ability to walk into a restaurant without a reservation and not wait in line for the movies. It is summer in Southwest Florida. Many of our friends are up north, and others are traveling. This is often the time when agencies, organizations and businesses experience a “slow down.” Unfortunately, this is not true for Jewish Family & Community Services. In fact, this is a time when we need you to think about us, and the individuals and families we assist, more than ever! The large majority of individuals and families served by JFCS are here year-round. They lose loved ones, and JFCS steps up to the plate to provide support during the grieving process. Couples argue and some arguments

cannot be resolved without the counsel of a professional. JFCS provides marriage counseling for couples in need of support. Children and teenagers struggle with behavior problems and parents need to figure out the best way to handle this challenge. JFCS provides the parenting support and mental health counseling for children and adolescents, individually or within the family context. An isolated senior living on the East Trail in an apartment that has been “home” for 20 years feels even more isolated as his neighbors leave for the summer. Our monthly congregate meal, “Just Lunch,” is even more meaningful during this time. The numbers of people needing assistance from the JFCS Financial Assistance Program and the JFCS Food Pantry do not decrease in the summer. In fact, the only thing that does decrease in the summer is the number of people who donate much needed food to the JFCS Food Pantry because they are simply not here to stop in with a bag of groceries. The food on the shelves of our Pantry is already diminished; however, the

The Naples Jewish Caring Support Group By Phyllis Lazear

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.

Next meetings: July 8 & 22 August 12 & 26

Israeli and International Folk Dancing 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.

utilization has slightly increased. For those of you reading this article while still in Southwest Florida, please visit www.jfcsswfl.org to see what our most needed items are, and think about stopping by with something for the JFCS Food Pantry shelves. And, speaking of websites and donations, JFCS has now joined the cyber-world of fundraising! After receiving many requests, our generous donors are now able to hit the “Donate” button on our website and make a contribution to JFCS with their credit cards. I look forward to writing my September article for the Federation Star. I know JFCS will have much to report on, including the progress of our Senior Center, scheduled for a fall 2013 opening. Have a great summer and, as always, thank you for helping us help so many!

JFCS hires new staff person

nne Chernin, MBA, MSW has joined the staff of JFCS as Director of Program Services. Anne will work closely with Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, President/CEO, on internal program operations and the development of the new JFCS Senior Center. Anne received her MBA from the University of Missouri and her MSW from Columbia University School of Social Work. Her past positions include Executive Director of the Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County and Director of Community Relations and Government Affairs at Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service in Boca Raton. JFCS welcomes Anne to the team!

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Founding President of our Federation retires after 53 years of CPA practice

erald P. Flagel is known by most clients and friends as “Jerry.” For his first 10 years in Naples he had an office in Pelican Bay, and for the last 13 years in the Strand Executive Center. Jerry’s special focus was on both income and estate taxes. Jerry Flagel helped to form our Federation almost two decades ago. He served as its first president, for three years. In addition, Jerry served on numerous charitable and civic boards.

Jerry graduated from NorthAfter a total of 53 years in his western University with a Bachelor professional career, Jerry Flagel will be retiring effective July 31. of Science degree and then graduated from Ohio He will have more time to State University where he enjoy his family (wife, four children and seven grandobtained his Juris Doctorate degree. In 1990, after children) as well as for golf and tennis. Jerry says he will practicing 30 years in Dayton, Ohio, and being continue to do the charitable the managing partner of and civic board work, as in the past. his firm, Flagel, Huber, Jerry Flagel Flagel & Co., CPAs, he All those who know and and his wife, Barbara, then moved respect Jerry wish him well in his reto Naples. tirement and in the years to come.

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~~~ On Saturday, August 31 at 7:30 p.m., Temple Shalom invites you to attend a screening of the movie Connected. The Huffington Post said “Connected is both artful and scientific in its approach. But most of all, it is a deep story of the human heart.” The film is the brainchild of Tiffany Shlain, whose father was noted surgeon and writer Leonard Shlain. Through stock footage and personal films, she takes us through a timeline of human history to explore some of her father’s most compelling theories, with her ultimate goal to spark discussion regarding “connectedness.” The film is shown in conjunction with our observance of Selichot. The movie and discussion will be followed at 9:00 p.m. by our Selichot service and a reception. You are invited to attend all or part of this evening. Reservations are not required.

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Current and upcoming happenings at the museum Amy Snyder Executive Director

s we slow down just a bit for the summer, we hope that you’ve had a chance to come in to the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida to view our summer exhibits: Sosúa, Dominican Republic: A Refuge from the Holocaust in the Tropics and Calypso: Singing the News of the Day. These exhibits will be on display through the end of July, so there is still time to visit. In addition to the exhibits and special events that will be presented this season, the Holocaust Museum will be continuing or initiating several

discussion series that will become a staple of our programming. August brings us the final session of our inaugural series, World War II in Focus, with local historian Darren Moran. We look forward to a continued relationship with Darren as we plan a second series for the 2013-14 season, as well as a small film festival to commemorate Veteran’s Day in November. In September, we begin the new series entitled the Marguerite Oglander Memorial Literature Series, in honor of longtime Museum volunteer Marguerite Oglander, who passed away in 2012. This will be a Holocaust/genocide-based literature discussion that will meet monthly from September through November. In response to many requests from our community, the Museum will also introduce the Quarterly Survivor Series. This new series will allow our

community to meet and be inspired by our survivors. It also moves us forward in our goal to “make history personal,” showing our community that through personal story, we all have a connection to the events of the past in ways that encourage us to create a better future. The series begins in October and will be organized by Hadassah Schulman, the Coordinator of the Museum’s Oral/Visual History Project. Back by popular demand will be Elliott Katz’s Lunchtime Lecture Series, which will take place once a month from January through March. For the past two seasons, we have been enriched by the in-depth information about the Holocaust and we look forward to another engaging series with Elliott. Also coming up are three new exhibits: What the Soldiers Brought Home is an exhibit designed from the

archival collection of the Museum, highlighting the stories of our local WWII veterans and the items they brought home from Europe. Safe Haven is a small exhibit that highlights the role of Ft. Ontario in Oswego, New York, as a new home for 1,000 refugees brought to the U.S. from Italy in 1944. Lost Belongings is a new exhibit by artist Myra Roberts connecting us with personal stories of the Holocaust. These three exhibits will be on display at the Museum throughout the fall and winter of 2013-14. We look forward to these and other programs at the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida in the coming season. For more information on all of our upcoming programs, please visit www.holocaustmuseumswfl.org.

A reflection on GenShoah of SWFL – an organization I wish we didn’t need By Ida Margolis

n this column, I usually write about the next GenShoah meeting, a great program that GenShoah is presenting at the Holocaust Museum, an event that GenShoah is partnering with, or my sincere thanks to all the wonderful people who have helped me organize programs and events, and help with monthly meetings. As with many groups in Southwest Florida, many of our members and guests are away from the Naples area for a while, so we have decided to make October the target date for resuming monthly meetings. I also usually mention the mission of GenShoah. I do this not because our members forget that the mission of this group is fourfold – promotion of Holocaust education, preservation of memories of the Holocaust, connection of members of the Second Generation to one another, as well as support of the Holocaust Museum – but because I hope that some first-time reader may see the article, wonder what this group is about, and perhaps find an interest in our mission and attend our meetings or events. Thankfully, this has happened a number of times. In the past two years, not only have I met the individuals who had come to meetings years ago, but I have also had the good fortune to welcome and meet many wonderful people who have an interest in one or more aspects of our mission. GenShoah of SWFL is similar to other GenShoah groups, but is unique as well. GenShoah International (GSI) is “A worldwide network of children

and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, linked together with the common goals of preserving and honoring our legacy, sharing resources and programming ideas, providing emotional support to our members, and tackling issues of mutual interest.” GenShoah International has a website (genshoah.org) that includes resources and information about conferences, support networks, education, lectures, books, films and exhibits pertaining to the subject of the Holocaust. Thus, the mission of GenShoah of SWFL dovetails with the goals of GSI, but we welcome not only children and grandchildren of survivors, but also anyone who is interested in our mission. We are in an area where the number of children of survivors (2gs) is few, and the number of grandchildren of survivors (3gs) even fewer. Yet we have in our community an amazing Holocaust Museum & Education Center. We not only have our meetings and many of our events in the Museum, but we can view and discuss exhibits and attend events there. This great facility deserves our support. I began with writing that “GenShoah is an organization that I wish we didn’t need.” I borrowed this thought from President Bill Clinton, who I was fortunate enough to recently hear address a crowd of over 3,000 at the 20th anniversary of the Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, D.C. He said that there are so many fantastic museums and historic monuments all around Washington, but the Holocaust Museum is

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different from all others. It is a museum to an event that should never have happened, and “the USHMM is our national conscience.” For the same reason, I wish we did not need GenShoah of SWFL or any groups for survivors or children of survivors. I wish all those millions of people who survived the Holocaust, as did both my parents of blessed memory who were in Auschwitz, did not have to have experience the horrors that are unimaginable. I wish that the millions of people who perished in the Holocaust could have lived to make their unique contributions to the world. But sadly, that is not the case. Thus, we, as Eli Wiesel said, have a moral obligation and moral responsibility to honor and

Herbert Herman and Ida Margolis discuss future GenShoah programs

preserve the memory of the Holocaust and its victims. That is the major mission of GenShoah of SWFL. But being responsive to our members, our meetings and events often extend beyond the Holocaust. Consider coming to a meeting or event next season. For additional information or to be placed on our mailing list, email me at ida. margolis@gmail.com.

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Editor’s note: Persons in BOLD CAPS are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish for the purpose of the column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jewish parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism – and don’t identify with a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are also identified as Jewish. Born and raised in Amherst, MasThe Voice sachusetts, she lived until recently in As I write this, MICHELLE CHAAnn Arbor, Michigan, where she was MUEL, who is about 27, is one of a university student and the powerthree remaining contestants on The ful lead singer of a locally popular Voice, the hit NBC reality talent show. band. She manages to be charming By the time you read this, you’ll as she acknowledges that she looks know if she has won the show’s latest “nerdy.” competition. Win or lose, she stands Chamuel, who is an open lesbian, a much better chance of establishing told a lesbian community website in a highly successful performing career 2011 that she doesn’t define herself, than most winners of a TV talent only, as a “lesbian musician or Jewshow. Her voice is very strong and ish artist.” I managed to find out that her interesting stage presence isn’t cut Michelle and her mother attended, for from a cookie-cutter mold.

at least for several years, an Amherst egalitarian synagogue. A cousin of Chamuel contacted me after reading a similar column item I wrote for the San Francisco Jewish newspaper. She told me that Michelle’s parents, Jacques (an engineer) and Jolie (a doctor), are both Egyptian-born Jews who moved to the States in the early ’60s. Newish on the Tube (or the Viewing Platform-of-Choice) Many Italian-Americans were livid when a group of crude and often drunk young Italian Americans were featured in the MTV series Jersey Shore. Now, Jews have a chance to be equally upset. The Long Island newspaper, Newsday, began its review of the new

Bravo series Long Island Princesses (started Sunday, June 2 at 9:00 p.m.) this way: “Oy vey. This doesn’t look good for Jews or Long Island…Bravo appears to have jammed every cliche about six (mostly) Jewish women of a certain age (late 20s) and provenance [living with their parents in fancy neighborhoods] into a TV blender and hit the ‘high’ button.” Based on names, it appears that four of the six women are Jewish. One, CHANEL “Coco” OMARI, says on her website bio that she comes from an Orthodox Jewish family. Her best friend is blonde bombshell Casey Cohen, who I assume is Jewish, too. Bravo’s official publicity de-

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continued from previous page scribes the show as a serious series about fairly accomplished women (in terms of career/education). But reviewers describe a much more vulgar show and that’s understandable: high ratings flow from conflict and outrageousness (sometimes manipulated). The new ABC Family drama The Fosters (started Monday, June 3 at 9:00 p.m.). is about a bi-racial, lesbian couple, played by Teri Polo and Sherri Saum, who are raising a biological child as well as several adoptive children. Polo’s character is a

police officer who was formerly married to another police officer, played by DANNY NUCCI, 44, and they have a teenage son together. Nucci, an Italian Jew, is still best known for playing Leonardo DiCaprio’s buddy in Titanic. Lefevre Fever Odds are you have seen RACHELLE LEFEVRE, 34, in more than one role. The pretty red-headed actress played the evil vampire Victoria Sutherland in the first two Twilight films, and she played Paul Giamatti’s first wife in the

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2009 movie, Barney’s Version, from the late MORDECAI RICHTER novel. She’s been in several shortlived TV shows and has done a lot of guest roles. Her latest film, White House Down, is scheduled to open on June 28. Channing Tatum stars as a Capitol policeman who doesn’t get his dream job: protecting the President and being a member of the Secret Service. He takes his little girl on a tour of the White House just as a paramilitary group attacks, and Tatum’s character gets a chance to show how tough he is. Lefevre plays Tatum’s ex-wife. His daughter is played by JOEY KING, 13. Lefevre also co-stars in the new,

six-part CBS mini-series, Under the Dome, which started on Monday, June 24 (you can catch past episodes online). It’s a sci-fi fantasy series based on a Stephen King novel. Lefevre was born and raised in Montreal, the daughter of a nonJewish father and a Jewish mother. In 2011, she told Venice Magazine: “I’m Jewish and I lost my great-grandfather, who was shot down in a pogrom, and I lost great-grandparents in the Holocaust. When Fugitive Pieces [a 2007 film about the Holocaust] came along, it was just one of those things where I read it and I thought, ‘I have to be in this.’…My stepfather is a rabbi; I’m not a religious Jew, but I’m certainly well informed.”

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Memorial candles illuminate a tortured past By Philip K. Jason, Special to the Federation Star The Devil’s Madonna, by Sharon Potts. Oceanview Publishing. 328 pages. $25.95. eBook available.

eading this sophisticated thriller is definitely addictive. Sharon Potts has taken us into a nightmare world where the past and present collide and where evil eventually has a name and a face. The author imagines a woman whose irrational sense of guilt has frozen her emotional life. Now in her nineties, Lillian Campbell (whose earlier identities we will come to know), had Phil Jason been a distant mother to her daughter, Dorothy, who in turn had difficulty being a loving mother to her daughter, Kali. There is evidence that Dorothy’s death, many years ago, was possibly a suicide. The novel’s protagonist, artist and book illustrator Kali Miller, was raised by Lillian after Dorothy’s death, but it was a cold relationship. Kali, now married and pregnant, is determined to know more about her secretive grandmother in order to know more about herself. She also feels responsible for looking after the frail, fading and haunted woman, who is her only blood relative. The artistic challenge of The Devil’s Madonna, brilliantly met, is to take readers into Lillian’s tor-

mented memories and nightmares. and appeasing her childishly Often enough, Lillian confuses these dependent husband, Seth, visions with her present, conscious who can’t deal with Kali’s perceptions. Sometimes, she speaks absence when she stays to or sings eerily in Yiddish. Always attend Lillian. Yet Kali is guarded, she is more and more fearful determined to uncover the of intruders who would discover longpast, and her grandmother hidden truths and enact some kind of has the keys. vengeance. The author’s achievement Fortunately, Kali’s in taking us into Lillian’s thoughts, childhood friend Neil lives nearby and emotions and recollections of her is extremely supportive, even taking mysterious past in Nazi Germany is care of Lillian on several occasions. spectacular. His deep, respectful love for Kali is The flashbacks and nightmares at once a blessing and an additional reveal Lillian’s distant past as an complication. Austrian child (Ilse Strauss) and later A separate narrative thread presas a gorgeous young woman in Berlin ents a character who is, in fact, going by her stage name Leli Lenz tracking down Lillian and her se(she had yet other idencrets. Javier Guzman tities before becoming is the son of a former Mrs. Harry Campbell). Nazi functionary who Blonde and blue-eyed, first recoiled against Leli’s Jewish genes had his father’s activities been well disguised, but but later came to be now the aged, tormented fully committed to the Lillian has been driven to super-race ideology. exorcise her demons in He is searching for an unusual way: she fills the woman who has her home with dozens knowledge that threatSharon Potts of Yarhzeit (memorial) ens his cause, and he candles, fulfilling the Jewish tradition finally discovers her – it’s Lillian. It of honoring the souls of the departed. is also Lillian, he suspects, who has In the process, she almost burns possession of an important miniature downs the house. portrait that he needs. Pushing his Kali is overwhelmed with the plan along, Guzman becomes obtasks of attending to her grandmothsessed with Kali. Guzman’s twisted, er’s dangerous behavior, keeping devious psyche and equally twisted herself healthy through her pregnancy, scheme charges the novel with de-

monic venom. The final confrontation between Guzman and Kali is nervewrenching and more. Minor characters that help flesh out the plot are finely drawn. These include most notably Kali’s in-laws, especially her harshly judgmental mother-in-law, Mitzi. The mysterious Dr. Altwulf, who comforts and then pursues Leli the ingénue and who is assisted in the 1930s by Guzman’s father, turns out to have another, unexpected identity. The two men in Kali’s life, Neil and Seth, reveal unexpected dimensions. All in all, Sharon Potts has spun a darkly intriguing tale, a tale of lingering and recurring horrors, and of people pushed to and beyond the limits of sanity. Well-crafted, tonally rich, psychologically resonant, and stunningly visualized, The Devil’s Madonna should captivate a wide audience. This review originally appeared in Florida Weekly and is reprinted with permission. Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus of English from the United States Naval Academy. He reviews regularly for the Naples edition of Florida Weekly and for Fort Myers Magazine. For more of Phil’s insights and reviews, as well as literature/publishing links, visit his website at www. philjason.wordpress.com.

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The Evian Conference – a lost opportunity? By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD

n March 1938, President F.D. Roosevelt invited the nations of the world to meet to discuss what had by now become a global refugee crisis – the Nazi policy of forcing Jews out of Germany. The President’s motives appear to have emanated from his desire to deflect some sectors of American public opinion that were beginning Dr. Paul Bartrop to lean towards a liberalization of immigration regulations. He hoped a new organization could be established to manage refugee resettlement. Inviting the nations of the world to participate in the formation of this organization would also show that the United States was playing a leading role in trying to find a solution to the refugee issue, and that the problem was not to be dumped onto the U.S. alone. The initiative was not intended to compromise the existing policy of any country, and none of those attending would be obliged to make a commitment to receive refugee Jews. That was the sole condition of appearance. Along with the United States, some thirty European and Latin American states, as well as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, were invited to meet and

consider the refugee crisis. Although the President had hoped the meeting would take place in Switzerland as a sign of the universality and neutrality of the issue, the Swiss refused; consequently, the next nearest preferred place was chosen, the French resort town of Evian. Many states were skeptical about the conference, and some even refused to attend. Others sent low-level bureaucrats with little or no authority to act. Most attended with their own agenda. Britain, for example, refused to allow discussion of Palestine as a possible haven for refugees, or it would not attend. Despite such misgivings, in July 1938 – 75 years ago this month – the meeting got underway. Delegate after delegate rose to say why their specific nation could not allow the entry of Jews. A low point was reached when the delegate from Australia, Sir Thomas White, made the now-infamous statement that “Australia cannot do more … [and] as we have no real racial problems, we are not desirous of importing one by encouraging any scheme of large-scale foreign migration” (italics added). At the end of the nine-day meeting, no resolution was reached. With the exception of the tiny Dominican Republic, no other nation agreed to accept refugees, and when the conference broke up on July 15, its

main outcome was the establishment of a permanent organization, the Inter-Governmental Committee on Refugees. This convened in London on July 19 – and then proceeded to do next to nothing for the Jewish refugees. Attitudes such as those expressed by Sir Thomas White demonstrated to Hitler that the Jews he did not want were also unwanted throughout the rest of the world. This is not an argument that can only be discussed with the advantage of hindsight. It was clearly apparent to perceptive observers at the time. The tragedy is that while everyone saw the dangers of inaction, no one was prepared to put their words of sympathy into practice. Evian showed clearly that the nations of the world did not yet fully understand the implications of what was happening in Germany in any terms other than their own. Evian prompted the statement by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, later the first President of Israel, that the world was divided into two places: those where Jews could not live and those where Jews could not enter. For all that, however, the meeting did serve the purpose of concentrating the minds of government leaders, if only for a short time, on the refugee crisis. It could have acted as an occasion for caring administrations to make an announcement that they would agree to an increase in their

refugee quotas. None, however, with the exception of the Dominican Republic, chose to do so, and in this lay Evian’s real tragedy. It affirmed for Hitler and the Nazis the unwillingness of the democratic nations to extend themselves on behalf of the Jews. What must be remembered, however, is that at the time of the conference the murder of six million Jews was not foreseen by anyone – and certainly not the Nazis. They were at this time still trying to intimidate the Jews of Europe into leaving Germany rather than killing them. That said, in one sense it could be said that the Evian Conference achieved what it set out to do, which was, quite simply, to enable the countries of the world to make statements explaining why they could not assist in easing the refugee crisis. Remember, Evian was not a meeting that intended to find ways to enable refugee admission. The Jewish response to Evian, therefore – one of disappointment, anger, and a feeling of betrayal – was quite simply, misplaced. Jewish and non-Jewish refugee organizations around the world genuinely thought that some good would come from the conference, but this was at no stage a sentiment shared by the countries attending. In July 1938, we must also remember, the nations of the world were

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Condolences to Dr. Marvin Jaffe & Family on the passing of his beloved wife, Joan Jaffe Condolences to Allan Gilbert & Family on the passing of his beloved wife, Sylvia Gilbert Condolences to the family of Helene Lutz on her passing Condolences to Eleanor Bittman and Family on the passing of her beloved husband, Maurice “Bitty” Bittman Condolences to Michael Siegal & Family on the passing of Michael’s beloved father, Sol Siegal Condolences to Zadok Azu & Cantor Donna Mashadi Azu & Family on the passing of Zadok’s beloved father, Shlomo Azu Condolences to Freya Greenspahn & family on the passing of her beloved husband, Robert Greenspahn Condolences to Paula Creed & Family on the passing of her beloved mother, Freida Williams

Project HEART – a commit- New and interesting ment to the Jewish people Jewish websites

roject HEART (Holocaust Era Asset Restitution Taskforce) is in contact with leaders of European countries in an effort to address the complex issues related to restitution of Jewish private property seized by Nazi forces and Axis powers during the Holocaust era. Project HEART, along with representatives from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israeli Ministry of Senior Citizens, are amongst those participating in this phase of the process. The agenda includes the need to preserve Holocaust-related corporate documents currently stored throughout Europe. These documents must be preserved in order to serve as important resources in the struggle to document Holocaust history and claims. Due to the sensitive nature of these ongoing efforts, specific details can only be released once significant progress is made, and decisions by specific countries or companies have been reached. In addition to governments of European countries, Project HEART is cooperating with many other parties in order to advance its goals: the European Parliament, the Government of the United States, the Comptroller of the State of New York, banks, numerous private companies, and many others. This will serve to highlight and explain the issues in order to aid countries and companies to find just solutions.

“The position of Project HEART is that a consolidated and united effort is needed by the Israeli Government, together with leading Jewish organizations around the world, in order to increase the chance that survivors and their heirs will receive restitution for their property,” said Bobby Brown, Project HEART’s Executive Director. Project HEART currently seeks direct contact with all eligible persons – Jewish Holocaust victims and their heirs worldwide – who lost private property during the Holocaust era. Contact Project HEART immediately to learn if you are eligible for restitution. Your family’s property may include, but is not limited to real estate, professional tools, jewelry, insurance policies, art, Judaica, precious stones, stocks, savings accounts, livestock, precious metals and bonds. Project HEART is asking for assistance in reaching out to those who suffered, or are still suffering, as a result of the crimes committed against them and their families. A simple eligibility process has been established. To participate, individuals need only to fill out the questionnaire that may be found on www.heartwebsite.org. It is not necessary to have proof of property ownership to be eligible. If individuals believe they owned or were beneficiaries of such property, they should fill out the questionnaire.

By Susan Shechter Daugherty, Exec. Dir., Temple Shalom

t’s summertime in Naples, and for many of us there is more time available to explore some of the things we don’t have time for during season. We may not spend our time surfing the waves, but we can certainly surf the web and discover new and interesting Jewish websites! Whether you’re looking for this week’s parashat, Jewish recipes, books, children’s activities, or songs, the Internet is loaded with places to explore. The following websites will take you on many interesting journeys: ÎÎ Ritualwell Tradition and Innovation (www.ritualwell.org) is a website supported by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and is an excellent source for creating and sharing Jewish rituals of all kinds blending tradition and innovation. This is an especially wonderful resource for those looking for healing prayers and texts. ÎÎ Reform Judaism (www.reformjudaism.org) is a site that focuses on the needs of Reform Jews, unaffiliated Jews, and those wishing to learn more about Reform Judaism. Learn about holidays, the weekly Torah portion, and the practice of Reform Judaism, as well as reviewing articles on social justice, Israel, food and recipes, and health and well being. ÎÎ Cantor Azu recommends OySongs (www.oysongs.com), a

wonderful central source for Jewish audio and sheet music. They provide customers with a convenient, exciting, easy way to get their Jewish music – instantly! This website is ideal for those who wish to enjoy Jewish music in their daily lives, not just when they go to synagogue. ÎÎ Jewish Woman magazine (www. jwmag.org) is published by Jewish Women International and defines itself as “contemporary in outlook and design, and embracing of the breadth and depth of Jewish women’s experiences… and determined to demonstrate the beauty of being Jewish.” ÎÎ Navigating the Bible II (www. bible.ort.org), a website developed by World ORT, invites you to “Journey into the world of the Jewish Bible. Study the portions. Hear the melodies. Follow the themes and learn what the scholars say.” It provides a wealth of information – from a calendar that will identify the weekly reading to a genealogy section that explores Jewish generations – all on an easy-to-navigate website. ÎÎ For those of you who use the summer as an opportunity to catch up on your reading, visit the Jewish Book Council at www.jewishbookcouncil.org/subject-readinglist/summer-reads-2013. You’ll find lots of recommendations

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Preschool of the Arts update By Ettie Zaklos, Preschool Director

e’re midway through the calendar year and Summer of the Arts camp is in full swing! There are so many kinds of summer camps out there – arts camps, sports camps, religious camps, adventure camps, academic camps. Here, at Summer of the Arts, we take a broad view of the arts and offer a little bit of everything for everyone. We have two large groups on our campus right now – The Minors (ages 18 months to 4 years) and The Majors (ages 5 to 9 years). Each of these groups is split further into three sub-groups. There is a place and space for everyone! New experiences, new discoveries Our theme for this summer is Travel Around the World With Us! It is wonderful to see just how much our day campers are enjoying learning new skills and developing new interests in the arts – through the music, culture, books, food, games, crafts and activities from countries around the world. The fun, engaging learning environment is the perfect setting for our summer camp program, and our campers, big and small, are getting a true day camp experience. Outdoor sports and water activities Our little campers have been enjoying a once-a-week water slide and twice-weekly water-play (water table, sprinklers and water games), while our older campers have been cooling off at a local aquatics center with all the water sports they have to offer there. Out of the water, little campers have been working on balls skills and ball games with our professional sports instructor. The little campers

have also had a My Gym instructor visit them on campus, where they have been enjoying a blend of gymnastics, dance and sport. For the older campers, our professional sports instructor has been teaching them the rules and skills needed for tennis, basketball and soccer. It has been great to see the camaraderie – and

Lauren Maxwell with daughter Montana at the Preschool of the Arts end-of-year celebration

healthy competitiveness – out there on the field. Performing arts When not cheering on their fellow campers in outdoor sports, all campers, led by a professional music teacher, have been using their voices to learn songs and musical techniques from around the world. It is exciting to see their eyes light up as they enjoy the tempo, beat and rhythm of new music and instruments. Little Chefs Out little campers have also been learning basic cooking skills and healthy eating habits taught in our child-friendly kitchen, while our older campers have had a fun introduction to cooking foods from around the world – Japanese sushi, a Moroccan feast, British scones, American apple pie, Chinese noodles and vegetables,

and Israeli hummus. Delicious! Yoga At the end of some really exhausting days, all campers have been learning body awareness through a yoga class led by a professional yoga instructor. The classes have concentrated on techniques that enhance flexibility, strength and coordination, and have given the campers relaxation techniques they will be able to use anywhere they might be. Woodworking, dress-up days and field trips The older campers have been learning basic woodworking skills and have been building useful objects. They have also been exploring their creativity and dressing up for the country theme of each week. And what can be more fun than field trips to local des-

tinations in Collier and Lee counties, including Chuck E. Cheese’s, Bowland, miniature golf, Naples Sports Club, Cruise Naples, Naples Zoo, Zoomers Family Amusement Park, Children’s Museum of Naples, Pump It UP, and Sun-N-Fun Lagoon. Challah baking, celebrating Shabbat The end of each camp week has culminated in a Shabbat celebration where the campers have been making and baking their own challahs to take home, and gathering for a special group time to sing Hebrew and Shabbat songs. Happy times, happy memories! For more information, call 239.263.2620, email naplespreschoolofthearts@gmail.com or visit www.naplespreschoolofthearts.com.

Preschool of the Arts performers

Jewish websites...continued from previous page – both fiction and non-fiction – along with reviews and a host of other resources. You can catch up on the weekly d’var Torah at www.jcca.org/category/weekly-dvar-torah/ or find the answers to just about any question about Jewish holidays, culture, history and more at www.judaism.about.com or www.myjewishlearning.com. Visit YouTube and take a Yiddish lesson or learn how to make a kugel or how to

paint your nails with a Jewish theme. There are over 100,000 YouTube hits for Hava Nagila alone! There are sites with Jewish baby names, Jewish jokes, and information on how to plan a Jewish wedding. There are thousands of recipes on hundreds of sites and countless craft ideas for Jewish children. Wherever you go, you’ll learn something new! Have a wonderful and rejuvenating summer!

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The PJ Library is brought to the Collier County community by Jewish Family and Community Services of Southwest Florida, Inc. For more information, call 239.325.4444.

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Temple Shalom Preschool update By Seyla Cohen, Preschool Director “Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don’t begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start kindergarten.” – Robert L. Ehrlich

ere Naples kindergarten teachers to be asked where their best prepared students were educated during their preschool years, the overwhelming majority would acknowledge Temple Shalom Preschool. Renowned for its ability to build a solid and purposeful foundation for its students, TSP takes pride in its top-notch educators, progressive curriculum, innovative programs, and state-of-the-art equipment. Coupled with a close-knit, loving and compassionate atmosphere where children feel safe, accepted and loved, Temple Shalom is a leader in preschool education in Collier County. Each year, improvements are introduced to enhance the quality of learning. Storyland, a unique library and theatrical arts center, was introduced several years ago to encourage dramatic play and literary readiness. The classroom’s mural walls are beautifully painted, depicting Storyland characters. Children are introduced to the classics as well as Caldecott Medal winners and the latest in children’s literature. A stage, complete with curtains and spotlights, allow the youngest of children to reenact fairytales and narratives. The puppet theater provides another outlet for the children to present tales and use

their imaginations. Taking an active role in felt-board activities further encourages the students to participate in creative play. This past year a brand-new, space-age science lab was created – the first of its kind in Collier County. Children are naturally curious about the world around them, and allowing little ones to explore, discover and experiment at an early age, in an ideal setting, stimulates their curiosity and eagerness to learn. The solar system is exhibited as planets decorate the ceiling. The wonders of the world around us come to life, magnified using microscopes that amaze the students. Arousing and stimulating labs and experiments are presented with children marveling at the results. A 120-gallon saltwater fish tank filled with unique

sea creatures is a major focal point of the lab, providing the children with hours of learning and entertainment. A hamster and lizard are also permanent in-house residents, fascinating little ones with their antics. The human body is studied and gardens planted, all providing a world of exploration and enthusiasm for passionate young minds to investigate. The 2013-2014 school year will bring the introduction of an up-to-theminute, ultramodern technology center, providing a variety of equipment in different centers for our preschool students to learn to use effectively as tools in their learning. The Technology Lab will include iPads, tablets, video cameras and much more. Instruction as to how to navigate their way around the world of technology will be provided by trained and knowledgeable staff, age-appropriate for each child in attendance. This is an inspiring and

Temple Shalom Preschool student

innovative venture which the staff and parents are anticipating with great eagerness and enthusiasm. All this, combined with numerous annual activities such as the Bike-A-Thon, Art Auction, Safety Day, Book Fair and, of course, the celebration of Jewish traditions and holidays throughout the year, help to support and achieve an idyllic learning environment for young minds. The extraordinary staff of committed and experienced teachers help to instill in these children a worthy set of values and foster guidance, self-esteem, motivation and confidence. This enables each of our graduates to be the best they can be and empowers each one to go forth in life with a secure and substantial foundation from which they can flourish.

Preschool students in Professor Einstein’s Science Laboratory

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By Dara Baer, BBYO Naples Program Associate

s we close in on the end of the year, we have much to celebrate. I want to congratulate all of our North Florida Region (NFR) teen leaders on a successful year. From going Up, Up and Away at MIT/AIT LTI (our January convention) to repairing the world through J-Serve, to heading Back to the Future at Spring Regional Convention, I know NFR teens are making a positive impact on our community. North Florida Region held an incredible Spring Regional Convention from May 17-19 at the Sheraton in Tampa. Eight Naples teens attended SRC. During the State of the Region address, Paul Felder (past regional Godol) and Sari Misek (past regional N’siah) talked about this year’s accomplishments and hopes for the future. We elected our 10th regional board members and said farewell to our graduating seniors. We saw unique costumes, Buzz Lightyear jetpacks, posters, tutus, face paint, and creative chapter presentations, and heard awesome songs and cheers every day. On Friday night we created a

meaningful Shabbat experience with the talents of our song leader, Amber Ikeman, staff member of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. After services, Amber led us through a rousing Shabbat Shira which got all of us on our feet in song and dance. The teens then split into Separates programming, where they set goals and planned for the future. Saturday was filled with teen-led programming. Topics covered includes Israel, a gender war trivia competition, how to Stand UP for your community, and NFR traditions. After Shabbat electives, everyone came together for a presentation by Vida Velasco of StandWithUs. We learned how to inform others on the facts about Israel, rather than the media’s portrayal that distorts the issues. Our discussion helped foster positive education in our own communities. Later, we welcomed in the new week with Havdalah and were joined by alumni to hear the State of the Region address given by our now past 9th presidents. We were honored with many special guests including Joel Kaplan, the Grand Aleph Godol from1975, and Rachel Gebaide, an

officer on the BBYO Board of Directors. We wrapped up Saturday night with Senior Life presentations. Sunday was an incredible day as well. We hosted elections for our 10th regional board, where two of our Naples teens were elected to regional board positions. Please help me in wishing a hearty Mazel Tov to Ben Klausner on his appointment to regional Moreh, and Zoe Van Slyke on her appointment to regional Sh’licha. I am so proud of our Naples teens and their huge accomplishments in such a

short time. It brings me great pride to know that in less than one year we, as a community, have created two strong local chapters with incredible teen leaders who now have taken their tremendous leadership abilities to the regional level with their newly elected positions. There are ten positions on North Florida’s regional board and Naples teens hold two of them. That’s a phenomenal triumph. For more information on BBYO in Naples, please contact me at dbaer@bbyo.org or 239.325.1428.

North Florida Region teens at Back to the Future at Spring Regional Convention May 17-19

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European anti-Semitism By David Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), May 25, 2013 AJC was given a rare privilege last fall. El Pais, Spain’s best-known and most influential daily newspaper, with a wide readership as well in Latin America and among Spanish speakers in the U.S., invited us to write a monthly op-ed. Please find below the latest piece, our seventh, which appeared in the paper and on its website on May 25. The subject is growing anti-Semitism in Europe, and it calls for steppedup European action to confront the danger. This, of course, is part of a larger AJC effort on the subject, utilizing our extensive network of European offices and partners, as well as the unique role played by AJC’s Rabbi Andrew Baker as the lead person on combating antiSemitism for the Vienna-based Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Composed of 57 countries from Europe, Central Asia and North America, the OSCE is described as the world’s largest regional security organization. nti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe. A recent Tel Aviv University report found that the number of antiSemitic incidents in Europe increased by 30 percent between 2011 and 2012. A separate analysis of anti-Semitic incidents in France noted a jump of 58 percent in that same period, and that half of all racist acts in that country are committed against Jews, though Jews constitute just one percent of the population. Most striking last year was the targeting and murder of four

Jews, including three small children, outside a Jewish school in Toulouse. Moreover, there are today two aggressively anti-Semitic, xenophobic political parties represented in the parliaments of European Union member states – Jobbik in Hungary and Golden Dawn in Greece. Other extremist political movements operating on EU soil have had some success on the local and regional levels. As the British newspaper The Independent pointed out in a May 5 editorial referring to Jobbik, “Hungarian populists have come from nowhere in only a few years by attributing all their country’s ills to the enemy within – in this case, half-a-million Roma and 100,000 Jews.” And Golden Dawn invokes Nazilike images as it demonizes Jews and migrants to advance its agenda, making its relative success in a country brutally occupied by the Third Reich all the more shocking. Further, polls show that antiSemitic attitudes are stubbornly high in certain EU countries, including, notably, Spain and Poland. In addition, anti-Semitism is expanding in cyberspace, prompting at least one government, the French, to seek aggressive ways of combating it. And finally, the campaign to demonize and delegitimize Israel grows stronger. This goes beyond criticizing specific Israeli policies, which is a normal part of life for any democratic nation. Rather, per the EU Fundamental Rights Agency Working Definition of Anti-Semitism, it is about “deny-

ing the Jewish people their right to self-determination,” “applying double standards by requiring of Israel a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nations,” “using the symbols and images of classic anti-Semitism to characterize Israel or Israelis,” or “drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.” Rising anti-Semitism in Europe is fueled by three main sources: the extreme right, largely boosted by concerns about the economic crisis and growing migration; the extreme left, which refuses to accept Israel’s right to exist; and those Muslims who espouse hatred for Jews and Israel. Apropos, a recent study in Belgium found that nearly half of Muslim teenage students held anti-Semitic views. Why should Europe, amidst its many other challenges, be concerned? The reasons are crystal clear. Europe, more than any other continent, knows something about the slippery slope of anti-Semitism – how it begins and where it can lead. Moreover, history teaches that anti-Semitism may begin with Jews, but, ultimately, threatens the well being of entire countries. And finally, the EU has responded to centuries of war and persecution on European soil by championing humanistic values. Action is surely called for when these values are threatened. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the age-old pathology of antiSemitism, but a good place to start is to acknowledge the problem. It sounds obvious, but such acknowledgement encounters resis-

tance. Some European officials prefer to believe that attacks against Jews are acts of “hooliganism,” not antiSemitism. Some spend endless hours questioning the methodology of polls, rather than digesting the consistently worrisome results. And some would rather debate ad nauseam where the line between “legitimate” and ‘illegitimate” criticism of Israel lies, instead of recognizing the stark fact that anti-Semitism has all too often been transferred from the individual Jew to the Jewish State of Israel. The four layers of democratic nations must be fully mobilized – (a) regional bodies, such as the EU, Council of Europe, and OSCE; (b) the state – its political leadership, law enforcement and judiciary, and educational system; (c) civil society – religious groups, human rights organizations, and the media; and (d) individuals of good will. There are, of course, many current examples of precisely this kind of mobilization. The OSCE has a special representative to combat anti-Semitism. Some governments have taken tough action to fight anti-Semitism. There are Christian and Muslim leaders who demonstrate solidarity with Jews, and vice versa, in confronting acts of bigotry. And there are spontaneous acts of good will, such as the students in Italy who stood up for a Jewish classmate shockingly attacked by her teacher. Yet, as the problem grows, more such action is needed, on every level and in every country. Otherwise, not only the Jews are at risk, but the very fabric of society. For more information, please visit www.ajc.org.

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Boycotting and sanctioning the wrong country By Jerrold L. Sobel, President Southwest Florida Chapter ZOA

long with traditional terrorism and political recalcitrance, the Palestinian Arabs, their fellow Islamists, and a recognizable cadre of their sympathizers continually develop additional pressure tactics to erode the sovereignty of Israel. As boycott, divest and sanction (BDS) movements pop up on college campuses, within member states of the European Union (EU) and even certain denominational organizations, pro-Israeli Jewish and Christian advocates throughout the world must be prepared to refute libelous accusations against Israel by espousing non-revisionist, historical facts. Point in hand. On May 3 the Church of Scotland issued a disparaging manifesto entitled “The Inheritance of Abraham?” Laughingly, it decries Israel’s biblical connection to the Promised Land. It willfully denies thousands of years of well-documented Jewish connection not just to internationally recognized Israel but to Judea and Samaria (West Bank) as well. A connection far predating that of any other people. Specifically, the church is of the opinion: “Zionism is not a national but a religious ideology, grounded in specific and unconditional biblical claims to the Land of Israel. The position of Zionism is that God promises the land to the Israelites unconditionally.” The document further states that “Zionists think that Jewish people are

serving God’s special purpose.” As such, “Christians should not be supporting exclusive or even privileged divine right” to any territory. “If Jesus is indeed the Yes to all God’s promises, the promise to Abraham about land is fulfilled through the impact of Jesus, not by restoration of land to the Jewish people.” Talk about stirring up a hornet’s nest. Jewish groups throughout England, Israel and the United States were incredulous over such a hypocritically benevolent claim. One writer for The Jewish Daily Forward labeled the church’s position as supersessionism – “the notion that the truth of the New Testament renders irrelevant the claims of the old.” The Scottish Council of Jewish Communities described the report as an “ignorant and tendentious document masquerading as a theological statement.” Israel’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Daniel Taub, had this to say: “The document negates and belittles the deeply held Jewish attachment to the land of Israel in a way which is truly hurtful.” Hurtful? That’s diplo-speak for what Morton Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), correctly claims it to be a “call for boycott and pressure upon Israel to stop Jews living in parts of the land of Israel.” Pulling no punches, Klein goes on to say: “Jewish residence in

Judea and Samaria poses no obstacle to a genuine peace with the Palestinians, should Palestinians ever be ready to conclude one. No peace can require a “judenrein” Palestinian state. A call for boycott is particularly lacking in justification when Palestinians raise their children to aspire to be suicide bombers and to wage a jihad to obliterate the State of Israel.” In recent days the Church has backpedaled somewhat by declaring that it refutes a culture of antiSemitism and supports Israel’s right to exist. However, nowhere in this refutation do they scrap this bigoted report or rescind their call for a boycott. More bigotry? More slander? More boycotts? You won’t have to travel too far. Just across the water from Scotland, Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore announced Ireland will begin a policy of pressuring other EU nations to label items produced in Judea/Samaria (West Bank) as “settler” products. Forgoing any ambiguity, Gilmore stressed the ultimate goal of this policy was “to encourage a boycott.” Negotiations be damned. He’s quoted saying: “Settlements on the West Bank are illegal and therefore the produce of those settlements should be treated as illegal throughout the European Union.” Unsurprisingly, support for this

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policy of singling out “settlement” goods followed a meeting of the “Elders” – a sanctimonious group of decidedly anti-Israeli antagonists led by former President Jimmy Carter and ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson. Without mentioning all of like mind, other “luminaries” comprising this cabal of Israel bashers include Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu and Kofi Annan. Glaringly missing from both these accounts is: Why such obsessive predilection to the Israeli/Palestinian Arab conflict in light of occupations of land by nations with absolutely no legitimate claim to the territories they occupy? To list just a few: Kurds are a distinct ethnic group living in the Middle East for countless generations. Since the breakup of the Ottoman Empire large communities of these people live in Turkey, Iran, Northern Iraq and Northern Syria. Particularly in Turkey, they are badly discriminated against and are forbidden to form advocacy groups, political parties, or even display any representation of their Kurdish culture. Has anyone heard about a boycott of Turkish products? Likewise, since 1974, the Turks have also been occupying 36% of Northern Cypress. Following their

he annual assembly of the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) held a special debate on May 22 criticizing Israel – the only specific country on the organization’s agenda – with Syria demanding urgent action on “inhuman Israeli practices” that target “the health of Syrian citizens.” Observers of the world body in Geneva said the annual hypocrisy reached a new low this year. “To see the Assad regime point the finger at Israel out of professed concern for the health of Syrians is, frankly, a sick joke,” said Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of the Geneva-based UN Watch, a nongovernmental monitoring group accredited to the UN. “They’ve slaughtered 80,000 of their own people, and are now busy destroying the lives of millions more. The real question is this: Why is the UN allowing mass murderers to deflect attention from their crimes by scapegoating democracies? “A world health assembly should be about Hippocrates, not hypocrisy,” said Neuer. Syria’s report expressed concern

that “the health conditions of the Syrian population in the occupied Golan continue to deteriorate as a result of the suppressive practices of the Israeli occupation.” Neuer noted that “out of 25 agenda items on the WHO’s conference agenda, all but one address global themes. The exception, today’s Item No. 20, turned a spotlight on one specific country: Israel. No other country in the world – not Mexico, Russia, Syria, or anywhere else – is treated this way. “Despite what’s being said at the UN, the Palestinians’ own health minister recently acknowledged Israel’s extensive medical care for Palestinian children and its training of Palestinian doctors. “The UN debate also failed to mention that only last week, an Israeli hospital saved the life of a four-yearold Syrian girl, in a successful operation for a deadly heart condition. What we heard at the UN today was pure political fiction, and contrary to the simple facts.” For more information, email media1@unwatch.org. Source: www.unwatch.org

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“An Open Letter to Jews by Choice” Rabbi Sylvin L. Wolf

recently had the pleasure of officiating at the ceremony of a man who became a Jew by Choice. He spent a number of weeks and months meeting with me. I looked forward to those meetings and for the opportunities to talk with him about important Jewish issues and his comments and questions raised by his reading assignments. What would you say to a person who told you that he/she was considering converting to Judaism? Would you encourage them? What do you think/feel about those who make that decision? Are you welcoming to them? I have an article entitled “An Open Letter to Jews by Choice.” It first appeared In Moment Magazine in 1994. I think it has a message for

us today. Following are excerpts from the article. Dear Friends, We who were born Jewish need you. There are about 200,000 of you out there... Many of you have taken leadership roles in your congregations and organizations, becoming presidents and youth leaders, and teachers in our Hebrew schools. Some of you, with quiet dignity, are leaders at home where you pass on the unique beauty of the Jewish heritage. You learn Judaism with your children. More than once you have taught your born Jewish partner some insight about Judaism. Some of you have absorbed Judaism so fully you think of yourselves as having been accidentally born into the wrong family. Others of you see the continuity between your previous identity and your current one. Some of you take your new identity with simple joy. Some of you have written and spoken eloquently about your spiritual journey. Others speak with your

quiet, private acts when you light candles, bake, pray, care for the sick in a local hospital. Some of you, with Talmudic justification, don’t want to be reminded of a previous religious identity, and so don’t think it is fair to be singled out as a convert or Jew by Choice; others of you don’t mind such a designation, often accepting it with pride. I hope you all will be forgiving if I address you as Jews by Choice and not simply as that which you are – Jews. You have the potential to make, as a group, an historic contribution to Jewish life... We need you to tell us of your experiences. We need to hear your stories... Give us advice. Tell us how we can be more welcoming. Tell us what we can do at every stage to make your initial entry and eventual assimilation into our community easier. Tell us how, together, we can make it known to the public that Judaism is available for those who freely choose it, that conversion is allowed within Judaism, that anyone can choose to join. Organize.

Speak as a group. You can develop support groups for those thinking about converting, those studying for conversion, and those who have completed the conversion. You can monitor cases where converts suffer discrimination within the Jewish community and fight to end all such discrimination. You can go on trips to Israel together and show the people and government there as well as American-born Jews of the contributions that Jews by Choice make to Israel. As a group, you can lobby the Jewish community to be more active in welcoming converts. You are in a unique position to provide information to non-Jews who are interested in learning about Judaism in general, or specifically about conversion. There is much that needs to be done. It may be an irony, but it is nonetheless true that Jews by Choice can provide the kind of energizing leadership that will revitalize the entire Jewish community. Don’t be timid. Don’t have self-doubts. It is time to get to work. Thank you.

own home. Our married friends cautioned, “This is only playing house. Wait until your first child is born, then you’ll understand the meaning of life.” After the first child, we worked to get our career off the ground, and when that was achieved, we realized really serious plans would have to wait until the kids were grown and independent. After surviving those years left until retirement, we might just be seen as grumpy old people, too old to enjoy it. If we are always preparing for the next stage and there is something missing, when is the right time to start living, to be content, to be fully focused, happy, and feel that we have reached our destination? If all time is just in-between time, preparing for the next phase, when do we pause and stop allowing every distraction to destroy our enjoyment of the present, and inhale those roses? When do we say: this is not preparation for living – this is life itself?

When do we allow ourselves to savor the present, and live in the moment? Hillel, in The Ethics of the Fathers, said it well: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?” (Ethics of the Fathers, 1:14) Summer is here, the ‘summer of our lives.’ Let’s enjoy it now. On my birthday I’m expressing how blessed my wife Ettie and I are to live in the incredible community of Naples. I am thankful for all that Federation does, the outstanding support organizations, and my dear colleagues who have made this stage in our lives so beautiful. We look forward to the next decade. Uh oh! Did I just say I am waiting for the next phase? Taking my own advice, I sat down and played the best game ever with my children. “Kiss the joy as it flies.”

“Kiss the joy as it flies” Rabbi Fishel Zaklos

ave you ever listened to music, finding yourself so emotionally affected that you were transported from the beauty of the source deep into your own thoughts? Wait a minute, let’s enjoy the music – let’s smell the roses! Summer had begun when I wrote this article and, as my birthday approached, it hit me. Have ten years really passed since Ettie and I moved to Naples? I overheard two of my children planning how to spend the summer and, after that, predicting their future. I was startled to hear my five-year-old daughter Chaya say, “I can’t wait until I get married.” How did we progress from the last day of school to summer camp and marriage? So I began to think:

One frustrating element of life is how often we ‘wait’ – focusing on preparing for the next phase at the risk of losing the joy of the moment. Before moving into your dream house, you need to plan and build it. What should be a pleasurable part of the experience could drain your neshamah. Waiting to meet our bashert, we date others; we wait for our resume to be accepted, for the IRS to accept our offer, for the husband to come home, expected an hour earlier; we wait for university acceptance, for the architect to present the plans, for the bank to approve the loan; we wait to win the lottery, the ticket to pay the debt... As teenagers, we believed life began at high school graduation. Then we realized, no, we needed a college degree. After finding some unsatisfying job, we told ourselves that when we cultivated the right connections, put away enough cash to begin a business start-up, ah, that’s when life would begin. But wait, life couldn’t start yet. First we needed marriage and our

Paul Bartrop...continued from page 13A administering refugee and immigration policies, not rescue-from-theShoah policies. The Evian Conference did not lead to the Final Solution. Way too much had to happen before then. In January 1942, though, another conference – this time at Wannsee, in Berlin – confirmed what had already been taking place in Russia since the summer of 1941. That, and not Evian, was where the road to the Final Solution terminated. Those attending at Evian could not have foreseen what was to happen years later on the Russian steppes, and even less at places like Auschwitz.

We can, however, apply the standards of the time to the issue of Jewish refugee and immigration policy. When we do this, we can then examine the records of the various nations of the world relative to the Jews, and when we do that – sadly and tragically – we will still find them wanting. 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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20A Federation Star July/August 2013 Chabad Jewish Center OF NAPLES

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Chabad Jewish Center of Naples update

igh Holidays We invite you to join Chabad of Naples for the High Holidays. To join Chabad for the High Holidays is to feel at home. Whether your background in Jewish prayer and practice is extensive or limited, attending services at Chabad of Naples will leave you feeling enriched, connected, uplifted and inspired. All services will be held at the Chabad Naples Jewish Community Center, 1789 Mandarin Rd., Naples. Simultaneous children’s programs will also be held. All services (with the exception of Kol Nidre) will be followed by a lovely Kiddush. For reservations, to sponsor a Kiddush, or for a complete schedule of Chabad High Holidays, please call 239.262.4474 or visit www.chabadnaples.com. Jewish Community Art Calendar Chabad of Naples is now in its 10th year of producing an attractive multicolor calendar which is mailed free of charge to the Collier County Jewish community. Please make sure we have your correct address, and the updated addresses of your children, relatives

and friends who would also enjoy receiving the calendar. Annual Partner Project We launched this project two years ago in August, and we thank all of the Partners who have joined since then. All Partners touch the lives of so many people in so many ways. If you haven’t become a Partner yet, we ask that you consider partnering with us to bring the joy of Judaism – including successful social and humanitarian programs – to many more people throughout Collier County. We will gratefully acknowledge all our Partners and Premier Partners for their dedication to the Naples Jewish community. For more information, call 239.262.4474, e-mail rabbi@ chabadnaples.com or visit www. chabadnaples.com. Hebrew School registration We are planning an exciting, educational year for Chabad Hebrew School. The richness and beauty of our Jewish traditions come to life at Chabad. Our dynamic programs educate, stimulate and excite children and offer practical relevance. We

believe that a child’s Jewish learning must be creative, memorable and fun. Our top priority is to create an interactive learning environment in which each child feels welcome and motivated. Hebrew school meets on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. For more information or to register, visit www.chabadnaples.com or call 239.262.4474. Hebrew crash course Adults who wish to immerse themselves in reading Hebrew will have a double opportunity this fall. We will be running two Hebrew reading ‘crash courses’ on Wednesdays beginning October 2. 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. Impress your friends, pray in Hebrew, learn Torah in its original language, read street signs in Israel… Even if you don’t know an Aleph from a Bet, the Hebrew Reading Crash

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Course will teach you how to read Hebrew. No prior knowledge of Hebrew is required and the course is open to anyone who wishes to learn to read Hebrew in a short period of time. There is no charge for the course. All course materials will be supplied. Courses will be held at Chabad of Naples. Ellen Seigel will be the instructor. If you have any questions, contact Ellen at ellenseigel@hotmail.com or 239.207.0806. Regular Shabbat services Our warm and welcoming Shabbat services are held every Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. The Torah service begins at 11:00 a.m. and includes the rabbi’s insights during the Torah reading, which always has a contemporary, meaningful and relevant message. Services are followed by a delicious Kiddush buffet lunch. Weekly email and mailing list If you would like to be added to our weekly updates or mailing list, contact the Center at 239.262.4474 or rabbi@ chabadnaples.com.

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President’s message Roger Blau JCMI President

hy is it that it’s always the same group of dedicated volunteers who are the ones who show up and help out with all the work there is to do in a volunteer organization like a temple? It’s the same way in my Coast Guard Auxiliary unit where I serve as a Flotilla Staff Officer. Whenever there is something that needs doing, the same five or six overworked volunteer members step up and put their shoulders to the wheel. Sometimes, we so overload an

individual that they back away from their involvement or drop out entirely from volunteer roles so as not to be swallowed up by the swirling vortex of need for volunteer involvement. The old saying that “many hands make the task lighter” is so true. It’s sad that some temple members are overworked and stressed when others never even consider picking up a shovel to help dig. I wouldn’t expect this to be the case in our Collier County communities with so many talented retirees living here. I would think that more of us would be actively looking for something worthwhile in which to invest our time and considerable talents. By the way, there never seems to be a shortage of individuals who criticize how things are being run. I

hope more people in our community will turn their ideas into positive actions and become “part of the solution” by volunteering their time and talents to actively work in support of their temple. Please review the list of committees that are active in your congregation. If you come across an area on the list that interests you, or a function to which you believe you can make a positive contribution, contact the committee chair to see how you may be able to help. As the old TV commercial said: “Try it… you’ll like it!”

Jerrold L. Sobel continued from page 18A invasion, about 80% of Greek Cypriots were displaced. Both the invasion and the subsequent declaration of independence by Turkish Cypriots lack international recognition. Yet till this day, the occupation of Cypress continues and talk of Turkish removal from the island is unheard of. Still no boycotts, no sanctions, just business as usual. Additionally, we can discuss similar circumstances in Tibet, West Papua New Guinea, Western Sahara, and others where the goods produced by the occupiers are not boycotted. They’re just labeled as being produced by the occupier without a word

from the Church of Scotland, the Irish, the EU, the BDS movement or, least of all, the “Elders.” Somehow these occupations brought on through wars of aggression do not weigh heavy on the consciousness of the world as does the question of Judea/Samaria and what’s produced there. Ironically, unlike the aforementioned, Israel came into repossession of its land through defensive wars not brought on by itself but perpetrated by the very people claiming so dearly to want it back. The Arabs and their fellow propagandist supporters contemptuously disregard Israel’s claim to these terri-

tories even though cities such as Hebron and Jerusalem have Jewish roots dating back over 3,000 years and, along with others, contain Judaism’s most holy sites – sites Jewish people were denied access to under Jordanian dominance from 1948-1967. These are undeniable facts which friends and advocates of the Jewish state should be screaming from the rooftops. Every college, church or governmental forum considering divesting from or sanctioning Israeli goods made in Judea/Samaria must be made aware that Jerusalem – not East, not West, but all of Jerusalem – has not only been the capital of the Jewish

homeland from time immemorial but was constituted by a majority of Jews at the dawn of the 19th century when the first census was taken. The geopolitical and academic cartel of Israeli opponents have been very successful employing the tactic of, if you tell a lie enough times it eventually sticks. Placing Israel in the same category as ruthless occupiers such as Turkey, China and Algeria, amongst others, is just another manifestation of this stratagem. It’s time long overdue that defenders of Israel not only champion her righteous positions but expose the hypocritical disingenuousness of her accusers.

21A SYNAGOGUES Federation Star July/August 2013 July/August 2013 Federation Star BETH TIKVAH

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

pcoming events Join us for Havdalah at the Beach at Lowdermilk Park on July 20 and August 17 at 7:30 p.m. We will hold a Religious School Open House on Sunday, July 28 at 10:30 a.m. It’s your opportunity to meet the rabbi and teachers, review the curriculum, and ask questions. 5774 preview Many exciting events are on the calendar. We will co-sponsor, with the Holocaust Museum and Education Center of Southwest Florida, an important screening on November 4. Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home, is a one-hour documentary film by Ethan Bensinger. Refuge reveals the origins and originality of a resourceful community that over generations has brought together more than 1,000 Central European Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors under one roof. Interweaving archival footage with testimony by the Selfhelp Home’s residents and founders, Refuge reaches back seventy years to tell the story of this last generation. Meet Mr. Bensinger.

Our flagship December events, Kosher Deli & Game Night and Latke Lunch, will continue. On January 12, we will hold a comedy fundraiser with lawyer-raconteur Alf Kwinter. Dr. June Sochen will be back this winter, joined once again by her sister, Joyce Schrager. Jerry Ziedenberg will also return with another three-part lecture series. Prof. David Golinkin, President and Professor of Jewish Law at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, will be our Scholar-inResidence, January 31 - February 2. For twenty years he served as Chair of the Va’ad Halakhah (Law Committee) of the Rabbinical Assembly, which writes responsa and gives halakhic guidance to the Masorti (Conservative) Movement in Israel. Rabbi Golinkin is the author or editor of forty books, and he has published over 190 articles, responsa and sermons. He is a true titan of international Conservative Judaism. We are honored to be bringing him to our community. Our Purim celebration will be amplified by a Talent Show. We will

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enjoy a trip to Gulfshore Playhouse on March 30 at 3:00 p.m. to see Arthur Miller’s classic All My Sons. Beth Tikvah will host the community Yom HaShoah commemoration. Adult education courses Rabbi Chorny offers two courses on Tuesdays. Torah Study meets at 12:15 p.m. (bring a dairy lunch). Liturgical Hebrew, designed to make people more 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 widely praised The Observant Life: The Wisdom of Conservative Judaism for Conservative Jews. This book is an amazing compendium of information and insight, valuable to Jews of all stripes. The course meets at 8:00 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Book Discussion Group Our Book Discussion Group will resume on Monday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m. Among the books on the agenda for 2013-14 will be Nathan Englander’s brilliant story collec-

tion What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank and Herman Wouk’s The Lawgiver. High Holy Days Beth Tikvah’s Selichot observance begins on Saturday, August 31 at 8:30 p.m. We will view a film relevant to the themes of the occasion and then turn to Selichot prayers. Check our website for the High Holy Day schedule and reservation details. 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 regularly 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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President’s message By Yale Freeman, President The times, they are a changin’ – Bob Dylan ecently, Rabbi Jonah Pesner from the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) spoke with a large group of involved and interested members at Temple Shalom. His talk was fascinating, and the questions and discussion it prompted were enlightening. One of his main themes was this: to be successful – to survive – the synagogue of today cannot emulate the synagogue of yesterday. Families have changed, lifestyles have changed, priorities have changed. While our need and desire to identify

as Jews have not changed, the ways in which we choose to do so have. If a synagogue is to remain central to Jewish family life, it must be responsive to this reality. This is a message we have taken to heart and will continue to explore and implement at Temple Shalom. It is a difficult but exciting moment in our history. Many things are in transition. We are attempting to balance the old and the new, the many perspectives of our very diverse congregation, and the pressures of change. We are attempting to do a better job of reaching out to our members as well as the greater

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Jewish community. Our soon-to-belaunched “One Family” initiative to address the feeling of disconnect that many experience is an example of this. As president, I am confident that we have a brilliant future ahead of us with so much to offer every man, woman and child who come through our door. The changes that are about to unfold are not change for change’s sake, but are rooted in the Jewish practice of responding to our world and reinventing ourselves. We are grateful for the support of our members and we invite the entire Jewish community

to share in our future. Finally, a reminder: the Our Torah Project continues. We are scribing a new Torah for Temple Shalom and our community. Everyone in our Jewish community as well as the greater community is welcome to scribe a letter in Our Torah and experience the spiritual journey described by those who have participated. Both Jews and non-Jews can scribe a letter in Our Torah. Reservations can be scheduled by going to the Temple Shalom website, www.naplestemple. org, or by calling the Temple Shalom office at 239.455.3030.

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President’s message By Suzanne L. Paley, President

ummer plans I want to remind everyone as we approach the months of July and August that we only hold Shabbat services on the last Friday of each month. Our professional staff, along with our board members and committee members, are keeping busy with plans for the High Holiday season as well as the coming months of the new year. Sisterhood and Men’s Club have already made arrangements for some exciting activities to be held during the fall as well as the beginning of the

more populated seasonal months. Sisterhood’s Book Club will continue to meet as usual on the third Monday of the month throughout the summer. Care Connection NJC Care Connection NJC has developed a survey for our congregants to complete. (It is scheduled to be mailed by the end of June.) We want to help meet the situational needs of our members. In order to ensure that we meet our goal, it is very important that everyone complete the survey and return it so we have time to review, coordinate

and make necessary arrangements. In the meantime, our volunteers will begin to receive valuable training provided by JFCS. Putting these summer months to good use will enable us to provide services as soon as possible. Bon voyage? By the time this is printed we will be welcoming home many of our travelers. We will be anxious to hear about their escapades while they traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Scandinavian and Balkan countries, Israel and the Panama Canal, to name

a few. While they have fun during their travels they also learn much about the places they visit and are willing to share their experiences and memories – once they’ve unpacked and rested! For more information on any aspect of the Naples Jewish Congregation, please feel comfortable contacting me at 239.776.7559 or suzanne.paley@comcast.net. If you choose to use email, please use the words “Temple Information” in your subject line.

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22A Federation Star July/August 2013 COLLIER/LEE CHAPTER OF HADASSAH

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Hadassah update Shelley Skelton President

fter last year’s many delightful celebrations of 100 years of Hadassah’s existence, we remind ourselves that Hadassah was founded during the height of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. There were longstanding positions, not only encouraging voting by all in a bipartisan way, but opposing all barriers. There is no question that the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the United States influenced and inspired Hadassah’s leaders and policies. As a matter of fact, Rachel S. Jastrow, who was the sister of Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold, was the founder, herself, of Hadassah’s second chapter in 1914. She was also instrumental in helping Wisconsin become the first state to ratify women’s right to vote. It was believed that through

the suffrage movement, women discovered how indispensable organization is, for the attainment not only of the rights, but also the influence in the community. Generation after generation, the finest women failed to exercise influence outside their homes and failed to help in the solving of social problems because all women stood separate. At Hadassah, we unite as women and form a chain that is strong enough to withstand pressure. We must help educate Hadassah members, Associates and supporters about Hadassah’s history. We are a fundraising organization. Without the funds, we could not exist. Without the support of so many, we could not continue to provide the programs, education and services so vital to the extraordinary work of Hadassah. Our Board of Directors is hard at work to make sure our programming aligns with our mission, to inspire new members, promote programs of interest to members, to encourage members to get together – to socialize and promote the work of Hadassah at the same time. We have

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formed lifetime friendships and we share in our commitment to create a more productive and rewarding life. Also notable is how many of our friends and colleagues, although traveling around the country, visiting family up north, or continuing with their careers, are still dedicating their time and efforts to the wonder of research, the magic of education, the inspiration of discovery, and the value of volunteering so that goals can be met and we can continue to meet the growing need for our services. The exciting news for the coming year is the programs that are being planned. Knowledge and Nosh at Noon is one of our most popular events and, as always, Elyse Morande, our Vice President of Education, has planned delicious lunches, featuring guest speakers that you won’t want to miss! Our Daytime Study Group, led by Arlene Yedid, meets monthly and discusses books and topics of interest to all. Lauren Becker’s Evening Activity Group keeps its members busy with programs that are sometimes creative, sometimes intellectual,

and always worthwhile. We will possibly have visits from doctors, artists, financial planners, musicians, members of the clergy, photographers, entertainers, Hadassah diplomats, educators, and many more, including working in conjunction with our colleagues from other organizations. It is our goal to be an integral part of the community, and the camaraderie we share with members of these organizations is enjoyed by all. We all do good work. How fortunate we are to have the opportunity to be part of such a caring and sharing little corner of the world! If you are not a member of an organization, join one. The rewards are many, but not necessarily in the form of a piece of paper or the recognition. The greatest rewards are in seeing the results of your labors, the truly wonderful things that happen on a daily basis – the wonder of research, the magic of education, the inspiration of discovery, the value of volunteering – so that we can continue to meet the growing needs for our services.

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Naples Jewish Social Club update By Arnold Bresnick, co-President

inner at bha! bha! Persian Bistro Join us for a wonderful Persian dinner at bha! bha! Persian Bistro on Sunday, August 11 (must be seated by 6:15 p.m.). Enjoy your choice of seven special dinners being offered at $15. This includes lamb, fish, beef or chicken. bha! bha! is located at 865 5th Avenue South (Downtown Naples). Parking is nearby and at the Naples City Garage. Harvey Chodock is our host for the event. Hurry with your reservation since space is limited. Reservations are a must by

calling Harvey Chodock by August 1, at 239.949.4927. bha! bha! has a complimentary fortune teller for your entertainment. Chanukah Party for 2013 The Naples Jewish Social Club will celebrate Chanukah on November 23, the Saturday prior to the start of Chanukah. The location is Heritage Bay Country Club, located on Immokalee Road just two miles east of 951. Last year the Heritage Bay Chanukah celebration was absolutely stunning. The dinner was exquisite, the potato latkes were scrumptious,

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

he month of May has been a busy one for our Jewish War Veterans Post. May is the month in which we make the rounds of the seven high schools in Collier County to present medals, certificates and a $100 check to the Cadet from each school assigned to us. This year we were fortunate to have the Major in Charge from Palmetto High School speak to our Post. We verified that the Cadets who are in involved with JR ROTC are great representatives of our local youth. The Comrades from our Post who went to the schools for presentation were:

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Lloyd Rauch, Naples Armand Pepper, Gulfcoast Sam Oshry, Lely Syd Fishman, Barron Collier Gil Block, Palmetto Ridge, Golden Gate and Immokalee We also were involved with the Memorial Day Commemoration. Our Comrades who represented us with our Post’s flag and the U.S. Flag were Willie Orlove, Gerry Goldman and Syd Fishman. We are taking care of our duties and hope to continue in the fall. Our first monthly meeting will be held on Sunday, October 20.

and the DJ played wonderful dance music. In addition, Rabbi Troupe gave an interesting explanation of Chanukah and then the candles were lit. Heritage Bay has a minimum requirement of 50 persons to have the celebration. The Social Club needs a count so we can go ahead in planning this event. The cost this year is $42 per person (selections for dinner will be Braised Brisket, Atlantic Salmon or Chicken Piccata, with all the Chanukah fixings). Dance music will be provided by a DJ. Sondra Greer is coordinating this event. If you haven’t as yet responded to Sondra, please do so at sondanc1016@comcast.net as soon as possible to facilitate our moving forward. For more information, call 239.353.4468. Save the date Annual Gala, Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Longshore Lake Country Club Recent events The Brunch at the Patio Cafe on May 5 was well attended with 34 members and guests. The food was excellent and we had lots of opportunities to catch up with our friends. Many thanks to Arnold Bresnick who planned this event. Our members enjoyed the culinary delights at Café Luna and the trip down musical memory lane with the Johnny Cash Concert held at the Norris Center. Our Annual Dinner Dance at Longshore Lake was an extraordi-

nary event. The well-known team of Cahlua & Cream was wonderful in their rendition of many pleasing musical numbers. Bridge and Mahjongg In addition to our regular monthly events, we offer bridge and Mahjongg. Our terrific bridge games, which include social and duplicate, are played respectively on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at Sterling Oaks Clubhouse in North 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 contact Tilda Ellis at 239.949.9913; for Duplicate Bridge contact Rhoda Abramovitz at 239.514.1296. Our Mahjongg game is a spirited one played weekly at Longshore Lake Clubhouse in North Naples every Thursday. Lunch is available at the Clubhouse followed by a fast-paced game for experienced players. Be there for lunch at 11:30 a.m. and continue with play ending at 3:30 p.m. Contact Barbara Bresnick at 239.566.1126 or Sondra Greer at 239.353.4468. For membership info, please call Sondra Greer at 239.353.4468. To contact the Naples Jewish Social Club, contact co-Presidents Arnold Bresnick at 239.566.1126 or bhbnaples@gmail.com, or Harvey Chodock at 239.949.4927 or harvey chodock@earthlink.net.

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

CJW participated in Israel@65 on Sunday, April 14 along with other community organizations. Thanks to the Israel Affairs Committee of the Jewish Federation of Collier County for arranging this event. NCJW in Israel NCJW has called on the Government of Israel to adopt a system of civil marriage and divorce. The NCJW Board of Directors released the following statement: “NCJW is committed to the letter and spirit of respect for democratic values and civil liberties. The monopoly of authority given to Orthodox rabbinical courts in Israel regarding issues of personal status, particularly marriage, weakens rather than strengthens the state itself by causing disunity, disrespect for the law, and even hostility among Israelis and between Israel and Jews abroad. In

addition, twenty percent of the Israeli population is made up of members of minority groups whose marriages are similarly governed by the religious authorities of each faith, and who, as a result, face marital issues of their own. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens are denied the right of marriage solely based on issues of religion. The Government of the State of Israel should take immediate measures to create a mechanism for civil marriage in Israel and to sanction marriage under alternative religious avenues. Such measures would not only deepen respect for Jewish and religious diversity, they will enhance the principles of democracy in Israel and strengthen the ties between Israel and world Jewry. Among those affected by the rule of rabbinical courts are: ¡¡ Approximately 350,000 Israeli

citizens from the former Soviet Union ( who gained citizenship under the Law of Return ) whose mother or grandmother is not halachically Jewish ¡¡ All Diaspora Jews who are eligible to obtain Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return but who, nevertheless, may not be recognized as Jews by the Chief Rabbinate because of non-Orthodox conversions and, therefore, cannot marry ¡¡ Any couple in which the bride is a divorcee and the groom’s name is derived from the traditional priestly caste (e.g. Cohen, Katz, Kaplan, Azoulay, etc.) ¡¡ Individuals who have been declared mamzerim – illegitimate by a religious court, such as children born from a second relationship after the first marriage was not terminated by a halachic

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get (writ of divorce), unless they marry other mamzerim ¡¡ Same- sex couples or couples of different religions who are not allowed to marry each other in Israel but must marry elsewhere in order for the marriage to be registered by the state Such reform would end the need for thousands of Israeli couples every year to leave Israel for a civil marriage abroad in order to be recognized as legally married, since Israel must and does recognize marriages performed in other countries as part of its commitment to international law. It would also eliminate the predicament of any Jewish woman in Israel who, required to seek a divorce through the Orthodox rabbinical courts, must now obtain the consent of her husband or become agunot, chained to an untenable marriage. She (or any couple) could opt for civil divorce.”

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LA ORT College offers students a ticket to a better life By Helene Dorfman Fuchs

eferred dreams, dashed hopes and goals dropped by the wayside – those are the sad stories of many immigrants, minorities and young people often stuck in dead-end jobs or, worse, crushing poverty. But to graduates of Los Angeles ORT College, a few of whose stories are told here, success has come despite hardship and hardscrabble lives. Take, for example, Anisha Malone. A single mother at 15, she struggled to finish high school with her class while caring for her young son. There were several failed attempts at higher education as she tried to cope with an abusive relationship, finally escaping to a battered-women’s shelter. Then Anisha discovered LA ORT College, where she enrolled in a medical assistant program. “I have never been more motivated than I am now,” she wrote last January. “I’m

proud to be actually learning.” Currently working as a medical biller through an ORT-placed externship that turned into permanent employment, Anisha plans to become certified in phlebotomy and IV, and hopes eventually to work toward her bachelor’s in nursing. “Getting my medical assistant license is only the beginning,” she says. “I am looking forward to obtaining so much more.” Last year, Elisha Breningstall found himself in a predicament. He was 21 and had never worked a real job in his life. He had no higher education and “no prospects of ever being able to support myself, let alone help others,” he wrote. “My self-confidence was so low I rarely spoke and could not look people in the eye.” By chance and by luck, Elisha also enrolled in the medical assistant program at LA ORT College. There he

Jewish Heritage Video Collection The Jewish Heritage Video Collection (JHVC) is housed and maintained at the Federation’s offices, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., Ste. 2201, Naples. The JHVC video library contains nearly 200 films and television programs carefully chosen to stimulate learning, thinking and discussion about Jewish history and culture. The Collection also provides courses that address vital issues of Jewish history, identity and culture. These courses will be available to schools, organizations and congregations in the area. For a list of available titles organized by category (Children, Comedy, Holocaust, International Jewry, Israel, Jewish Experience in America, Religion and Identity), please visit www.jewishnaples.org. For more information, call us at 239.263.4205.

found smiling faces, helping hands – and a strict taskmaster. “Ms. Peek started off as a very tough teacher,” he wrote of a faculty member at LA ORT. Elisha worked hard his first term and received high marks on tests, but finished with a disappointing B on his first report card. “When I asked Ms. Peek about it, she said, ‘What? Do you think I give new students an A? Then they’ll think they know how to do everything!’” But underneath that tough exterior, Elisha found a big heart and great patience. “The first time I drew another student’s blood, I was so nervous my hand was shaking uncontrollably,” Elisha wrote. “Ms. Peek showed me how to hold my arm steady and helped me practice, offering her own arm until it turned black and blue. Six months later I graduated at the top of my phlebotomy class.” Elisha went on to do an externship – thanks to ORT – at a family medical center and now works full-time at a special-needs home, a job that has bolstered his self-confidence and demonstrates daily, he says, “that I am capable of helping others.” LA ORT College is a technical

vocational facility that offers career training in technology, business and the medical field, along with English as a Second Language. ORT also provides financial aid for those who qualify, short-term day and evening programs allowing students to enter the job market before they graduate, and a Federal work-study program. Maria Gonzalez summed up the ORT learning experience in her graduation speech: “For some of us it was hard to leave our kids at home. To wake up every day and get to school on time. To go to work before or after school. It was tough. But now we happily say we are graduates and, remember, this is just the beginning of a better future…My fellow students, you may think of your certification or degree as your ticket to a better life. But how about you see it as a ticket to change the world?” You, too, can help change the world. Join Gulf Beaches ORT. Send a $36 check for annual dues to Hella Amelkin, 3200 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., #307, Naples, FL 34103, and support the chapter’s programs throughout the year.

Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida

The Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the preservation of the Jewish history of this region. Currently, the organization is seeking individuals interested in serving on the Board of Directors. For more information, email jhsswf@gmail.com.

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Jewishness and truth Paula Creed President

ost Jews seem to be indifferent to matters of belief and philosophic consistency. What they believe and what they do as Jews have no connection to each other. One is the pursuit of truth; the other is family loyalty. Humanistic Judaism is attractive to Jews who are interested in the world of ideas. If the words you say in Jewish celebrations are only a matter of tribal allegiance, then what you say is of no consequence as long as it is perceived as Jewish. For example, the Kaddish (“Sanctification”), is not a prayer for the dead, as is widely believed. It contains no reference to the dead, but rather is a praise of God – an affirmation of his holiness. For a Jew seeking to honor the dead, these words do not convey that intention, but rather display a loyalty to tradition simply by its recitation. Truth and Jewishness went together during the many centuries prior

to the Enlightenment, when the words of the Bible and the prayer book corresponded to what most Jews really believed. The recitation of prayers featured passion and fervor because the ideas behind the words struck chords of belief that gave the experience the virtue of integrity. Belief and loyalty went together. Today a clear dichotomy exists. The Enlightenment, science and secular education have eroded the core of traditional belief. Today all that remains, for many Jews, are the words. Most Jews are reluctant to change the words, even if these Jews are very secular, because they want to say what their ancestors said. They do not want to engage in philosophical speculation. They do not want to fit their Jewish experience into their belief system. They just want to feel connected. That is all they have time for. Religion is an act of ancestral loyalty. It has nothing to do with personal conviction. This ancestral loyalty sustains most Jewish religious communities today. The dichotomy is acceptable because the words are Hebrew and the worshiper is reciting nonsense syllables, or the words are rote recitations. Often the sound of Hebrew

is enough to convey roots and evoke strong sentimental emotion. The humanistic road is a much harder road to travel. It takes time, introspection and endless dialogue. It features the painful experience of having to reject familiar words because they do not correspond to convictions. It involves an exhausting search for alternatives that provide integrity. For Humanistic Jews who have created meaningful readings, the rewards are astonishing, the experience is liberating. Humanistic “services” or celebrations consist of meditations, poetry and music that express universal humanistic ideals such as freedom, justice, peace, integrity, honesty, responsibility and dignity – as well as a humanistic appreciation of Jewish experience, past and present, and hope for the future. Humanistic Jewish communities have adapted some of the traditional prayers and blessings to express humanistic ideals and concepts. One version of a Humanistic

Jewish memorial recitation is: In the rising of the sun and in its going down, We will remember In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, We will remember In the opening of the buds and in the warmth of summer, We will remember In the rustling of leaves and the beauty of autumn, We will remember So long as we live, our beloved will live, for our beloved is part of us, We will remember. Visit www.humanisticjewish havurahswfl.org for details about our September 14 Yom Kippur commemoration and break the fast, or call Maraline Rane at 239.594.5123. Portions of this article are attributable to A Life of Courage: Sherwin Wine and Humanistic Judaism, International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism and Milan Press, Farmington Hills, MI (2003)

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WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY 2

12:15pm BT Torah Study 4:00pm BT Liturgical Hebrew

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 8:00pm BT Conservative Judaism

10:30am TS Naples Jewish Caring Support Group

10:00am Jewish Genealogy 10:30am NJC Jewish Care Committee 12:15pm BT Torah Study 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:00pm BT Liturgical Hebrew

12:00pm NJC-S Book Club

12:15pm BT Torah Study 4:00pm BT Liturgical Hebrew

10:30am TS Naples Jewish 12:00pm TS Shabbat 101 Adult Ed Caring Support Group 12:15pm BT Torah Study 7:00pm HM Sosua Talk 4:00pm BT Liturgical Hebrew

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

4 5 INDEPENDENCE 7:30pm BT Services 7:30pm TS Services DAY

8:00pm JCMI Services

7:30pm BT Services 10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 3:00pm HM Exec Cmte Mtg 7:30pm TS Services 6:30pm HDH Evening Group 8:00pm JCMI Services 7:00pm HM Calypso Night

8:30am TS Torah Talk 9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS Services

9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS Services

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 8:00pm BT Conservative Judaism

10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 5:00pm BT Board Mtg

7:30pm BT 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

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 1:00pm Israel Affairs Summer Film

10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg

6:00pm TS Picnic Dinner/ Services 7:30pm BT Services 7:30pm NJC Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS Services

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8:30am TS Torah Talk 9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS Services

10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 7:30pm BT Services 3:00pm HM Exec Cmte Mtg 7:30pm TS Services 6:00pm HM WWII 8:00pm JCMI Services 6:30pm HDH Evening Group

9:00am BT Religious School 10:30am TS Naples Jewish 5:00pm CHA Back to School Caring Support Group BBQ

10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 1:00pm NJC Board Mtg

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 8:00pm BT Conservative Judaism

SATURDAY

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10:30am TS Naples Jewish 10:00am Jewish Genealogy 1:00pm JCMI Bridge Caring Support Group 11:00am JCMI-S Bd Mtg 12:00pm JCMI-S Mtg 12:15pm BT Torah Study 4:00pm BT Liturgical Hebrew

FRIDAY

5:30pm HDH Luau

9:00am BT Religious School 12:00pm NJC-S Book Club 11:00am TS Open House

THURSDAY

10 9:30am BT Services 9:30am JCMI Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS Services

10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg 5:00pm BT Board Mtg 7:00pm TS Exec Cmte Mtg

7:30pm BT 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

12:15pm BT Torah Study 4:00pm BT Liturgical Hebrew 7:00pm TS Exec Comm

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 1:00pm Israel Affairs Summer Film 4:30pm BT Hebrew School 8:00pm BT Conservative Judaism

10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg

11:30am ORT Board Mtg 7:30pm BT 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

12:15pm BT Torah Study 4:00pm BT Liturgical Hebrew 7:00pm TS Board Mtg

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Hebrew School

10:30am JCMI Mah Jongg

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 7:30pm TS Film & Selichot Services

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 • CRC: Community Relations Committee • HDH: Hadassah • HJH: Humanistic Jewish Havurah • HM: Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida

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• JCMI: Jewish Congregation of Marco Island • JCMI-M: JCMI Men’s Club • JCMI-S: JCMI Sisterhood • 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

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July/August 2013 July/August 2013 Federation Star COMMUNITY DIRECTORY 27A 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.

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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

Suzanne Paley, President Jane Galler, Cantorial Soloist

Shabbat Services Friday 8:00 p.m. Torah Study and Saturday Services • Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Brownstein Judaica Gift Shop

Shabbat Services Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. May - August: services once a month Sisterhood • Men’s Club Adult Education • Adult Choir Social Action • Community Events

• Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Adult Education • Havurot • Youth Groups • Religious School • Judaic Library • Hebrew School • Pre-School • Adult Choir • Social Action • Outreach

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CHABAD NAPLES JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER serving Naples and Marco Island 1789 Mandarin Road, Naples, FL 34102 Phone: 262-4474 Email: info@chabadnaples.com Website: www.chabadnaples.com Rabbi Fishel Zaklos Dr. Arthur Seigel, President Ettie Zaklos, Education Director Shabbat Services Shabbat - Saturday 10am • Camp Gan Israel • Hebrew School • Preschool of the Arts • Jewish Women’s Circle • Adult Education • Bat Mitzvah Club • Friendship Circle • Smile on Seniors • Flying Challah • Kosher food delivery The Federation Star is published monthly, September through July, by the Jewish Federation of Collier County. 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road Suite 2201 Naples, FL 34109-0613 Phone: 239-263-4205 Fax: 239-263-3813 E-mail: info@jewishnaples.org Website: www.jewishnaples.org Volume 22, No. 11 July/August 2013 36 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 September Issue Deadlines: Editorial: August 1 Advertising: August 7 Send news stories to: fedstar18@gmail.com

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Jewish Organizations to Serve You in Collier County

Weather or Not ... If you’ve flown the coop for the summer months, it’s still great weather here for planning charitable gifts with the Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation of Collier County. With the stock market in a whirlwind, the climate is perfect for gifting appreciated stock. Don’t be smog about it – you could be lightening the taxes on your capital gain. The forecast for a sunny future is a gift that will provide increased income for you and build a slush fund for the Jewish community. No high pressure. The benefits are clear. We’re hoping for a blizzard of activity and a heat wave of smart people planning gifts. Stop saving for that rainy day! Get cirrus about making a gift. Do it monsoon! For more information on charitable gift planning, call David Willens, Executive Director, at 239.263.4205.

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(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

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Naples Jewish Social Club • Co-President: Arnold Bresnick, 566-1126 • Co-President: Harvey Chodock, 949-4927 • 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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Israel: Like no place else on Earth A report on the April 2013 WCA/Federation Mission to Israel By David Willens, Federation Executive Director

ell over a year ago, Women’s Cultural Alliance (WCA) President Jane Hersch asked me about organizing a trip to Israel. Thanks to Jane’s suggestion, a mission was developed and this past April, 20 people traveled from our community on a 10-day mission to Israel, plus a 2-day extension to Eilat, Israel, and Petra, Jordan. Many were traveling to Israel for their first time. But even the veterans know that Israel is an evolving nation, which changes every few years. Israel is years ahead of the rest of its neighbors, and has shown her ability to change at lightning speed. On my first trip to Israel 33 years ago, I recall standing on the plaza outside the church in the Old City of Jaffa overlooking the bay to Tel Aviv and saw a city of three- and four-story buildings. On this trip, I went to the same spot and thought I was looking across the bay to New York City. The skyscrapers were countless, as were the number of cranes in place for new construction. Like most missions to Israel, this was not a vacation – it was an experience. You’ve heard of a bar

and bat mitzvah – well we were on a bus mitzvah! Here’s a brief summary of our exciting mission: First stop – Jerusalem and dinner together at the Herzl Grill in the Mamila Mall. That night, we tasted all of the traditional flavors of Israel. Day two – it was raining, windy and chilly, but we stopped at the Haas Promenade for a heartwarming shehecheyanu prayer with wine and challah. Our primary focus for the day was The City of David, including the source of water (Spring of Shiloah) and the tunnels leading to the reservoir. This ancient city was only excavated in the past few years. That afternoon we went to Machane Yehuda, the marketplace in Jerusalem. What a bustling, exciting place with all different kinds of people shopping for Shabbat. You could feel “the pulse” of the city, the people and the country in this place. There were the young, the old, the religious and the secular all rolled into one community. We celebrated Shabbat with dinner at our hotel. This was a special treat as our guests were three young men – all Lone Soldiers in the Is-

rael Defense Forces (IDF). During dinner, each soldier was asked to speak about themselves and their motivation for leaving their families and making aliyah. David Lone Soldiers Zak, Shalom and David Gordon is a freelance writer from Detroit. He is 19 and will ready served in the IDF, but is in the enter the IDF following his ulpan reserves. He is young, contemporary (Hebrew language course). He went and idealistic. He is an accomplished through the MASA program followartist in the genre of the Kabbalah ing his high school graduation. He (Jewish mysticism). feels that there is great opportunity On Shabbat we went to Masada, for him in Israel. Shalom Katz is 18 swam in the Dead Sea, stopped at the and from Santa Fe. He will enter the AHAVA Factory, and then to the Ein IDF real soon. He wants to do someGedi Nature Preserve, an oasis flowthing meaningful and to give back ing out of the desert mountains down whatever he can. Zak Yitro is from into the Dead Sea basin. Dublin, Ireland. His family moved to Sunday, our day started with Manchester, England, and from there a lecture at the hotel with Reuven he made aliyah. He is 26 and has alcontinued on page 2B

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Mission to Israel...continued from page 1B Chazan, Professor of Political Science at Hebrew University Jerusalem. He explained the political system in Israel, stating that “it’s not as crazy as you think.” He said the U.S. and Israeli democratic processes are completely different. Chazan discussed the results of the last Israeli election and “where we go from here.” It was a most enlightening and informative meeting. Following the lecture, we headed for Yad Vashem. It was Erev Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. The museum was packed with people. Our guide, Martine, was incredible, and shared with us the feelings and emotions of this most horrific event in recorded history. We visited Yad LaKashish – Lifeline for the Old, located in Jerusalem. This is one of our Federation’s supplemental grant funded projects. Celebrating its 50th anniversary year, Yad LaKashish is a sheltered workshop for elderly and disabled adults. We were welcomed by Nava Ein Mor, Director, who explained that the organization restores purpose and dignity for nearly 300 elderly and disabled citizens in Jerusalem through their workshop. We were able to visit their Gift Shop to purchase many of the handmade art and Judaic items created there. Our next stop was at the Israel Museum. What a phenomenal place, which recently went through a significant renovation. Our last stop of the day was at the Yvel Factory and showroom. What a story. The Levy family from Buenos Aires, Argentina, made aliyah back in the 1980s for a new business venture and lost everything. But they persevered and started a jewelry manufacturing company specializing in baroque pearls. They have become very successful, selling their fine jewelry lines all over the world. The owners, in appreciation of their success, have created a school to educate Ethiopian immigrants in the art of jewelry making. This is their way of giving back to the State of Israel for the opportunities they were afforded. Monday morning we picked up Col. Danny Tirza for a two-and-ahalf-hour Seam Line Tour. The Seam Line refers to the Security Fence that was constructed after thousands were

killed or injured, (circa 2000-2002 from the Second Intifada). Tirza is the man responsible for building the fence. This was indeed a highlight! We learned that Israel was extremely sensitive in how and where the fence was built in order to protect sacred holy sites, provide convenient checkpoints for Palestinians to enter Israel for work and farming, etc., while providing needed protection. We then headed to Beit She’an, an important archeological dig site. Beit She’an was an important trade route

Beit She’an archeological dig site

from Europe to Africa. From there we continued north to Kfar Blum, where we stayed at the Pastoral Hotel, a kibbutz guest house. On Tuesday, we visited Kibbutz Malkiah in the Galilee. We were greeted by Eitan Oren, Head of the Farm and Security Officer for the kibbutz. He was so animated, interesting and enthusiastic about the future of the country. Eitan took us into the kindergarten on the grounds of the kibbutz where we saw their beautiful children. We left the school and were immediately escorted to the bomb shelter only a few yards from the

Entrance to bomb shelter at Kibbutz Malkiah

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kindergarten – all part of daily life in Israel. We left the compound and headed by bus to a kiwi grove, where we planted a new tree. We were no more than 100 yards from the Lebanese border. Eitan got a call on his cell phone and we all IDF tank squad near Lebanese border scrambled back on our well as the outreach that they do in the bus and headed up the road to a spot surrounding communities. We visited where we met up with an Israeli infanone of the group apartments, walked try tank division (two through the grounds and saw renovatanks and two bulldoztion construction projects underway to ers) on watch. There we accommodate more children. We were were, in the rain and the all touched by what we saw, knowing mud, with these IDF that these special children are being soldiers. They were not cared for, when no family is there for there because we were them. From there we headed on to Tel visiting the area – they Aviv to our hotel. were there to patrol an Thursday started with a tour of Inarea that required their dependence Hall (Dizengoff House), presence. We felt very where statehood was declared 65 safe, but were just a years ago. We viewed a documentary stone’s throw from the film and then moved into the main Lebanese border. This was yet another hall and had a docent speak to us and special highlight. answer our questions. Just being in On to the Galil Mountain Winery, this hall was special! a state-of-the-art wine-making facility We moved on for a walking tour not more than 15-20 minutes from of the Old City of Jaffa. After lunch Kibbutz Malkiah. Although it was not we went to the Palmach Museum. The grape harvest time, we followed our Palmach was the forerunner to the guide from where the trucks unload IDF. The museum was a wonderful the grapes all the way through the depiction of the early soldiers who winemaking process. We ended in a banded together to protect this tiny wine-tasting room and sampled their nation. fine wines. Sometimes the best is saved for We traveled on to Tsfat (Safed), last. On Friday morning we had a the famed artist colony and Kabbalah briefing by Khaled Abu Toame, a community. We visited a 400-year-old Palestinian living in Israel, who for synagogue and then walked through the past 30 years has worked as a news the shops and galleries in the town. correspondent. He attended Hebrew On the way back to Kfar Blum we University Jerusalem. He writes for stopped at the Naot Shoe Factory. the Jerusalem Post and U.S. News & On Wednesday, we left Kfar Blum World Report. He stated that Palesand headed west to the Mediterranean tinians can write a negative piece on to the border at Rosh Hanikra. This Israel and it will be published, but not is an official crossing point between the same for anything negative about Israel and Lebanon, for UN forces the Palestinians in the territories, only! Then on to Acco, where we without fear of reprisals. Toame, as a toured the Turkish fortress and walked reporter, feels his responsibility is to through the Arab market. report the news. As he stated, “There Our next stop was Neve Michael is no free independent media in the in Pardes Hana, another special projMuslim world, so I have to work in ect funded by our Federation. Hava the Jewish media in order to report Levene, Director of Projects, met us the truth.” at the gate and escorted us to the dinOur last activity was a visit to ing hall, where we were offered cakes Neve Tzedek, the first Tel Aviv neighand beverages. We all received gifts borhood, now a trendy upscale comof spice bottles filled with fragrant munity making a renaissance spurred by all the money coming from the hitech industry. Later that morning most of our group left for the extension to Eilat and Petra. I left that afternoon to return back to the States in order to attend our Isralel@65 event here in Naples. Of my four trips to Israel – in 1980, 1993, 2006 and 2013 – this was the most interesting and eye-opening. The country has grown and matured from a nation that once depended Hava Levene at Neve Michael upon the support from the Diaspora and its allies. Israel still needs our cloves. Hava explained what Neve support, but she has become a more Michael does and who they serve – self-sufficient nation, one that is abused and neglected children who contributory to the betterment of all are placed there by the State. She mankind, and is…like no place else spoke of the Crisis Center and the on Earth. new Teenage Girls Crisis Center, as

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BRIEFS DEVICE FROM ISRAELI START-UP GIVES THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED A WAY TO READ

The OrCam device is a small camera worn in the style of Google Glass, connected by a thin cable to a portable computer designed to fit in the wearer’s pocket. The system clips on to the wearer’s glasses with a small magnet and uses a bone-conduction speaker to offer clear speech as it reads aloud the words or object pointed to by the user. It recognizes English-language text and will be sold for $2,500, about the cost of a mid-range hearing aid. (John Markoff, New York Times)

EU KEEN TO TAP INTO ISRAEL’S GAS SUPPLY VIA TRANS-ADRIATIC PIPELINE

The European Union, which is trying to reduce its dependence on Russia for gas and diversify its supply sources, is eyeing Israel as a likely alternative and has proposed linking it to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, Israeli industry sources said recently. Valeria Termini, vice president of the Council of European Energy Regulators, has held talks with senior Israeli Energy and Water Ministry officials on the proposal.

The proposal would enable Israel to join the European pipeline network, eliminating the need to build a costly LNG facility. An LNG terminal is estimated to cost between $7 - $10 billion while a pipeline to the European network can be built for $2 billion to $3 billion. (Neal Sandler, Platts)

YIDDISH STAYIN’ ALIVE

Reports on the death of Yiddish seem to be greatly exaggerated, particularly since a 115-year-old Yiddish newspaper is taking to the web. The New York-based Forverts (the Forward) can now be found on the Internet. Targeting an international audience, the editors say their research shows a significant number of Haredi families, both in the U.S. and Israel, converse in Yiddish. They point to the fact that half their Yiddish readers are Holocaust survivors who arrived in the United States between 1945 and 1955. (World Jewry Digest)

ASIA IS BECOMING ISRAEL’S NEW FRONTIER – HERE’S WHY

¡¡ Economically, Israel’s rapid transition to a “start-up nation”

echoes the great transformation underway in such Asian countries as India, China and the Four Tigers. Scientifically, Israel has emerged as a high-tech superpower, thereby very attractive to Asian high tech. ¡¡ Politically, the growing threat of Islamism draws many of these countries towards a country that is in the forefront of fighting this threat. Militarily, the Israeli military, a world leader in anti-missile technology and UAVs, with $5 billion in military exports, is attractive to Asian countries developing their own militaries. ¡¡ Most of all, Israel has developed strong relations with China and India, which had no diplomatic relations with Israel before 1992. Militarily, Israel is the second biggest arms exporter to India today, and at one time in the ’90s Israel was the second biggest arms exporter to China. ¡¡ Economically, Israel can claim $5 billion worth of trade with India and over $8 billion with China. Politically, Israel supports India in its fight over Kashmir and against

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Pakistan, while China also battles Islamic fundamentalism in Xinjiang Province. ¡¡ In addition, Israel has extensive trade with Japan, South Korea and Vietnam. It also has growing economic and educational ties with Singapore. Israel has developed strong relations too with former Soviet states including Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. ¡¡ As China and India have risen economically, so has Israel’s global status. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent fourday visit to China highlights the importance of China to Israel. As Chinese Ambassador to Israel Gao Yanping stated, “China views its relationship with Israel with tremendous importance.” Truly Asia is the new frontier for Israel in the 21st century. (Jonathan Adelman, a professor of international studies at the University of Denver, and Asaf Romirowsky, acting executive director for Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, Forbes)

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A ‘watch’ that stops unnecessary heart attack deaths

GE is banking on Oxitone wrist monitor to provide a heads-up for someone to get medical assistance before it’s too late By Karin Kloosterman, ISRAEL21c

bout half of all people at risk of death from heart attacks could gain the chance to live, once Israeli entrepreneur Leon Eisen’s new Oxitone device goes to market in about 18 months. Using two optical sensors, and another special high-tech tool, he’s developed the world’s first ‘watch’ that can just about tell when your time may be up. It’s no joke: Oxitone was developed to cheat fate. Eisen tells ISRAEL21c that about half of the people who die from cardiac or pulmonary arrest would be alive if someone had been there to get them to the hospital in time. Oxitone is made to be worn on the wrist to provide a heads-up for someone to get medical assistance on their own, before it’s too late. With all the technology out there – personal monitoring devices, crocodile clips for your finger, even those panic buttons – nothing helps if the user is not able to mobilize these devices in time. And many patients may not be able to read the signs that cardiac arrest is imminent.

That’s why Eisen developed a wearable watch-like mobile device – synched with Bluetooth, Android or iPhone devices – that takes minuteby-minute readings of heart rate and oxygen levels in the blood. So potentially “disruptive” is this advance that Oxitone recently was chosen from 400 applicants to be among 13 companies – and the only Israeli one – in GE Healthcare’s StartUp Health Academy Entrepreneurship Program. The three-year program provides healthcare entrepreneurs the tools to propel their product into the healthcare market. Pain-free, always on duty “Oxitone takes the pinch out; it’s worn on the wrist instead of the fingertip to provide continuous, wireless non-stop monitoring while you are walking, eating, sleeping or doing sports,” Eisen says. Blood-oxygen levels are a critical parameter in monitoring COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), which can prevent patients from getting enough air into their lungs. COPD also accompanies chronic bronchitis, asthma and emphysema,

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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. leading to shortness of breath. It is estimated that COPD is the third-highest cause of death in the United States. Oxitone non-invasively determines if a cardiac event is imminent by following blood-oxygen levels. It may also help people who suffer from sleep apnea, giving peace of mind to the wearer and their loved ones. It looks like a watch, but it’s a sophisticated blood-oxygen and heartrate monitor. When heart rates change

A prototype of the Oxitone device, heading to market in about 18 months

and oxygen levels drop, Oxitone sends alerts to pre-determined locations. It can also be used for long-term care, as physicians can access ongoing records to see how a patient is doing over time. “My product facilitates an early clinical response for cardiac or pulmonary attack,” Eisen explains. “Because it is continuously monitoring, we can provide an emergency alert. With our device, people will feel better because they understand they are protected. This is the breakthrough.” A telltale heart Eisen is looking for a $3 million investment and looks forward to starting

clinical trials on the device in Israel and the UK. Early R&D trials have already been done, he says. There is also a working prototype in hand, but just how the final Oxitone will look is yet to be determined. Eisen was trained originally as a physicist. The 46-year-old moved to Israel from Moscow in 1999 and obtained a doctorate from Israel’s famed Weizmann Institute of Science. He then did a post-doc at Bar-Ilan University, where he learned about optical lasers. This work of several years enchanted him, and made him curious about applied sciences. He started working as a freelancer, building various projects and sensors for high-tech companies. In 2010, Eisen joined Israel’s startup nation culture by founding Oxitone, the name of the company as well as the device. The company is based in Ashkelon, inside the ATI incubator. The “watch” will cost an estimated $200, plus a monthly service fee depending on use. Karin Kloosterman lives in Jaffa, Israel. She is a journalist, writer and blogger who focuses on the environment and clean technology from Israel and the Middle East. Published in hundreds of newspapers around the world, Karin also writes for the Huffington Post and Green Prophet.

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Florida commits $1.1 million in recurring funds to economic partnership with Israel

n Monday, May 20, the annual budget legislation of the State of Florida was signed by the Governor into law. This year’s budget includes authorization for Space Florida to enter into a Florida-Israel Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreement with the State of Israel to support collaborative research, development and commercialization of projects related to aerospace and other technology and life sciences. The budget will provide $1 million of recurring funds, which will be matched, dollar for dollar by Israel, to support innovative technologies for the economic benefit of both sides. Both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate included funding for this agreement in their budgets and Governor Rick Scott approved the funding for the MOU Agreement.

The Government of the State of Israel will now finalize details for the MOU Agreement with the State of Florida, and the operating modalities with Space Florida and Israel’s Ministry of Industry and Trade. It is expected that the first “Request for Proposals” will be issued in a matter of months, and will focus on the realm of small satellite development. Israeli and Floridian companies will be asked to present cooperative proposals, which will then be vetted jointly for feasibility, and research funding will be awarded to the most promising partnerships. Commercialization of the project will then provide for the repayment of the research award to the government funding bodies. This initiative has been several years in the making, and many leaders were crucial in spearheading this agreement in this year’s Florida

Legislative session. Senator Gwen Margolis took leadership in the Senate (D-Miami), while Representative Ed Hooper (R-Clearwater) channeled the efforts in the House of Representatives. Moreover, it was just over a year ago when Governor Rick Scott led an economic delegation to Israel to explore trade cooperation and expanding economic ties between the two states, which lent crucial impetus to the MOU effort. The State of Israel thanks all those who took part in this effort, for bringing it to fruition. In addition to the MOU and complementing it, the budget also allocated $100,000 dollars annually to the establishment of an Enterprise Florida office in Tel Aviv, that will provide Florida companies interested in Israel with a vehicle to introduce contacts, coordinate delegations, and facilitate trade between both states.

Israeli companies interested in doing business in Florida will also be assisted by this Tel Aviv office. Upon the signing of the budget, Chaim Shacham, Consul General of Israel, stated “the MOU Agreement highlights once again, how the strong ties between the people of Florida and Israel have the power to create vital economic benefits for both states – especially economic growth for Israel, and jobs for Florida. There are enormous untapped opportunities between Florida and Israel. The new MOU and Enterprise Florida office in Tel Aviv will most certainly create a ‘win-win’ situation for both sides.” For more information, please contact Ariel Roman-Harris, Director of Media Affairs, at 305.772.3177 or mediacultural@miami.mfa.gov.il.

Palestinian newspaper admits: Israel helps Palestinians

By Rachel Avraham, staff writer for United With Israel, www.unitedwithisrael.org

ccording to Palestinian Media Watch, the Palestinian daily Al Hayat Al Jadida reported, “PA Minister of Health Hani Abdeen visited the Israeli Hadassah Hospital. This is the first visit by a Palestinian minister to one of the most important Israeli hospitals, according to the hospital’s announcement. Minister Abdeen, who was accompanied by a delegation that included senior officials of the ministry and of the PA, met with the Director of Ein Karem Hadassah Hospital, Yuval Weiss. He [the minister] visited Palestinian patients being treated in the hospital, and he distributed gifts.” Al Hayat Al Jadida continued, “Hospital director Weiss said: ‘We relate to patients without regard to nationality and religion. We treat Muslims, Christians, Jews and other nationalities without bias, and 30%

BRIEFS continued from page 3B discovered in the archives of Bologna University, which was founded in 1088. The scroll, written in Hebrew, is 118 feet long and 25 inches wide and consists of the first five books of the Jewish Bible. It had been wrongly dated to the 17th century by a librarian who studied it in 1889, but it now transpires that it is more than 800 years old. Leading experts “all agreed that it dated to the 12th or 13th centuries. One scholar believed it could even date back to the 11th century,” said Mauro Perani, the university’s professor of Hebrew who made the discovery. Carbon dating tests dated the text to between 1155 and 1225. (Nick Squires, Telegraph-UK)

of the patients who are children are Palestinians.’ He went on to say: ‘We’ve begun cooperating with the Palestinians. We now train teams of physicians from the hospital in Beit Jala in the southern West Bank to treat cancer among children. We have about 60 Palestinian medical interns and specialist physicians who will be returning to the Palestinian Authority areas to carry out their work.” Israeli medical establishment helps Palestinians Hadassah Hospital has done much to help the Palestinian people and Arabs in general. A Muslim Israeli Arab is presently in charge of emergency medicine at Hadassah Hospital. The liver unit at Hadassah Hospital is also headed by an Israeli Arab who managed to uncover the gene linked to liver disease. Hadassah Hospital has been a place where Arab doctors

have been able to thrive professionally and work towards saving lives, both of Israelis and of Palestinians. Aside from offering many Arabs jobs, Israel’s medical establishment has always worked to save Palestinian lives with the same vigor that they save Israeli lives. In fact, a 2012 report from the World Health Organization found that Israel approved 91.5 percent of all Palestinian applications to receive medical care within the State of Israel. Save a Child’s Heart, an Israeli organization, has also saved the lives of 3,000 children, half of whom were from the Palestinian Authority. Additionally, an Israeli hospital has reportedly been taking care of a disabled Gazan baby after he was abandoned both by his parents and the Palestinian Authority, who stopped funding his medical treatment.

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It is rare for a PA newspaper to praise Israel The fact that the official PA daily Al Hayat Al Jadida has recognized these facts is very refreshing, especially given the routine incitement that occurs against Israel and the Jewish people in this publication, as well as other Palestinian newspapers. For example, in the past, the Al Hayat Al Jadida publication has denied the fact that the Western Wall belongs to the Jewish people, accused Israel of murdering and poisoning Palestinian prisoners and, according to Palestinian Media Watch, declared that Israel withholds “elementary human rights from Palestinian children.” Indeed, this one article was a rare example where the Al Hayat Al Jadida publication showed Israel in a positive light, as a country that helps rather than hurts Palestinians.

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A “Taste” of Women’s Cultural Alliance (WCA) WCA offers its members a wide variety of cultural, intellectual and purely social programs, several of them year round. From the Speaker Series to Special Interest Groups, from Discussion and Study Groups to Bus Trips, from Ladies Who Lunch to Special Events – there’s always something happening at WCA. It’s no wonder that some women refer to WCA as “Camp Naples.” Women who belong to WCA have numerous opportunities to learn, laugh, discuss and dine. If you are not yet a member of WCA, join today so that you, too, can be part of all that WCA has to offer. The fun never stops at WCA! (See page 6A for a membership form.)

Several members of “Oh Canada” (WCA’s Toronto Branch) at a branch tea party in Naples

Serious Foodies Pat Levy and Rochelle Pollens with Chef Sam after a wonderful lunch at Figs Grille

(front row) Maureen Wellikoff, Merle Crystal, (back row) Marilyn Ross, Ilene Blaz and Iris Shur enjoy playing canasta with WCA on Wednesdays

Serious Foodies all “booted up,” ready to tour Royal Palm Chocolates Judith Zieve’s students proudly show off the beautiful necklaces they made during their beading class

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WCA Navy Sailors Stacy Sokol, Nina Iser, Gina Cannon and Merle Crystal on a sunset cruise aboard the Sweet Liberty

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WCA members donned lovely hats for an Afternoon Tea at Brambles English Tea Room

Last session of “A Gathering of Women” discussion group led by WCA member Elaine Lerner, MSW, CSW

A private demonstration in the Chanel Cosmetic Boutique at Saks Fifth Avenue was one of WCA’s Summer Serendipity programs

Serious Foodies toured Oakes Organic Farm with Horticulturist and Arborist Robert Boyd

WCA “took us out to the ball game” to watch the Red Sox play the Pittsburgh Pirates at JetBlue Park

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WCA organized a bus trip to the Holocaust Memorial in Miami

Sailors in the WCA Navy aboard the Good Fortune II for a sunset cruise in Rookery Bay

“Color Me Beautiful” expert Christine Sherlock demonstrated the impact of color on Ronnie Herman as part of the WCA Speaker Series

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IF WE DON’T TEACH OUR CHILDREN WHO THEY ARE,

OTHERS WILL.

As they grow up, young Jews will face challenges to their beliefs and identity. We believe the best way to protect our children against ignorance and hate is to educate them. From the pride of a preschooler learning his first Hebrew words to the confidence of a college student prepared to grapple with anti-Israel sentiment on campus, we’re strengthening Jewish identity and inspiring a life-long connection to Jewish values. But we need your help.

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