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Celebrating Jewish Life in Collier County, Israel and the World

Federation Star Published by the Jewish Federation of Collier County serving Naples, Marco Island and the surrounding communities

www.JewishNaples.org INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 5 6 7 11 12 17 21 21 22 24 26 27 29 31

Men’s Cultural Alliance Women’s Cultural Alliance Community Focus Tributes Jewish Interest Israel & the Jewish World Business Directory Commentary Rabbinical Reflections Focus on Youth Synagogues Organizations Community Calendar Community Directory

3 A memorable ﬁrst trip to Israel

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Israel Scouts rock Naples By Ted Epstein

he Israel Scouts rocked the house at Temple Shalom on Tuesday evening, June 9. The ten exuberant teenagers of Caravan Agur sang and danced to Israeli and American songs, often including several of the audience members in their performance. The Scouts then spent the night and early Wednesday morning with their local host families. To conclude their visit to Naples, the Scouts engaged, entertained and educated the kids at Temple Shalom’s Camp Shalom and Camp Einstein. The mission of the Israel Scouts is more than entertainment. They also strengthen relationships between Israel and North American Jewry, especially with American youth. After their 12-week summer tour across the Southeastern United States, the Scouts return to Israel and enter their senior year in high school. Following graduation next spring, they begin their mandatory service in the Israel Defense Forces – three years for the men, and two years for the women. Several Scouts said they wanted long-term military

9 Tree of Life project at Yom HaShoah program

17 Nepalese see Israel as source of inspiration

24 Lindsay Roth’s lifechanging Birthright trip

Look for more Israel Scouts photos on pages 18, 19 & 24.

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careers, but most planned on traveling when they completed their military service. Enrollments in Israeli universities begin when the Scouts return home from their travels. The Jewish Federation of Collier County, which sponsored the Scouts’ visit to Naples this year, thanks the following organizations and people who helped facilitate the visit, performance and camp adventure: Temple Shalom; Victor Lucas, the temple’s building manager; Seyla Cohen, the temple’s preschool director; Camp Shalom and Camp Einstein; and the host families for the Scouts – Michal & Mordechai Wiesler, Tikva & Dr. Louis Wasserman, Yifat & Motti Tadmor, Lorel Martens, Jay & Stuart Kaye, Sheryl & Brett Cohan, and all the host families’ kids. The Federation plans to bring next year’s Israel Scouts representatives to Naples for two or three full days, with numerous performances and engagement events with several organizations in the community.

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Vol. 24 #11

BRIEFS EIGHT NATIONS LEARN ABOUT ISRAELI SUCCESSES IN ANTIROCKET DEFENSE

Israel recently hosted a three-day, closed-door conference attended by eight top NATO air defense commanders and senior staff, said Israel Air Force Brig. Gen. Shachar Shohat, commander of Israel’s air defense forces. Countries represented included Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the UK and the U.S. They were briefed on Israel’s air defense activities in last summer’s Gaza war, when Iron Dome anti-rocket batteries had an interception rate of nearly 90%. “Our achievements in Operation Protective Edge sparked keen interest around the world, and people wanted to come here to hear our experiences and exchange data at the professional level,” Shohat said. (Barbara OpallRome, Defense News)

more briefs on page 20

Federation Star July/August 2015

Positions available

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Home Jeffrey Feld

Community Program Coordinator This is a full-time position at the Jewish Federation of Collier County. Work with Boards/Committees/Agencies & Organizations to monitor and develop programs for our community. Competitive compensatory package based on experience. For more information or to send your resume/references electronically, email Jeﬀrey Feld, President/CEO at jfeld@jewishnaples.org. To send your resume/references via regular mail: Jeﬀrey Feld Jewish Federation of Collier County 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., Suite 2201 Naples, FL 34109

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

Make your own hours Be your own boss Supplement your income If you are interested, or for more information, contact Ted Epstein at 239.249.0699 or fedstar18@gmail.com.

Federation President/ CEO

ver the course of the past 10 months, Naples has truly become my home. Our Jewish community certainly makes me feel at home. Home is more than just the place that you reside, it is all about the connections and relationships. Because of the many people I have already met, you make me feel like I have family here. For those of you I have not yet met, you are the family I still want to get to know – the extended family. Our family, here in Naples, does so very much to take care of each other. In some cases, you may not even know how much you are doing to help out our family. We even do things to take care of our distant relatives who live outside the immediacy of our neighborhoods. Because of you, our community, through the Jewish Federation, helps Jewish people in Naples, outlying areas around Naples, and certainly in Israel and around the world wherever Jews may be in need. Our family extends its helping hand to others in times of emer-

gencies. We were helpful to the victims of the recent Nepal earthquake. We are good family that helps and cares about its members, and we care about the general welfare of people beyond our own family. This attitude of genuinely caring is one of the most crucial assets of our community. We live here! Some of us live here 12 months a year and some of us live here part-time. However, WE LIVE HERE! It takes all of us, working together, playing together, just being together, to make us all care about each other and our present and future in this community. Because this is our home, we care about making it a vital, vibrant Jewish community. It takes all of us to make that happen. Thank you for making me feel at home. Thank you for caring about our Jewish community, here in Naples, in Israel and around the world. Thank youB for caring about others who are in need. Thank you for all that you do to make this a wonderful Jewish community. Because of you, the Annual Campaign of the Jewish Federation of Collier County continues to be successful. As a result, we, as a community, are able to help others and grow our community. Thank you for everything you do, and will do, to help build our Jewish community, together!

The power of words Alvin Becker Federation Board Chair

his was my first column for the Federation Star and still one of my personal favorites. You’ve probably seen it. A lessthan-two-minute video produced by Andrea Gardner showing a blind and homeless man sitting by the side of a building hoping for some spare change from passersby. His hand-lettered sign reads, “I am blind. Please help.” Few people seem to notice or care and only a few coins are put in his tin cup. Then a smartly-dressed young woman walks by, stops, kneels down and writes something on the sign and leaves. Suddenly, the homeless man’s fortunes change and he is almost overwhelmed by the generosity of people passing him. His cup, literally, overflows. When the woman returns, the man, who “recognizes” her from her shoes

that he had touched earlier, asks her what she had done to his sign. She tells him that she didn’t do anything to his sign but simply used different words. As she walks away, we see that the sign now reads, “It’s a beautiful day and I can’t see it.” The power of words. When we tell people that we make our “home” in the Naples area (not simply that we “live” here), we convey the thought that we are firmly a part of a larger community that we care about; that we recognize that while our community has many assets and virtues, it also has problems and challenges and, to the extent that we can, we want to respond to them because it is our “home.” And we know that we can’t have a good home in a bad community. Your Jewish Federation of Collier County provides support, financial and non-financial, to organizations and programs that seek to meet the humanitarian, educational, cultural and social service needs of the Jewish community – all with an objective of making Collier County the best “home” it can be for all of us.

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July/August 2015 Federation Star

IAC summer films pay tribute to Israel’s perseverance

sBy Jeff Margolis ave you ever wondered how the Israeli Air Force got started? d How did a nation established e by a United Nations decree have even one combat aircraft? The Israel Advocacy Committee of t Collier County is pleased to invite the community to the screening of the highely-acclaimed film Above and Beyond. This film tells the remarkably poignant and sometimes-zany story of the birth gof what is now the Middle East’s most hvaunted air force. Above and Beyond swill be shown on Wednesday, July 15 at 2:00 p.m. in the David G. Willens Comtmunity Room at the Jewish Federation o

of Collier County. The IAC will also be showing the second film in the Moriah Film series

A memorable first trip to Israel

r n uBy Maxine & Harvey Brenner . e arrived in Tel Aviv after a e very long day of travel from . Fort Myers through JFK nInternational Airport and overnight to rTel Aviv (20 hours). The next morning swe decided to venture out and try to efind Yad LaKashish (Lifeline for the

Old). This is a wonderful organization dthat provides almost 300 of Jerusalem’s neediest elderly with the life-affirming feeling that they are still active and productive members of society. Mainly immigrants and Holocaust survivors, the elderly at Yad LaKashish receive social, emotional and financial ssupport. Every day at Yad LaKashish, shundreds of low-income elderly men and women come to work in a variety of artistic studios. They are taught a Icraft that most did not previously know. They create handcrafted, beautiful, lprofessional-quality Judaica and gifts, ewhich are then sold in the Yad LaKash”ish gift shop. The elderly range in age efrom 64 to 94. They receive a small tmonthly stipend to supplement their tmonthly government pension, a bus pass sto get to and from the center, a hot meal dfor lunch, and dental and some medical ,care. Some have been creating beautiful s t .

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crafts for over 20 years. To learn more, go to www.lifeline.org.il. Two days later we had an enlightening visit with Hava Levene, Development Director at Neve Michael Children’s Home in Pardes Hanna. Neve Michael is a safe haven for Israeli children-at-risk whose biological parents can no longer care for them. They are provided sustenance, education and a warm and caring environment. There are currently over 250 needy children from the ages of 4 to 18. Neve Michael serves children from all over Israel who have been brought to its doorstep at a tender age and under traumatic circumstances. These unfortunate children were separated from their natural parents, who in many cases are afflicted with mental illness or drug and alcohol addiction. To learn more, go to www. nevemichael.com. Our Jewish Federation of Collier County allocates monies that you contribute to its Annual Campaign to support Yad LaKashish and Neve Michael Children’s Home. Besides seeing all of the wonderful sights of Israel, we had the opportunity to have Rabbi Adam Miller of Temple Shalom renew our wedding vows and help us celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary in the land of milk and honey. B’shalom.

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Hava Levene, Development Director at Neve Michael (center), with Maxine and Harvery Brenner

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The Prime Ministers. This film focuses on Soldiers and Peacemakers, and will be shown on Wednesday, August 12 at 2:00 p.m. at the same location. There is no cost for the two events. However, due to limited space, reservations are required via email to israeladvocacycommittee@gmail.com. The Israel Advocacy Committee will be continuing its highly-

regarded speaker program next season. Outstanding speakers of interest to the community will be in Naples in November, December and January. Also scheduled is a special presentation of the film Body and Soul: The State of the Jewish Nation. Producer Gloria Greenfield will be speaking about the film, which will be shown on Wednesday, January 27 at Temple Shalom. The Israel Advocacy Committee is seeking new members for the upcoming season. If you are interested in joining us, please email committee chair Steve Brazina at sbrazina@aol.com.

JOIN THE ISRAEL ADVOCACY COMMITTEE The goal of the Israel Advocacy Committee of the Jewish Federation of Collier County is to present Israel in a positive manner. We’re doing this by hosting seminars and symposiums as well as addressing issues through editorials and commentaries in the local press. We address both the nonJewish and Jewish citizens of our community. We continue to expand and enhance our activities which include: ÎÎ planning forums and programs for fall and spring 2015-2016 ÎÎ establishing campus programs at local colleges and universities ÎÎ interfacing with our local media

For more information on how to get involved, please contact: Stephen Brazina, Chair, Israel Advocacy Committee, 239.325.8694 or sbrazina@aol.com

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JEWISH FEDERATION

Who is “Federation” and what do we do?

The answer is simple: It’s you – and every member of the Jewish community of Collier County and the surrounding areas. The Federation is your center for Jewish Philanthropy. The Jewish Federation of Collier County is the thread that runs through the fabric of our Jewish community, its organizations and services, connecting us all. The Federation supports programs for Jewish people in need in Collier County, Israel and throughout the world, providing food for the hungry and counseling for the troubled, spearheading rescue and relief efforts for isolated Jews in distressed regions, and funding innovative Jewish educational and unity initiatives. The Federation creates a sense of community for thousands of Jewish residents in Collier County and its surrounding areas by creating and supporting programs to further Jewish learning, identity, pride and culture. Federation meets the challenge of providing for the needs of our Jewish brethren, wherever they may be, from young children and families to seniors.

Where does the money go?

The local Campaign allocation process involves a committee of volunteers as well as Federation staff. They take part in this important process, which balances available resources against community priorities through a grant process. Additionally, several national organizations receive support from the domestic allocation. Internationally, your contribution works to support a broad range of social, educational and vocational needs throughout the Jewish world. Locally, the Federation makes a grant to Jewish Family & Community Services of Southwest Florida, in support of the social services they provide for our community. And grants are made in support of a variety of educational and cultural programs conducted by local synagogues, the Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida, and other local Jewish organizations. Our allocation to The Jewish Federations of North America is distributed to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), which brings relief to the needy and works to revitalize Jewish life in 60 countries; the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), which rescues people from countries and resettles them in Israel; and for supplemental grants in support of special programs and projects that our community has embraced like Neve Michael Youth & Children’s Village in Pardes Hana, Israel, the Sapir Community Center in Kfar Saba, Israel, transportation and Shabbat dinners in Cuba, and the Progressive Synagogue Preschool in Kiev, Ukraine.

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Youth Programs & Youth Education ÎÎ Beth Tikvah Youth Education ÎÎ BBYO Naples ÎÎ Camp Scholarships ÎÎ Chabad - Camp Gan Israel/Preschool of the Arts/Hebrew School ÎÎ Jewish War Veterans Post #202 ÎÎ Temple Shalom - Preschool & Religious School Scholarships ÎÎ Hillel at Florida Gulf Coast University Israel & Overseas Humanitarian & Social Services ÎÎ American Jewish World Service ÎÎ JFNA - Overseas Core Assessment ÎÎ JFNA - Israel Action Network ÎÎ JFNA - Stop the Sirens Campaign ÎÎ JNF - Sderot Emergency Fund ÎÎ JNF - Red Mountain Therapeutic Riding Center ÎÎ Neve Michael Children’s Village ÎÎ Yad LaKashish ÎÎ Sapir Community Center, Kfar Saba ÎÎ WUPJ - HaTikvah Preschool in Ukraine ÎÎ Birthright Israel ÎÎ ORT (World ORT/ORT America) Local Humanitarian & Social Services ÎÎ Jewish Family & Community Services XX Senior Outreach & Support XX Developing Healthy Socialization Skills XX Counseling & Mental Health Support Cultural Programs & Adult Education ÎÎ Anti-Defamation League ÎÎ Beth Tikvah Scholar-in-Residence ÎÎ Catholic-Jewish Dialogue ÎÎ Evy Lipp People of the Book Event ÎÎ Fund for Human Needs ÎÎ Holocaust Museum & Education Center of SWFL ÎÎ Israel Advocacy Committee Programs ÎÎ Jewish Community Relations Council ÎÎ Men’s Cultural Alliance ÎÎ Naples Jewish Congregation Cultural Program ÎÎ Stand Up for Justice Grant ÎÎ Temple Shalom Men’s Club ÎÎ Jewish Cong. of Marco Island - Jewish Film Festival ÎÎ Jewish Cong. of Marco Island - Cultural Series ÎÎ Women’s Cultural Alliance

July/August 2015 Federation Star

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Men's Cultural Alliance of Collier County 2015-2016 Membership Form

The membership year is from November 1 until October 31 of the next year. Dues received after April 30 will be applied to the next season.

Ofﬁcers

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

Board of Trustees Joshua Bialek Rosalee Bogo David Braverman Harvey Brenner Dan Carp Stephen Coleman Karen Deutsch Amanda Dorio Michael Feldman Alan Gordon Neil Heuer Joel Pittelman Jane Schiff Arlene Sobol Michael Sobol Steve Strome Dr. Daniel Wasserman Beth Wolff Edward Wollman Barry Zvibleman

Past Presidents

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

Board Members Emeritus Hans Levy Shirley Levy

Synagogue Representatives Cantor Donna Azu Sue Baum Rabbi Ammos Chorny Phil Jason Rabbi Adam Miller Suzanne Paley Rabbi James Perman Dr. Arthur Seigel Neil Shnider Rabbi Sylvin Wolf Rabbi Fishel Zaklos

Federation President/CEO Jeffrey Feld

Staff

Iris Doenias, Database Manager 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 • Educational & cultural programs • Jewish Community Relations Council • Long-Range Planning for expected community growth • Men’s Cultural Alliance • Publication of the Federation Star, Connections 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

The work of the Jewish Federation of Collier County represents both our community and our community’s most generous tradition – to give to others even in the most difficult times.

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I would like to volunteer my services/expertise and would be willing to chair or co-chair a meeting/outing on the following topic or topics: EVENT PARTICIPATION WAIVER By signing below, I accept the terms of this waiver. As a participant in an MCA event, I , acting for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin agree as follows: That I waive all rights, claims, cause of action, of any kind whatsoever that I or my heirs, legal representatives may claim to have against either The Jewish Federation of Collier County, and or the Men’s Cultural Alliance of Collier County, their members, agents, servants, and or employees, for any loss, injury, or damage sustained by me while participating in an MCA event. This waiver and release shall be construed broadly, under the Laws of the State of Florida.

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Time to renew your MCA membership! By Jeff Margolis

embers of the MCA planning committee hope that you are having a great summer relaxing or traveling. While we are busy planning for another outstanding season, we would like to remind you that now is the time to renew your membership for next year. Dues are $54 and there has been no increase for the coming season. Here are some reasons to renew and plan for your return to Naples (AKA Paradise) and your friends at MCA. Our monthly luncheon programs will begin in November with our “Welcome Back” Luncheon on Thursday, November 12. The luncheon program will continue through April 2016 with excellent dining venues and outstanding speakers. Looking for something new? If have in interest in raku – the process of pottery glazing – please contact Paul Shaw at pshaw@optronkline.net. Paul is organizing a hands-on program starting in January. The class is limited to 18 members and will be held at the Center for the Arts Bonita Springs. The MCA fishing program continues through the summer months with both inshore and offshore excursions. For details and information, please contact Miki Field at mikifield@aol.com. Circle the date of Saturday, February 13 as the MCA will be holding its first ever Doo-Wop Dinner Dance at the Golf Lodge at the Quarry. Get ready for great food and great fun. Look for more information about this fantastic event in upcoming issues of the Federation Star. Attention! Be on the lookout for

the new MCA membership guide which will include information about the wide variety of activities that MCA sponsors. This booklet will be mailed in September to all paid-up members.

For further information about any MCA program or about joining the 300-plus members, please contact MCA president Steve Brazina at sbrazina@ aol.com.

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Federation Star July/August 2015 WOMEN’S CULTURAL ALLIANCE

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Looking back at WCA’s successful year, looking ahead as we plan for the coming year By Susan Pittelman, WCA Publicity Director

at King Cole used to refer to this time of the year as “Those lazy hazy days of summer.” For WCA, however, these past few months are far from being a “lazy hazy” time! WCA leadership, including WCA President Elaine Soffer and Program Director Paula Handloff, have been in touch with many of you, planning fabulous programming for the coming year. Looking back, 2014-2015 was an exciting and very successful year for WCA! Our membership continued to grow, and our members enjoyed a multitude of outstanding programs, speakers, special events, interest groups, bus trips, and more. Among the extremely successful new programs were the “Zip Code Teas,” created and organized by Communications Director Nancy Kahn. Members had the opportunity to attend a tea at the home of a woman who lives in the same zip code as they do. The women who hosted the teas, as well as those who attended them, welcomed the opportunity to meet other WCA mem-

bers who live in their neighborhood. All WCA programs are planned and executed by volunteers, and the more programs we offer, the more that volunteers are needed. This past year a record number of women participated in planning and executing WCA programs, due in large part to Volunteer Director Rona Segall. Rona fully embraced this new position, encouraging and assisting women to volunteer in a wide range of capacities – from being a greeter to helping plan an entire event. Many women have said that volunteering has both increased and enriched their own enjoyment of WCA. Our satellite branch, WCA North, facilitated by Satellite Director Dina Shein and her dedicated committee, flourished this past year, offering a variety of new and exciting activities that were attended not only by women who live north of Naples, but also by our general membership. Near the end of the season, in response to an interest expressed by women who live south of Naples, a new branch, WCA South, was formed. Lenore Greenstein assumed the leadership of this new group and it is well underway with offerings that started during the summer and will be continuing year round. Information about WCA North and WCA WCA members appreciated the opportunity to “meet their neighbors” at the Zip Code Tea hosted by Louise Orkin (wearing red top) South programs

will appear in the new 2015-2016 Program Guide and in the weekly eblast. Recently, WCA members who live in Southwest Florida year round expressed interest in getting to know one another and in having more activities all year. In late May, WCA held a Meet and Greet to help women find out who else calls Florida “home.” Under the leadership of Michelle Levine-Troupp, the planning committee identified a variety of activities that are occurring this summer and fall. Information about these new programs is posted on the WCA weekly eblast; they are a wonderful supplement to Ladies Who Lunch and to the gatherings of the WCA interest groups that already meet year round. Of course, our “WCA branches” continue to provide women who return north in the spring with opportunities to get together during the summer to enjoy the friendships they formed in Southwest Florida through WCA. A listing of WCA’s geographic branches, which includes contact information to join a branch, is posted on the weekly eblast. All of these initiatives have helped to create feelings of “community” within our large organization. In order to make it easier for women to renew their membership or join WCA, this spring WCA offered the option to submit membership forms and pay dues online. So far, we have gotten great feedback! Please let us know what YOU think. Success often brings new challenges. As we look ahead to the coming year, one of the areas we are focusing on is increasing the opportunities for our membership to participate in WCA

programs. Under the leadership of WCA Director Arlene Sobol, we have identified several venues that will accommodate more women, enabling more members to attend programs. From December through April, for example, most programs in our very successful Speaker Series will meet at the Naples Daily News headquarters rather than at the Federation, nearly doubling the number of women who will be able to attend. (The location of each event will be noted in the weekly eblast.) We are also continuing to plan additional new programs, interest groups, special events and other activities that members have requested. If you have an idea for a program, please share it with Program Director Paula Handloff, Satellite Director Dina Shein, or WCA South Facilitator Lenore Greenstein. But don’t be surprised if they ask YOU to help plan it! In the next few WCA columns, youc will have the opportunity to read aboutt some of the exciting programs that haved been planned – and what you have too look forward to this coming year. The 2015-16 Program Guide will be mailed in early September with the invitation to our popular Welcome Back Luncheon. (The luncheon will be on Thursday, November 19, so save the date!) The B mailing will be sent only to WCA members. In order to be eligible to take advantage of all that WCA has to offer, be sure to renew your membership or join today! Please either complete the membership form on this page or go to www.womensculturalalliance.com and join online. You will be glad that you did!

Women’s Cultural Alliance 2015-2016 Membership Form

Our membership year runs from September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016. (Dues for members who joined after March 1 of this Season will also cover the 2015-2016 Season.) This form is for payment by check only. If you wish to pay by credit card, visit www.womensculturalalliance.com and follow the prompts. PLEASE fill out this form completely, PRINTING clearly. Please check: New____ Renewal____ There is NO CHANGE to my contact info from last year______ Name__________________________________________ Spouse/Partner Name__________________ Email (print clearly!)___________________________________________________________________ FL Street Address_____________________________________________________________________ FL City______________________________________________State____________ Zip_____________ Community in which you live_____________________________________________________________ FL Phone_________________________________ Cell _______________________________________ Northern Street Address and City _________________________________________________________ Northern State/Province _________ Zip__________ Northern Phone____________________________

WCA members proudly show off the raku vases they created during a class organized by Naples North at the Center for the Arts Bonita Springs

In FL: Full Time______ Part Time______ (from ___________________ to _______________________) Membership Fee: $90.00 (US Funds only) Dues include a $36 donation to Federation

$ 90.00

I am also including a voluntary donation to the Federation in the amount of $_______________________ Total Enclosed $_______________________ Please make your check payable to Jewish Federation of Collier County (JFCC) and mail with this form to: WCA/JFCC, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., #2201, Naples, FL 34109. You must sign the waiver below, and return this completed membership form with your check. (To be included in the WCA Membership Directory, you must return this form with your check by August 1, 2015.) I would like to volunteer for WCA: _____ Chair or Co-Chair a Program ______Be a Speaker or lead a Workshop on these topics:_____________________________________ EVENT PARTICIPATION WAIVER By signing below, I am indicating my acceptance of the waiver. As a participant in a WCA event, I, acting for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin agree as follows: I waive all rights, claims, cause of action, of any kind whatsoever that I or my heirs or my legal representatives may claim to have against The Jewish Federation of Collier County, the Women’s Cultural Alliance, or their agents, servants, and or employees, for any loss, injury, or damage sustained by me while participating in a WCA event. This waiver and release shall be construed broadly, under the laws of the State of Florida. Your membership payment is your permission for Women's Cultural Alliance to take and use photographs/videos for appropriate purposes in accordance with WCA's mission.

Signature______________________________________________Date__________________________ Any questions? Contact Nancy Kahn, dearnancykahn@gmail.com.

Volunteers are key to the success of WCA! There are many opportunities to volunteer, including welcoming women and signing them in at a WCA Speaker Series program.

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Holocaust Museum update Amy Snyder Executive Director

ith its first-ever interactive exhibit up and running, the Museum is using technology to educate visitors about the Holocaust and World War II. The Faktor Investigation: Finding the Story in the Details allows visitors to be history detectives, piecing together clues on the fate of the widespread Faktor family during the war years. Using smart phones and the Museum’s new tablets to scan QR codes in the exhibit, visitors gain additional information on the period described in the letters and documents on display. This summer, the Museum and Grace Place for Children are offering a joint summer camp experience at the Museum for 8th to 10th graders. The cooperative effort was made possible through a grant from the Naples Children & Education Foundation, founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival.

NCEF is committed to supporting charitable programs that improve the physical, emotional and educational lives of underprivileged and at-risk children in Collier County. Support for this experience is also provided by The League Club. The League Club is a 501(c)(3) organization of women in Southwest Florida strengthening communities through fellowship, education, volunteerism and philanthropy. In addition to participating in the “Mystery at the Museum” Faktor exhibit as junior detectives, the students will

also interview Holocaust survivors and create a video of the experience. Part of the Grace Place program mission is to

provide career training for the students. Museum staff will present information on the types of jobs involved in Museum operations, and answer any questions the students have about further education in the field and volunteer options for those interested in working with the Museum in the future. On the college/university student level, the Museum will host an “Exhibition Planning” class for the fall semester at FGCU. The Museum Studies group will be attending class in the Museum every Wednesday evening from August 19 through the first week in December. Students will meet with Executive Director Amy Snyder and Curatorial Specialist Cody Rademacher, and assist in planning the upcoming January 2016 exhibit At War’s End: The Nuremberg Trials and the Displaced Persons Camps. The Museum’s annual Teacher Workshop takes place August 5-7. The theme is “Justice? The Nuremberg Trials and Beyond.” It is open to all active teachers in Southwest Florida. Light refreshments and a full lunch will be provided each day. The cost is $25, and MIP/CEU points can be accrued. At-

tendees will receive teaching materials valued at over $100. Presenters this year include a WWII veteran who participated in the first Nuremberg Trial, a Master Instructor from Yad Vashem, experts on the Trials, Liberation and the Displaced Persons camps, and more. To RSVP or for more information, contact Education Specialist Sam Parish at 239.263.9200 or sam@HolocaustMuseumSWFL.org. The Boxcar Exhibit, on loan to the Museum from Jack and F.E. Nortman and the Nortman Family, will be on display at The Village at Venetian Bay and the Museum of Military Memorabilia this summer. Since this project began in 2008, the boxcar has been to over 70 locations in six counties, impacting over 70,000 students and adult visitors. The Museum will be conducting its annual appeal to coincide with the start of the school year. Be on the lookout for a special letter in August. All funds raised will benefit the Museum’s education programs, which continue to impact over 15,000 students each year. Thank you for your past support, and we hope you will continue to support our mission of promoting respect and understanding.

What do the Dalai Lama, Rabbi Harold Kushner and Nazi Albert Speer have in common? By Ida Margolis

hat do the Dalai Lama, Harold Kushner and Albert Speer have in common? If you have already read the most recent edition of The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal, you knew the answer. You knew that the Dalai Lama, Kushner and Speer are included along with fifty other individuals who were asked to respond to the following: “You are a prisoner in a concentration camp. A dying Nazi soldier asks for your forgiveness. What would you do?” This was the question asked by Simon Wiesenthal in the book The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness.

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The responses to that question are in “The Symposium,” a section of The Sunflower, this season’s “One Book Southwest Florida.” Twenty-five years after the Holocaust, Wiesenthal asked this question of

a number of prominent men and women and their responses along with Wiesenthal’s brief story were published in The Sunflower. The responses from individuals of diverse beliefs and backgrounds “challenges people to define their beliefs about justice, compassion and human responsibility.” The selection of this classic of Holocaust literature that is used at many colleges and in interfaith dialogues follows the highly successful inaugural “One Book Southwest Florida,” when hundreds of people in our area discussed Gertruda’s Oath and attended the presentation by Michael Stolowitzky, featured in that book. The “One Book Southwest Florida” reading program is based on the very popular “One Book One Community” programs that have been presented throughout the U.S. The goal of these programs is to engage the community in dialogue, to promote understanding and to serve as a springboard for discussion of important topics. There will be many book discussions at local libraries and it is hoped that once again a wide range of local organizations throughout Southwest Florida will become involved in this program. If you belong to a book discussion group, please let the group know about the “One Book” program, and consider asking them to add The Sunflower to their discussions this year. There will be a variety of extremely interesting bookrelated activities beginning in October and a very special speaker appearing in January.

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GenShoah of Southwest Florida, in conjunction with the Collier County Public Library and the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida, is sponsoring “One Book Southwest Florida.” If you are hosting

a discussion of The Sunflower or would like information about hosting discussions or any events scheduled for The Sunflower, email me at onebookswfl@ icloud.com.

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Jewish Family & Community Services update Dr. Jaclynn Faffer JFCS President/ CEO

ecently, JFCS and the Naples Senior Center were featured in a PBS NewsHour story on seniors and food insecurity, particularly in “paradise.” If you who missed the story, you can find the links on our website, www.jfcsswfl.org. I encourage you to take a look, or perhaps even a second look, so that you can be reminded of the issues facing our seniors today, and how JFCS and the Naples Senior Center, with your support, are helping to address this challenging problem. The story focuses on food insecurity, a problem we address for all ages, not only seniors, through our financial assistance program, and of course through the JFCS Food Pantry. JFCS is a “hybrid” of services. We not only provide food and emergency financial

assistance but, because we are a “social service/human service” agency, we have the added component of case management services. Individuals and families who come to us in financial need benefit from working with a skilled professional who will assist them in finding ways to become more financially independent. This could mean assistance with resources, such as employment, or budgeting or perhaps finding less expensive housing. This becomes more of a challenge with our seniors, many of them frail, who are on fixed incomes, unable to work and often living in the least expensive housing that is available. Our case management staff works closely with our seniors to make sure their needs are met and that they can age in place with dignity. As a “hybrid” of social service/ human service program delivery, JFCS and the Naples Senior Center offer many services that address a multitude of challenges faced by all ages in our community. Concrete services, such as our food and financial assistance programs

address the very basic human needs of hunger and, at times, homelessness prevention. Mental health counseling provides much needed support for individuals and families struggling with emotional and psychological challenges. Our geriatric case management program enables frail seniors to age safely in the community, and our dementia respite programs address the many needs of families struggling with loved ones who have cognitive deficits. The Naples Senior Center provides much

needed socialization through a wide range of social, cultural and educational programming. Programs and services are provided by an excellent staff, supported by a corps of over 110 volunteers. While this is the last JFCS column in the Federation Star until the fall, please be assured that all programs and services at JFCS and the Naples Senior Center continue uninterrupted throughout the summer. Drop by and say “hello!”

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GenShoah SWFL to present story of the ship that nobody wanted By Ida Margolis

he story of the SS St. Louis is a tragic and little-known episode in the history of the Holocaust. In an effort to flee Nazi Germany, 907 German Jewish refugees with visas for Cuba sailed from Hamburg, Germany, on May 15, 1939, on the SS St. Louis and reached Havana, Cuba, on May 27, 1939. After the Cuban government refused to allow entry to all but 22 of the passengers, and the desperate refugees were also denied entry into the U.S.,

the ship sadly headed back to Hamburg. After feverish negotiations, the governments of Holland, Belgium, England and France agreed to accept the refugees. Soon afterward the Nazis invaded Western Europe and the passengers shared the fate of other European Jews. Recently, there has been much research published on the SS St. Louis, and two new fascinating films have been produced about the ill-fated voyage. Both of these films will be screened

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at two special events. Steve Brazina, charge membership or admission fees, Program Chair of GenShoah SWFL, and relies solely on donations, which will present the film The Voyage of may be made to the Holocaust Muthe St. Louis on Sunday, October 18 at seum & Education Center of Southwest Florida, designating GenShoah. 5:00 p.m. at Beth Tikvah Congregation. This film presentation is co-sponsored Anyone who is interested in the by the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of mission of GenShoah Southwest FlorCollier County. ida, which is the preservation of the The second film, Complicit: The history and memories of the Holocaust, Untold Story of Why the Roosevelt promotion of Holocaust education and Administration Denied Safe Haven to human rights, connection of the SecJewish Refugees, will be presented on ond Generation with one another, and Wednesday, February 10 at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Shalom. A Q&A with the producer of the film, Robert Krakow, along with a survivor of the SS St. Louis will follow the 60-minute film. Accompanying the film will be a special display that can be viewed before and after the screening. Reservations are required for both of these films, and donations will be requested to defray the costs, including the public performance rights for these films. GenShoah SWFL is plan- K.C. Schulberg and Jeff Margolis discuss films for GenShoah ning many very exciting programs, support of the Holocaust Museum & which will be announced shortly. In Education Center of Southwest Florida, addition, GenShoah is co-sponsoring is welcome at all GenShoah meetings and events. numerous special events relating to The Sunflower, the “One Book Southwest For more information, to receive Florida” selection for the upcoming GenShoah emails, or to RSVP to events, season. please email genshoahswfl@icloud.com At present, GenShoah does not or call 239.963.9347.

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Temple Shalom events open to the community

For more information on these events, call 239.455.3030.

atriotic Shabbat Join us on Friday, July 3 to celebrate the birth of our nation with an early Fourth of July service at 6:00 p.m. Torah Talk Join us the first Shabbat morning of the month for a volunteer-led discussion of the week’s Torah portion. On July 4, the portion is Balak; on August 1, it is Va’etchanan. There will be a light breakfast at 8:15 a.m. with discussion to follow at 8:30 a.m. There is no charge and all are welcome. The Temple Chefs The first Shabbat Dinner of The Temple Chefs will take place Friday, July 17 at 6:00 p.m. at Temple Shalom. A dinner, prepared by temple members, will include salad, challah, filet mignon, kasha varnishkes, green bean almondine, and sorbet. Join us for services after dinner. The cost is $20 for temple members, $25 for nonmembers, and $12 for children. This dinner is limited to the first 32 reservations. RSVP by

July 13 to Temple Shalom. Shabbat at the Beach On Friday, July 31 at 7:00 p.m., join us at Lowdermilk Park for a beautiful sunset Shabbat service. Bring a beach chair and a picnic dinner if you desire. There will be no services at the temple that evening. Tuesdays with Torah Join Rabbi Adam Miller at noon on August 4, 11 and 18 for this year’s program, entitled “What’s Next? – Questions About the Afterlife.” You bring your lunch and Rabbi Miller will bring the texts to spark an interactive discussion rooted in the tradition of Judaism. Open House Temple Shalom will have an Open House before Shabbat services on Friday, August 28 at 6:30 p.m. We will have the answer to all those questions you have about our Temple Family. Open to all and there is no charge. Wine, cheese and good company. How could you go wrong? For more information, please call the temple.

Tree of Life project highlights Yom HaShoah program

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abine VanDam, the keynote speaker at the community-wide Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Ree membrance Day) Commemoration, erelated the message she has for stu,dents when she talks to them about the dHolocaust. After telling them about her -story, she asks the children to touch dher, telling them “just in case someone tries to tell you that the Holocaust never happened, you can say that you touched a survivor.” Mrs. VanDam, originally from Holland, and her husband Jacques joined other area Holocaust survivors, Second and Third Generation, and the children in attendance at the commemoration at Temple Shalom in Naples, in lighting candles in memory of the six million European Jews who perished during the Shoah. Local rabbis Adam Miller,

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Sylvin Wolf and Ammos Chorny led attendees in readings and prayers. The traditional prayer for those who have died, “Eil Malei Rachamim,” was chanted by Cantor Donna Azu of Temple Shalom. The Second and Third Generation legacy was led by Ida Margolis, Chair of GenShoah of Southwest Florida, and Josh Bialek, President of the Board of the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida. Students read the moving “Unto Every Person There Is a Name.” As part of this year’s commemoration, those who attended the program were invited to participate in a unique community-wide art project. Local artist Madeline Sugerman designed a beautiful Tree of Life to commemorate the event. Participants were asked to create leaves by gluing a variety of colored and shaped cut glass pieces onto metal leaves. Mrs. Sugerman then attached the leaves to the tree. The Tree of Life project is on permanent display in the offices of the Jewish Federation of Collier County. This year’s program was a collaboration of Beth Tikvah of Naples, Naples Jewish Congregation, Temple Shalom of Naples, Jewish Congregation of Marco Island, Chabad Jewish Center of Naples, GenShoah of Southwest Florida, the Jewish Federation of Collier County, and the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida. Members of the local Jewish War Veterans Post also participated in the program.

The next meeting of the Jewish Genealogy SIG (Shared Interest Group) at the Jewish Federation of Collier County offices (2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201, Naples) is on Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00 a.m. Seating is limited. RSVP to genresearch13@yahoo.com. You will receive an acknowledgement that you have a reservation. Bring a notebook and pen with you to the meeting.

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The Beth Tikvah Jewish Prisoner Outreach story By Trudy & Sid Kleiner, Founders

or nearly 30 years, we have taken on a host of awesome tasks in a quest to render succor and support to the thousands of Jewish men and women who must, unfortunately, call a prison cell or dormitory their home away from home. We’ve been recognized for our editorial, journalistic and publishing skills, but we’re just as attentive and dedicated when it comes to keeping Beth Tikvah viable and solvent through cautious, conservative money-management. Our leadership team, working fulltime, carries out these life-altering tasks without benefit of compensation. The reward has always been in the doing! Through the years, Beth Tikvah has become respected and recognized for its unswerving and relentless advocacy efforts on behalf of Jewish offenders, wherever they may be and whatever their degree of observance. And, yes, our outreach endeavors often extend

beyond those of the Judaic faith. We adhere to the belief that members of all legitimate faiths have the right to observe and pray without harassment and interference. Hundreds of Jewish inmates have come to depend on Beth Tikvah for a wide variety of Judaic material as well as one-on-one spiritual counseling and advocacy support. We have served as pen pal coordinators, volunteer chaplains, video librarians, book and Judaica distributors, and in many other vital outreach roles. Further, Beth Tikvah is treasured as a resource and advice center, rendering assistance to fellow activists and advocates as well as to those who must live their lives behind the wire and walls. For some three decades, Beth Tikvah’s founder-volunteers have visited countless prisons in the South and have made a positive difference in the lives of more confused and lost souls than one can ever begin to count. Prison chaplains

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have warmly welcomed our volunteers into their facilities. It has been said that a visit with our outreach team is like a bright ray of sunshine and hope to lonely, forgotten and overlooked Jewish prisoners. While responding to requests for assistance from all over the nation, Beth Tikvah Jewish Prisoner Outreach’s primary target is the several-hundred Jews in Florida who are housed in county, state and federal jails, prisons and treatment facilities, assuring them that they are “still in the Judaic family,” and we do care about them. Our track record proves that we have effectively built a spiritual bridge between those who are serving time and those who spend their time serving them. Our ongoing mission is to remain on the path we launched so many years ago. We dedicate ourselves to working in harmony with chaplains, prison officials and other corrections personnel for the good of all concerned. While we surely do not possess all the answers, we remain on call to guide and steer chaplains and other staff members through the complexities that abound

in the Jewish faith. Ours has been, is, and will continue to be a team approach to assist our wayward brethren in making a long-lasting and productive return to society. Beth Tikvah literally means “house of hope.” While we share words and deeds of hope with those who have been isolated from their families and society, we hope you will join hands with us and make a positive difference in the lives of incarcerated Jewish men and women. We welcome your support, participation, comments, thoughts and observations. We gratefully thank you for all you have so graciously done in the past. Beth Tikvah Jewish Prisoner Outreach Serving Jewish Inmates & Their Loved Ones Sid Kleiner, President Trudy Kleiner, Secretary-Treasurer 10188 Winterview Drive Naples, FL 34109 239.566.7702 BTJPO@comcast.net An IRS-Approved, Not-For-Profit Corporation

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New studies illuminate the years leading up to Israel’s rebirth By Philip K. Jason, Special to the Federation Star To the Gates of Jerusalem, James G. McDonald; Norman J.W. Goda, Barbara McDonald Stewart, Severin Hochberg, and Richard Breitman, eds. Indiana University Press. 320 pages. Hardcover $30.00. ~ The Reckoning: Death and Intrigue in the Promised Land, by Patrick Bishop. Harper, 320 pages. Hardcover $26.99.

erhaps no one had a better ringside and inside seat at the deliberations that eventually led to the United Nation’s actions paving the way to Israel’s 1948 declaration of statehood than James G. McDonald. His dogged and dexterous work as a key member of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry was positioned between two more notable posts: the League of Nation’s High Commissioner for Refugees in the Phil Jason 1930s and the first U. S. Ambassador to Israel from 19491951. The Committee had the double charge of proposing solutions to the enormous problem of Jewish refugees at the close of WWII and to the academically separate, but finally inseparable issue of the British Mandate for Palestine’s eventual resolution. McDonald’s diary entries throughout the entire work of the Committee constitute a unique primary source of information about the progress of the Committee on its way to its ultimate recommendations.

The hearings, the partisan bickering and bargaining, the drafting and redrafting, the mixture of tedium and emotionally supercharged moments are captured in a sturdy, often eloquent style filled with colorful descriptions and sharp judgments. McDonald’s comments about his fellow committee members are fully engaging, as are his descriptions of travels, accommodations and recreations that were very much part of the experience. McDonald’s record of abominable refugee camp conditions crosses paths with notes on concerts, museum visits, glorious sightseeing and grand dinners without any apparent irony in the juxtapositions. The cast of characters with whom McDonald was in touch goes far beyond the Committee members to major government officials and leaders of international associations, all of them vying for influence – especially with regard to the partition and immigration issues. Indeed, it becomes clear that Truman’s final position on a Jewish

Surrounding the diary excerpts, the editors provide – as if with a single voice – expansive contextualizing commentary, biographies of key players, and a constant stream of useful, well-turned footnotes. Unusually engaging and suspenseful for a scholarly enterprise, To the Gates of Jerusalem is a must for all university libraries and all collections focused on the history of the Middle East in the twentieth century. This volume, published in association with The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, is the third in a fourvolume series of McDonald’s papers.

ost literature about the steps that took Mandate Palestine to its demise and Israel to its rise focuses on Zionist enterprise in Europe, the U.S. and Palestine. In such explorations, little attention is paid to the purpose and effectiveness of the Palestine Police Force as a primary agent of British rule. What’s fresh about Patrick Bishop’s The Reckoning is his decision to focus on the PPF. In the book, we see less of the usual gallery of Jewish heroes and more of the upper-level British governing establishment in Palestine. Ultimately, it is an archetypal David and The editors of To the Gates of Jerusalem Goliath story. David, in state was largely shaped by McDonthis case, is the Jewish terrorist copald’s shrewd management of the fruskiller (freedom fighter?) Avraham trated, suspicious president. Stern. Goliath is Geoffrey Morton, assistant superintendent of the Palestine Police Force. Morton is a rigid lawand-order man – a purist. In his own way, Stern is also a purist, his fanaticism more obvious and much closer to madness. Want to receive the Federation Star Bishop judiciously takes advantage in your mail box every month? of previously published writings while introducing newly discovered sources Call: 239.263.4205 to sharpen his portraits of the times and Email: iris@jewishnaples.org the personalities battling over Israel. He creates complex depictions of his Subscriptions are free, thanks to generous readers, committed advertisers combatants, taking them back to their and the Jewish Federation of Collier County. roots and up to the moment of ultimate confrontation. For this reader, for all of their differences, both men shared the capacity for imagining a perfected self, role-playing that self, and becoming the part they played. Zionist Stern was far more flamboyant in dress and manner, but MorIntroduce your business to a POWERFUL demographic ton had an edge to his conventionality. and reach over 6,000 Jewish residents in the Naples area! Neither respected shades of grey. Spinning around these central figFor ad rates and deadlines, contact Ted ures are well-managed contextualizing treatments of the overall British manat 239.249.0699 or fedstar18@gmail.com. date administration and its quagmire in which the promise of the Balfour Declaration kept butting heads with the need for Arab oil. The obvious Arab alliance with Nazi Germany was something Britain allowed to be colored by its nostalgia for its disappearing colonial heritage and its long relationship with Arab populations. Bishop is also able to give an impactful sense of the Yishuv, the organizing Jewish community in Palestine, and its love-hate relationship with Stern. Major Jewish political forces in Palestine did not buy Stern’s assertion that the British were the real enemy of Zionism. Stern saw the policy of restraint following Arab attacks – in an attempt to win sympathy and favor in British and world opinion – as foolish. Want to comment on something you read in the newspaper? Send Whether called the Stern Gang or your letters to the editor (up to 300 words) to fedstar18@gmail.com. the Stern Group, the Zionist leader’s insistence on terrorist tactics made Have a story idea or want to see something featured in the him public enemy number one; wanted Federation Star? Call editor Ted Epstein at 239.249.0699. posters were everywhere. It was Mor-

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ton’s job to maintain law and order, to put an end to the bombings and shootings of PPF personnel for which Stern was happy to take credit. In this tale, of which we know the outcome – Stern dies at the hands (bullets) of Morton – it is still possible to build suspense. Bishop manages this, in part, by creating a sense of the events happening now. He provides a wealth of precise, vivid detail that bridges the distance between the 1940s and today.

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He emphasizes what’s at stake for each man. He alternates points of view so that the emotional story of each contestant is interrupted by that of his counterpart, allowing a suspense-building delay before returning to the other perspective. Like any good journalist, Bishop has occasion to weigh contradictory evidence. Sometimes, this is a matter of evaluating written or recorded testimony. How do you measure a statement from many decades back against a more recent one? What does “consider the source” really mean? Case in point: Just what did happen in the final minutes of Stern’s life? Did Morton shoot him in cold blood? Did he shoot him to prevent Stern from escaping? Did Stern resist arrest in order to die a martyr? Witness memories and testimonies vary. With Bishop’s guidance, we test the logic of the statements in terms of other things we know about the conditions and the actors. We wonder about motives for a suspect action detail and about information withheld. Sifting through such variations and lacunae has its own strong attraction and suspense. Morton had a much longer life than did the man he shot. In following Morton’s diminished career and considering his way of dealing with his shrinking importance, Bishop suggests a kind of posthumous victory for Stern. In fact, it did not take long for Stern’s position to gain strength after his death, leading to the Mandate’s end in 1948. In 1978, an Israeli postage stamp was issued in Stern’s honor. Three years later, a town was named after him. Patrick Bishop has given us a sturdy, lucid and highly colorful look at the no-win situation of British governance during the closing years of the Palestine Mandate. His book reads like a thriller, with the added attraction of providing a compelling account of how history unfolds and memory is shaped. These reviews were first published separately in (respectively) Jewish Book World Summer 2015, Vol. 33 no. 2 and Washington Independent Review of Books (posted January 29, 2015). Reprinted by permission. Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus of English from the United States Naval Academy. He reviews regularly for Florida Weekly, Jewish Book World, Southern Literary Review, and other publications. Please visit Phil’s website at www.philjason.wordpress.com.

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hen reflecting on the perpetrators of the Holocaust, of course most people immediately think about Germany and the Nazis, which is both right and proper. The extermination of the Jews was, of course, their own genocidal project. But in July of 1940, developments in France actually preempted any demands Germany might have had for the French government to toe the Nazi Dr. Paul Bartrop line on Jews. The Fall of France took place 75 years ago this month. On July 10, 1940, Marshal Philippe Pétain (18861951) established an authoritarian regime centered on the city of Vichy, when the French National Assembly, in naming him President of the Council, granted him full and extraordinary powers. With that, the Third Republic was dissolved, and an entirely new regime, “Vichy France,” was established for that part of the country that was not occupied by the Germans. Within a week, on July 17, 1940, the first anti-Semitic action was taken against the Jews of France. This saw the expulsion of all Jews from the eastern province of Alsace, where a large and ancient community of Jews lived. Almost immediately, Alsace was then incorporated directly into the German Reich. On the same day, initial anti-Jewish measures were introduced by the Vichy government. A new law was created prohibiting the employment by public and government institutions of any aliens not born in France; from this point on, all civil servants had to have been born to a French citizen and themselves be a citizen of France. The only exception was if the person in question had served in the army (or if their son had). Then, on July 22, Deputy Secretary of State Raphaël Alibert (1887-1963), an ardent follower of the extreme nationalist Action Française movement, established a committee to review all naturalization certificates – numbering some half-a-million – granted since 1927. The upshot saw 15,000 people deprived of their French nationality and rendered stateless. At least 40% of these were Jews. From this point on, the collaborationist Vichy government intensified its measures against Jews – always referring to “alien,” rather than “French,” Jews. In August, for example, a second order was passed that was directed at alien (read Jewish) physicians, dentists and pharmacists, who were forbidden from practicing. Then, on October 3, 1940, the first laws specifically intended for French Jews were promulgated. These laws now excluded Jews from the army, press, commercial and industrial activities, and the civil service. One day later a second law, covering “Aliens of Jewish Race,” was passed. This allowed for the immediate internment of “foreign” Jews, leading to the arrest and confinement of 40,000 Jews in a variety of French-controlled internment camps. Behind these measures was the four-time Prime Minister of France, Pierre Laval (1883-1945). Serving Pétain as Vice-Premier and then as Prime Minister, Laval had a long and somewhat distinguished political career before the outbreak of war, even being named as TIME magazine’s

“Man of the Year” in 1931. Opposed to Nazi Germany during the Third Reich’s early years, he unsuccessfully attempted to enter into an alliance with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini as a way to strengthen his own power base in France, but with the German occupation of France in 1940 he saw that only through complying with German demands could France retain any semblance of autonomy. In next to no time he began to pursue a pro-Nazi position, in doing so embracing an anti-Semitic agenda. With this, he can be credited with designing and implementing the Vichy government’s anti-Jewish policies, including the later roundup and transport of French Jews to the death camps in Poland. Before the war, the population of French Jewry numbered approximately 350,000, about half of whom were foreign born. The anti-Jewish measures of Vichy aided directly in facilitating the murderous objectives of Nazism, and included the roundup of Jews, their transportation to the East, and their eventual extermination. The majority of those deported, estimated at just under 80,000, were sent straight to Auschwitz via the transit camp of Drancy, outside Paris. Most of them perished; two-thirds were foreign-born. And things did not stop there, as further laws continued to be passed throughout the war until France’s liberation in 1944. For all that, most native-born French Jews were not deported. The survival rate of the French-born Jewish population was close to 75%, representing one of the highest survival rates in Europe. This cannot, however, exonerate the French record. The laws enacted by Vichy were in many instances copied directly from Nazi laws dating to the 1930s, and were, moreover, initiated independently and in advance of any German demands to do so. One further July anniversary must be marked at this time, which took place 73 years ago this month: the roundup of Jews at the Vélodrome d’Hiver (the Vel’ d’Hiv) in July 1942. Here, the French police, under the orders of René Bousquet (1909-1993) and his Paris lieutenant, Jean Leguay (1909-1989), organized a raid on July 16-17. The police arrested over 12,000 Jews, comprising 3,031 men, 5,082 women, and 4,051 children (who the Gestapo had not asked for). All were sent to Drancy, and then to Auschwitz. Only 811 would come back after the end of the war. In July 1995, on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the round-up, French President Jacques Chirac (b. 1932) acknowledged French complicity in the Holocaust, but even today the scars have yet to heal, and French attitudes, sadly, remain polarized in many areas – a situation not helped by the rise of anti-Semitic radical Islamist groups throughout the country. The position of France’s Jews would seem to be more difficult today than at any time since that awful time, 75 years ago, when a French government turned its back on its Jewish population and began to execute the will of the murderous regime from across the Rhine. 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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he year 1992, the quincentennial of the expulsion of the Jewish People from Spain, gave impetus to artists worldwide in the fields of art, dance, literature, music and other artistic endeavors. Especially in the field of Jewish choral music, music groups have researched and performed the Arlene Stolnitz melodies of the Sephardim (as they are called in Hebrew), the Jews of Spanish origin. The remarkable history of the Jews of Spain is well documented. From the seventh century and earlier, Jews lived in peace with their Muslim and Christian brothers in Sefarad, their beloved

Spain, for more than a thousand years. When the Spanish monarchs, Isabella of Aragon and Ferdinando of Castille, decreed the expulsion of the Jewish People in 1492, Jews fled their country and settled around countries near the Mediterranean Sea, the Balkans and North Africa, maintaining their distinctive culture while absorbing characteristics of their new locations. In spite of their difficulties, they always remembered their homeland with love. Sephardic religious music was mainly performed a cappella. For secular events, percussion and string instruments such as violin and mandolin were widely used with texts based on Spanish ballads. Since oral tradition was the main vehicle, there are many versions of each song/poem. Judeo-Spanish songs

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eing a journalist provides me opportunities to connect with fascinating people. When Rabbi Alexander Dukhovny visited Naples on November 12, I enjoyed the privilege and pleasure of chatting with him about the challenges and successes of the Progressive Jewish Congregations (i.e. “Reform”) of Kiev, Ukraine. He is chief rabbi of the present 47 (!) congregations, an impressive increase from the eleven existing when he began. As we talked, the word “connections” came up multiple times. Rabbi Dukhovny came to the U.S. to foster connections with American Jews and forge new ones. Temple Shalom’s Judi Palay is one of the former connections and she opened her home to the rabbi, whom she’d met when traveling in Ukraine. When he spoke that evening at Temple Shalom, he likened his role on this whirlwind “talking tour” (if it’s Wednesday, this must be Naples) to fertilizing seeds of Progressive Judaism sown by others in Ukraine. “American rabbis plowed the soil. I’m the fertilizer because I know the culture, the language.” Although he knew all his life that he was a Jew, he came to the rabbinate

number of organizations have as their priority to support the most vulnerable people in our community – children, the aged, and those suffering humanitarian emergencies. Other groups seek to keep Israel safe, strong and prosperous. Still others support Jewish practices and perspectives that enrich our lives and draw us closer to family, friends and community. Finally, some promote advocacy to

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in your supportive thoughts. Note that the list is long – but so are the needs. And those needs are immediate and continue to grow. Don’t wait to make a contribution to the Jewish Federation of Collier County until later in 2015. The beginning of the year is a wonderful time to be part of a caring community that gives back. Donate now. Volunteer now. Make a difference now. You’ll have the whole year to feel good about what you’ve done. Happy New Year!

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from secular sources are sung in Ladino or Haketia, a Moroccan variation of Ladino. Originally written according to unvocalized Rashi script, the language of Ladino evolved and patterned itself after the Spanish language. Modern Ladino reflects the grammar of the Spanish language of the 14th and 15th centuries. It stopped developing shortly after the Sefaradim departed from Spain. The subjects of the songs vary widely. They describe life cycle events and often borrow metaphors from Psalms and the Bible. There are romances, traditional Spanish ballads of unrequited love, and humorous tales. Ladino songs frequently touch on universal topics such as marriage, birth, circumcision, holiday celebrations and love. Originally, Sephardic music was meant to be sung and enjoyed within the home and synagogue. Many of the songs have references to cooking, especially eggplant (berendjena) dishes, a favorite vegetable. The songs provide us with information about traditional Sephardic attitudes towards women. One song from Rhodes, entitled “Siete modos de guisar las berendjas” (Seven ways of cooking eggplant), is a shortened version of an 18th-century copla (poem/song). Flory Jagoda, a popular contemporary composer, has recorded songs featuring festive foods she remembers from her native Yugoslavia. Her wellknown Chanukah song, “Ocho Kandelikas” (Eight Candles), mentions pastelikos, little pastries filled with almonds and honey. The Sarasota Jewish Chorale of-

ten performs Ladino music as part of its repertoire. Its newest cantata, “Hear Our Voice,” which will debut later this season, features several Ladino songs. “Adijo Querida” is a modern love song that has become popular among Sephardim. It tells of a man’s disappointment for his unrequited love. In another version, the woman responds bitterly, “Farewell, you are not mine anymore, return the ring that belongs to me.” Another tune, “Zog, Maran” (Tell Me, Marrano), is a song of the “marranos” or “conversos.” These were Jews who were forced to flee Spain after the expulsion of the Jews and who converted to the Christian faith while secretly practicing Jewish rituals. The song tells of Jews who are observing the Passover holiday: “In the cave, since it’s forbidden, my Haggadah’s long been hidden.” The music of the Eastern Mediterranean Sefaradim (Turkey, Greece, former Yugoslavia, etc.) often sounds strange to Westerners because the intonation is different from music we usually hear. It is characterized as nasal or flat but exotic sounding. We are fortunate that today’s multicultural awareness keeps this music alive and helps to sustain and enhance it for the next generation. Arlene Stolnitz, founder of the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, has sung in choral groups for over 25 years. A retired educator from Rochester, New York, and a member of Venice’s Exsultate!, she is a graduate of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s Leadership Institute. Her interest in choral music has led to this series of articles on Jewish Folk Music in the Diaspora.

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Nepalese see Israel as source of inspiration How several Israeli professionals are giving Nepal villagers tools to rebuild their houses and their lives after the earthquakes. By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c, www.israel21c.org, May 24, 2015

Tevel building latrines for Nepali villagers

“Now we are also building latrines. That’s really important before the monsoons arrive in June come because of the danger of cholera,” says Odenheimer. “After natural disasters and displacement there is an increased risk of disease and widespread illness. To prevent outbreaks in our working areas, we are promoting healthy living by distributing hygiene supplies and conducting campaigns about the need for tooth-brushing and hand-washing.” Tevel brought medical teams from two other Israeli NGOs, Natan and Is-

Nepali children using toothbrushes supplied by Tevel b’Tzedek

trauma find it more difficult to act quickly and we’re training them to get past feelings of paralysis and fear,” says Odenheimer, who was there for 10 days. Tevel is creating temporary learning spaces because schools will stay closed for at least another two weeks. “It’s important to keep kids in a routine that helps them recover from trauma and to keep them away from playing in rubble, while giving parents a chance to get their lives together.” Bishnu Chapagain, the Nepali director of Tevel’s activities in Nepal, earned his PhD in plant science in Israel at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. His agricultural training is critical to Tevel’s long-term project to introduce Nepali farmers to Israeli farming practices. Many villagers, especially women whose husbands work abroad or in cities, tend family rice paddies and need greater economic stability in order not to fall prey to human trafficking. Israeli-trained agronomists currently are leading projects in seed production and establishing ginger plantations. Caring for Nepalese in Israel Three days after the deadly April 25 earthquake, Prof. Richard Isralowitz of Ben-Gurion University’s social work school got a call for psychosocial assistance from the director of the Arava International Center for Agricultural Training, where 116 Nepalese citizens are taking a 10-month training course on advanced farming techniques. The students were distraught over the tragedy in their homeland but their families had urged them to remain in Israel. Every one of the trainees found out that their houses were destroyed, and many were grieving the deaths of relatives and the loss of valuable livestock. Ten young mothers in the class were consumed with worry for their children. The next morning, Isralowitz arrived with two colleagues, Prof. Orly Sarid and Dr. Dorit Segal-Engelchin, director of BGU’s Center for Women’s Health Studies and Promotion. They discussed stress, stress responses and coping strategies, and then led artbased intervention sessions developed at BGU as an effective way for trauma victims to share and normalize emotions and fears. “It was a moving experience,” Segal-Engelchin tells ISRAEL21c. “We spent four hours with them and they were very grateful.” In the art sessions, all 116 participants chose to participate in drawing what they were stressed about. Many drew dead people and animals, destroyed schools and houses. After talking about the pictures, they drew depictions of coping resources. Finally, the students were asked to integrate the two drawings into one. “We asked them to assess their level of stress from 1-10 before and after the intervention,” says SegalEngelchin. “We saw an amazing, statistically significant, reduction in stress

levels among all participants, proving that this tool is effective even for those exposed to trauma indirectly.” One of the participants prepared a PowerPoint presentation showing how Nepal looked before and after the earthquake and “kept relating to Israel as a source of inspiration for building something from nothing,” she relates. “He encouraged them to use this disaster as an opportunity to better their lives and make changes by bringing home the knowledge they are acquiring in Israel.” Abigail Klein Leichman is a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c. Prior

BGU Prof. Isralowitz (center) with some of the 119 Nepali students receiving psychosocial support in Israel (photo by Dorit Segal-Engelchin)

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hen Israeli trauma specialist Naomi Baum arrived in the Nepal village of Mahadev Besi on May 4, not one of the 80 families still had a roof over its head. The April 25 earthquake destroyed every house. “Some houses are standing and dsome are rubble, but they’re all uninhabitable. Everyone is living outside,” the Israeli psychologist tells ISRAEL21c. The retired founder-director of the Resilience Unit at the Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma of Jerusalem’s Herzog Hospital went to Nepal for a week with the center’s Nili Lavi at the request of Tevel b’Tzedek, an Israeli NGO involved in community development in impoverished Nepal villages since 2007. They assessed needs and provided psychological support to Tevel’s paid staff and volunteers (some of whom lost relatives and homes in the quake), to Israel Embassy employees and to the villagers Tevel is assisting. In Mahadev Besi, Baum and Lavi taught stress-busting techniques to two groups of 40 local women, using hastily prepared copies of their resilience workbook translated into Nepali. She reassured them that their tears and fears were normal, and no different than those of disaster victims she’s counseled in Israel, Haiti and New Orleans. She aimed to impart a sense of hope along with the information. “I also heard again and again their fear of the next quake. We helped them address that fear by letting them know that everyone was feeling this way,” says Baum. Indeed, their fears were realized when another strong quake hit the region on May 12, the day Baum and Lavi landed back in Israel along with the Israel Defense Forces’ medical delegation. Trauma center staff in Jerusalem will remain in touch with Nepal’s mental health authorities to offer assistance, according to Herzog Hospital spokesman Stephen Schwartz. Before the monsoons Tevel b’Tzedek founder and director Micha Odenheimer tells ISRAEL21c that the organization is providing urgent necessities – such as rice and tin roofing material – to 3,400 families (20,000 people) in the four most badly damaged villages in which the NGO regularly provides aid. Tevel brought an Israeli building engineer and mud-building expert, along with Indian architects, to demonstrate how to build sturdy shelters. Later, Tevel staff and volunteers will help families build permanent earthquakeproof housing.

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WHY THE RATE OF PTSD IN THE IDF IS 1 PERCENT

PTSD is a natural response to danger. From an evolutionary perspective, it’s exactly the response you want to have when your life is in danger: you want to be vigilant, you want to react to strange noises, you want to sleep lightly and wake easily, you want to have flashbacks that remind you of the danger. It’s almost unavoidable in the short term and mostly self-correcting in the long term. The American military now has the highest PTSD rate in its history – and probably in the world. PTSD claims to the Veterans Administration have reportedly risen 60% to 150,000 a year. Anthropological research from around the world shows that recovery from war is heavily influenced by the society one returns to, and there are societies that make that process relatively easy. Israel is arguably the only modern country that retains a sufficient sense of community to mitigate the effects of combat on a mass scale. Despite decades of intermittent war, the Israel Defense Forces has a PTSD rate as low as 1%. Two of the foremost reasons have to do with national military service and the proximity of the combat – the war is virtually on their doorstep. “Being in the military is something that most people have done,” I was told by Dr. Arieh Shalev, who has devoted the last 20 years to studying PTSD. “Those who come back from combat are reintegrated into a society where those experiences are very well understood.” (Sebastian Junger, Vanity Fair)

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BRIEFS THE PLIGHT OF THE MIDDLE EAST’S CHRISTIANS

The Christian communities of Syria and Iraq have survived 2,000 years of tumult and war, but now tremble on the brink of destruction. Almost 1.5 million Christians lived in Iraq under Saddam Hussein and 3/4 are believed to have fled since 2003. Of the 300,000 Christians remaining in 2014, some 125,000 have been driven from their homes within the past year. In Syria, hundreds of thousands of desperate Christians have fled the current civil war, along with millions of their Muslim fellow citizens. Other Christian populations in the Middle East have been almost entirely wiped out or displaced. In 1900, most of Constantinople’s residents were Christian; today, fewer than 150,000 of Istanbul’s population identify with any faith other than Islam. (Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal)

ISRAELIS AND SAUDIS REVEAL SECRET TALKS TO THWART IRAN

Since the beginning of 2014, representatives from Israel and Saudi Arabia have had five secret meetings to discuss a common foe, Iran. Recently, the two countries came out of the closet by revealing this covert diplomacy at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. Anwar Eshki and Dore Gold presented identical messages: Iran is trying to take over the Middle East and it must be stopped. Saudi Arabia and Israel are arguably the two

countries most threatened by Iran’s nuclear program, but neither has a seat at the negotiations. Gold said, “Our standing today on this stage does not mean we have resolved all the differences that our countries have shared over the years, but our hope is we will be able to address them fully in the years ahead.” The five bilateral meetings over the last 17 months occurred in India, Italy and the Czech Republic. One participant, Shimon Shapira, a retired Israeli general and an expert on the Lebanese militant group Hizbullah, told me: “We discovered we have the same problems and same challenges and some of the same answers.” Saudi Gen. Eshki notably called for an independent Kurdistan to be made up of territory now belonging to Iraq, Turkey and Iran. (Eli Lake, Bloomberg)

PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CALLS FOR GAZAN SPRING

Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid told a conference in Jerusalem that Palestinians suffer mainly because of their own leadership. “I want to see a Gazan spring against Hamas that is ruining daily lives.” He described how when Hamas started to build the tunnels, they would pay Gazans $50 to have a tunnel go underneath their house. Gazans have two choices: accept the money and risk Israel potentially destroying their home or be killed. “This is how Hamas is destroying daily lives in Gaza.” In Beit Lehiya, Eid noted, Israel asked the Palestinians to evacuate in order to clear out the tunnels, but Hamas would not permit people to leave the area: “Hamas sent gangsters to Beit Lehiya in Gaza that forced people to go back.” As a result, many Gazans were killed who would not have died otherwise. “But no one speaks about the human shields, not Amnesty International or Human Rights Watch.” (Rachel Avraham, Jerusalem Online)

U.S. APPROVES $1.9 BILLION MUNITIONS SALE TO ISRAEL

The U.S. State Department, on Tuesday, May 19, approved the sale to Israel of a variety of munitions including the joint direct attack munition, laserguided paveway, small diameter bomb, hellfire missile and advanced mediumrange air-to-air missile in a deal worth $1.879 billion. The sale would be a windfall for U.S. arms suppliers, principally Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Ellwood Group and Raytheon. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the possible sale, stating: “The U.S is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability.” (James Drew, Flightglobal)

ISRAELI ARAB DIPLOMAT: ISRAEL IMPORTANT FOR THE SURVIVAL OF DIVERSITY IN THE ARAB WORLD

George Deek, a Christian Arab who is Israel’s deputy ambassador to Norway, sees no contradiction in someone with Arab roots representing Israel. He says: “The biggest challenge the Arab world is facing is that it’s moving from a place of diversity to a place of uniformity, from a place where we had Kurds and Yazidis and Jews to a place where people are hostile to each

other just because they’re different... Israel is the only minority in the region which keeps hope alive for the Arab world. As long as Israel exists, there is a chance we can move back from uniformity to diversity.” (Josh Jackman, Jewish Chronicle - UK)

HAMAS REGULARLY INFLICTS WAR ON ISRAEL, SUFFERING ON GAZANS

 Amnesty International has released a report finding that during its war against Israel last summer Hamas engaged in a “brutal campaign of abductions, torture and unlawful killings” against Palestinians. The report detailed the “extrajudicial execution of at least 23 Palestinians and the arrest and torture of dozens of others.”  Recently, the World Bank issued a report showing that, after promises to help rebuild Gaza, Gaza’s best friends have stiffed it. Qatar, which helped Hamas launch the attack on Israel in the first place, has paid only 10% of its pledge. Saudi Arabia too has paid only 10%. Kuwait promised $200 million, and has paid not a dime. By contrast, American taxpayers have largely fulfilled our government’s $200 million pledge.  Donor aid that actually does arrive in Gaza is frequently diverted by a regime interested in replenishing its arsenals and rebuilding tunnels from which to stage raids on Israelis.  Gaza’s problem is not that Israel, tired of seeing its communities attacked, imposed a blockade to try to keep the rockets out of Gaza. Its problem is Hamas, which insists on a strain of extremism unpalatable even to the Arab states, and on keeping a destitute populace destitute so that it can maintain its campaign to eliminate Israel.  When, as seems inevitable, Hamas once again decides to resume major attacks on Israel, and Israel in turn is obliged to try to stop them, those who have indulged Hamas and the suffering it causes will find a way to avoid confronting Gaza’s fundamental fact of life: As long as Hamas runs their lives, the people of Gaza have precious little reason for hope. (Jeff Robbins, former U.S. delegate to the UN Human Rights Council, Boston Herald)

ILLINOIS PASSES HISTORIC ANTI-BDS BILL, AS CONGRESS MULLS SIMILAR MOVES

The Illinois House recently joined the state’s senate in unanimously passing a bill that would prevent the state’s pension fund from investing in companies that boycott Israel. The Illinois bill is part of a broad political revulsion over the BDS movement (“Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions” – the strategy of economic warfare and delegitimization against Israel). While BDS has gotten most of its successes with low-hanging fruit like British academic unions and pop singers, the anti-boycott efforts are getting an enthusiastic reception in real governments, on the state and federal level. And that is because the message of the BDS movement – Israel as a uniquely villainous state – is fundamentally rejected by the vast majority of Americans. Indeed, a wave of antiBDS legislation is sweeping the U.S. BDS is not like the civil rights protests, as its supporters love to claim, but rather more like the anti-Jewish

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Eight words from President Obama By David Harris, Executive Director, AJC, May 24, 2015

resident Barack Obama delivered a compelling and heartfelt speech on May 22 at a Washington synagogue. He spoke directly to the concerns and aspirations of the Jewish people, identifying himself squarely with Jewish ethical values and the Jewish historical journey as a metaphor for the universal quest for peace and justice. While not intended as a full-blown policy address, he did touch on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, asserting: “Just as Israelis built a state in their homeland, Palestinians have a right to be a free people on their land, as well. Now, I want to emphasize that’s not easy. The Palestinians are not the easiest of partners.” For starters, like a clear majority of Israelis, I have long believed that the Palestinians have such a right. It would serve not only Palestinian interests but Israeli interests as well, allowing the Jewish state to end an unsought occupation, dating back to 1967, and also shift significantly the demographic balance within its own borders. But there is just one problem, and it is contained in eight words the president expressed: “The Palestinians are not the easiest of partners.” The audience’s reaction was to laugh right after this sentence. But, of course, it’s no laughing matter. Indeed, it’s the heart of the issue, and has been for decades. I don’t say this as a debating point. I’m not trying to win an argument. I

have only one obsessive goal: witnessing the day when Israel can live in peace, true and enduring peace, with its neighbors. Nor do I say this to suggest that Israeli leaders, by their words and actions, have always conducted themselves in exemplary fashion. Like politicians everywhere in democratic societies, they are human and, therefore, fallible; they are subject to the demands of the electorate and, in the case of Israel, the rough-andtumble of coalition building, and they may have 20-20 hindsight but, alas, not 20-20 foresight. Yet, at the end of the day, the intentions of Palestinian leaders are anything but obvious. Others, from Washington to Brussels, may seek to interpret Palestinian goals. But, in the quest to hasten a solution, they too often ignore, downplay or rationalize those fundamental elements that would otherwise challenge their assertions. Frankly speaking, the Palestinians could have had a state and become “a free people in their own land” on multiple occasions, yet, for reasons perhaps best known to their leaders, they chose not to do so. To many, this sounds totally counterintuitive. After all, if the Palestinians have been clamoring for a state of their own and have been offered most of what they allege they want, how could it be that they remain without a nation? And this is where it gets problematic.

to incitement, incendiary language such as “genocide,” and deification of terrorists with the blood of Israeli civilians on their hands? Or the inescapable fact that a twostate agreement today is, in any case, rendered virtually impossible because Gaza is in the hands of Hamas, an Iranian-backed terrorist group whose charter calls for the obliteration of Israel, and Mahmoud Abbas’ security in the West Bank is anything but assured (even less so without the unheralded help of Israeli security forces)? As a Jew, I understand that seeking peace is at the core of our identity. The words of the prophet Isaiah – “And nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war anymore” – define our DNA. But that can’t be the start and finish of the discussion. There is a second reality. I wish there weren’t, but, alas, it stares us in the face. Invoking the nobility of Jewish values doesn’t make it somehow go away. Peace requires a partner who genuinely shares the goal of an end to the conflict, who is also ready to compromise for that aim, and who offers reason to believe the future can provide a promising break from the past. Does Israel today have such a partner? The jury – or is it Jewry? – is still out. But when Israel does, then peace will become not only possible, but, I dare say, inevitable. For more information, visit www.ajc. org.

Palestinian spokesmen and their enablers find every possible means to divert attention from their own substantial responsibility for the current state of affairs. And too often they find receptive audiences, all too ready to believe – the facts be damned! – that Israel, the convenient whipping boy, is the sole culprit here. But then how to explain the turndown of the UN recommendation for two states, Jewish and Arab, in Mandatory Palestine in 1947? Or the categorical refusal to engage with Israel after the 1967 Six-Day War, when Israel proposed a land-forpeace deal? Or the Palestinian unwillingness to learn from the examples of Egypt and Jordan, both of which achieved peace on favorable terms with Israel by acknowledging Israel’s right to live in the region? Or the flat-out rejection of Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s offers, fully supported by President Bill Clinton, in 2000 and again in 2001, for a two-state accord, instead triggering a bloody “second intifada” against Israel? Or the failure to accept, or even to make a counteroffer, to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s two-state plan in 2008? Or the current Palestinian violations of the 1993 Oslo Accords, by acting unilaterally, circumventing Israel and the bargaining table, and going to UN bodies where the votes are there for the asking? Or the frequent Palestinian resort

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Caring for your other self Rabbi Sylvin L. Wolf

find that many conversations are about our doctors’ appointments and about our bodies and our ailments. We are concerned with our physical self. I had a rabbinic friend tell me that when he and his wife have guests, he limits such discussions to four minutes for each person, and then they have to move on to other topics. We are concerned with our physical self. How concerned are we with our inner self? I ask because I think that unless we make a conscious effort to consider our inner self, the outside world – our work, our concerns, our to-do lists, our business and our busyness – will distract us from our inner self. I quote: To know your inner self is to know your purpose, your values, your visions, your motivations, your goals and your beliefs. Not as what you have been told by others, but what you have discovered for yourself. Knowing your inner self requires a high level of introspection and selfawareness. If you have clarity to at least half of what is listed above, you probably hold quite a high level of selfawareness. At the same time, the process of discovery never ends – it’s a lifelong journey. I’ve tried to do this for myself. I’ve

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used the seven weeks between Pesach and Shavuot, the Omer period, to do this consciously. It does take conscious effort. During this time, I read daily from the book A Counting Omer by Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar, a Reform Rabbi, who published this book in 2014 for modern Jews. In it, Rabbi Kedar brings her own reflections along with teachings, reflections and meditations from traditional Jewish sources and from more modern authors, as well. I took the time to read and consider. I found it meaningful and rewarding. Before I started up my computer, I opened the book and read the daily thoughts. I found myself coming back to the page or considering what I read during the day. I’m re-reading the book as a way of nurturing my inner self. I encourage you to consider some way, some practice, to nurture your inner self. I encourage you to not let the outside world steal you away from your inner world. The following is just one of the many meditations in the book. It is the meditation for the beginning of the seventh and last week of the Omer period: This is the great journey: To refine our lives. To become strong and resolved, to have meaning and purpose, depth and commitment. To live in awe and wonder and to bear witness to life’s grandeur. Have an active conversation with the invisible: doubt and argue, dream and beg, ask for help, ask for forgiveness, offer gratitude. Shout at the heavens when you despair, and raise your voice in song when you rejoice. Sit still through the silences of the spirit; do not run from what cannot be known or understood. Life is a mystery. Anything we truly want to know and understand is, by definition, mysterious…When we pray, we bow in humility to the Greatness of it all. May our lives become a prayer to all that is good and important. And know: life is given meaning, texture, purpose, when, meekly, we utter amen to the mystery and magnificence of life. May you befriend and care for your inner self just as you care for your outer self. May your journey lead you to a blessed knowledge of your other self.

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Letter to the Editor

ow thought-provoking to publish the letter from Herbert Herman and the words of Menachem Begin on the same page of the May 2015 issue of the Federation Star. Mr. Herman states his concerns about the survival of the Jewish people and urges Israel to turn its attention to achieving a two-state solution to assure the continued existence of the State of Israel. Former Prime Minister Begin also advocates the continuation of the Jewish state and concludes that Jewish liberty, with dignity and honor, will assure the nation’s continued existence. In the piece you printed, Mr. Begin rails against passivity and promotes courage, especially in the face of attack upon the Jewish people. At this time, Israeli leadership needs to exhibit the courage Begin exhibited in negotiations with Egypt that resulted in the pulling out of the Sinai and created a lasting peace with the Egyptians. Unfortunately, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to participate in meaningful action and negotiation to reach a lasting settlement with the Palestinians. Begin’s words were directed toward the Holocaust, a time when the Jewish

population in Europe was decimated. Yes, the Jewish people have shown they could regenerate and sustain themselves throughout all the tribulations of the century. However, in the late 20th and early 21st centuries we have seen countries like Lebanon, Syria and Iraq physically destroyed by terrorism and warfare. Although Israel has a strong form of democratic government and a stronger military defense system than these Middle Eastern nations, Israel’s future could be a devastating scenario, that of a militaristic state that has become the scourge of the world. The Palestinian problem continues to escalate, now jeopardizing the dignity of the Israeli nation. Israeli leadership needs to move from thinking of bravery in terms of Holocaust survival and instead exhibit the courage it takes to obtain a peaceful political solution. Walls and weaponry are not long-term solutions. Courageous actions are needed to preserve a nation that practices human rights, that is culturally and religiously pluralistic, and that values justice, peace and democracy. This will bring the Jewish liberty with dignity and honor that Menachem Begin promoted. – Paula Creed

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COMMENTARY BRIEFS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ISRAELIS LIVE IN JERUSALEM, EARTH

Six Supreme Court Justices from the U.S. just informed me that I am a resident of Jerusalem, Earth, and not a resident of Israel, as I previously believed. What has been universally regarded as the capital of the Jewish homeland for 67 (and over 3,000) years is suddenly in no man’s land, instead of home to hundreds of thousands of Israelis. So Jerusalem, the city mentioned in the Bible almost 700 times and never once in the Koran, is apparently not to be considered the capital of the Jewish state. (Jordana Brown, Jerusalem Post)

WHY BOYCOTTING ISRAEL IS A BAD IDEA

In a world in which there are few protests on campuses about Russia’s treatment of Ukraine, the Taliban’s treatment of women, or ISIS’s history of beheadings, the nation-wide focus on Israel raises some suspicions. According to the Pew Research Center, there are 49 countries where Muslims are the majority, 158 countries and territories where Christians are the majority, and one country where Jews are. Yet Israel is routinely condemned, and the court of common sense offers a strong verdict that anti-Semitism has something to do with it. The arguments for BDS don’t make sense. If you say it’s to help the Palestinians, then BDS is a bad tactic because it could hurt the Palestinian economy. If you say it’s for democratic reasons, then it’s by working within the democratic process, not by seeking to coerce it, that one gets results. The BDS campaigns will not and cannot work. When a nation’s security

is at stake, making the citizens feel less secure is not a recipe for compromise. A nation surrounded by hostile powers is not moved to negotiate by threats from friends. (David Wolpe, Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, TIME)

UN WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION VOTES TO CONDEMN ISRAEL OVER HEALTH RIGHTS

As Israeli hospitals continue to save the lives of escalating numbers of wounded Syrians, the annual assembly of the UN World Health Organization voted by 104 to 4, with 6 abstentions, on May 20, to condemn Israel regarding “health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan.” Voting against the resolution were Australia, Canada, Israel and the U.S. Countries voting to condemn Israel included China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia and Britain. The UN should single out Israel because if you walk into any Israeli hospital or clinic, you will see it replete with Palestinians receiving world-class medical treatment. The UN should single out Israel because its doctors have created the “Save a Child’s Heart” program, which has provided life-saving cardiac surgery to more than 3,400 children from 48 countries. About half the patients are Muslims from the West Bank, Gaza and other Arab countries. The UN should single out Israel because it was a world leader in responding to the deadly earthquake in Nepal, sending a 260-member army team of medics and search-and-rescue experts who treated 1,600 victims. (Hillel C. Neuer, UN Watch)

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My life-changing Birthright trip

By Lindsay Roth

his summer I attended Birthright with the University of Florida Hillel. By far, it was the best experience I have ever had. I have been to Israel with my family after my Bat Mitzvah, but this trip was completely different. My group was very lucky that our tour guide was amazing and extremely knowledgeable. She took us to places that not every group got to experience. She had so many connections with the locals that we were able to connect with the people and life in Israel by celebrating Shabbat with a family that made Aliyah to Israel, and visiting a hidden springs in Jerusalem. One of the highlights of my trip was going to the Bedouin tents where I rode a camel, ate a traditional Bedouin dinner, where we sat on the floor and were served food, and slept in a tent. It was fun seeing 10 other Birthright groups

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there and talking to the participants. Another highlight was traveling for a week with seven Israeli soldiers. Hearing what they had to say about last year’s war and about their life struggles was touching. It was interesting to hear that a few of the soldiers are very nervous to be a part of the IDF. However, they were all very interested in America and many of them have traveled here before and knew many Florida cities. When we went to Mount Herzl, all of the soldiers were affected by being there because some of their friends had sadly been buried there. At the cemetery, we saw two graves dedicated to two boys who died after deciding to join the IDF after their Birthright trip. I got very emotional when I watched the soldiers sing the “Hatikvah” in front

of the graves. I loved seeing how the soldiers dressed – they were very modern like American teens, and all had Ray Bans. I have kept in touch with one of the soldiers. I love hearing about how he carries on with his day. He does normal teenage stuff when he gets back from his base each night. After the soldiers left, I had a chance to reflect on what they taught me. I realize that in America, the military fights for the country, but in Israel, the IDF fights for much more than just for Israel. They fight for the Jewish religion, and that really touched me. Israel’s Jewish pride is so inspiring. I definitely feel more connected with my Judaism, and want to start honoring Shabbat and attending Hillel

Lindsay with her Birthright group and Israel guide

Lindsay with Israel Defense Forces soldiers

Temple Shalom camp update By Seyla Cohen, Preschool Director

n Monday, June 8, fabulous summer fun officially began at both Camp Shalom and Camp Einstein. Camp Shalom is a fun-filled seven-week summer camp program for children ages two through five, and Camp Einstein is an outstanding academic camp for children five through eight years old. Both programs have been developed with children’s needs and interests in mind, offering a welcoming place for little ones to come and enjoy the hot Naples summer. There’s something to peak everyone’s interest. Returning campers look forward to exciting experiences and new campers were surprised by the treat in store for them. Each camp offers a new theme each week during the program.

Once again, thanks to the Jewish Federation of Collier County, we had an outstanding visit from the Israel Scouts on Wednesday, June 10. The campers were so excited to mingle and learn from these talented teenage boys and girls. It was a real treat for Camp Shalom and Camp Einstein to see the Scouts in action! Along with an amazing summer camp, preparations for the 2015-2016 school year are being made. We are proud to say that we are opening a fourth Pre-K 4 class this year. The demand for our outstanding preschool is sensational! We have waiting lists on some of our classes already. From our preschool family to yours, we wish you a wonderful summer.

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more often. One of the most important things I got out of this trip is my connection to my sorority sisters. Since I am in a Jewish sorority, Alpha Epsilon Phi, I already thought I shared a Jewish connection with them. However, I went on this trip with nine girls in my pledge class and am so glad that for the rest of my life, I will have this experience to talk about with them. I have never felt closer to a country and its people like I do with Israel, and this trip was truly life changing. Thank you to the Jewish Federation of Collier County for sponsoring Birthright and making all of this possible for so many Jewish kids. Thank you also for my gift to help enjoy my amazing summer of a lifetime!

The Israel Scouts from Caravan Agur visited Camp Shalom and Camp Einstein for some fun activities

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Naples BBYO update

t has been an incredible spring term for the ladies of Sababa BBG #2552 and Aleph’s of Negev AZA #2560. The Jewish teen-led youth movement in Naples is proudly 45 members strong and has had yet another successful programming year. The term came to an end as we said good-bye to our seniors at the first ever City Convention Overnight. Congratulations to the newly elected Naples BBYO Executive Board for the Fall 2016 Term of Sababa BBG and Negev AZA: Sara Klausner (President), Rachel Waltzer (VP of Programming), Saige Feldman (VP of Membership), Brooke Jaffe (Secretary), Hannah Castro (VP of Jewish Heritage), Jason Randall (President), Zachary Tretter (VP of Programming), Zachary Schiller (VP of Membership), Jacob Klein (Secretary) and Eli Melnick (VP of Jewish Heritage).

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Local Naples BBYO teens Jason Randall (ILTC) and Gabby Van Slyke (CLTC) are embarking on one of BBYO’s many summer programs to enhance their skills in leadership, community service and social action. We wish them all the luck in this immersive opportunity. Visit www.bbyo.org/ summer/ to learn more. Join Naples BBYO at the Jewish Federation of Collier County in September as we resume our weekly chapter meetings. Contact Skylar Haas at shaas@bbyo.org for more information. Follow us on Instagram @Naples BBYO and Like us on Facebook @ Naples BBYO.

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Beth Tikvah Youth Education By Aviva Chorny

oxes labeled “Lost and Found” are common sightings in synagogue offices overflowing with books, pens and pencils, and odds and ends of clothing. Great is the joy on the finder’s face when he or she locates a misplaced article. But this is not the only kind of “Lost and Found” box in our Jewish schools. We often find students and parents who seem to be lost within the atmosphere of the synagogue. Like the articles in the Aviva Chorny “Lost and Found” box, they often remain in their isolated corners unnoticed. Occasionally, however, they “find themselves” and are found by others. Their eyes shine when they finally discover some way to express their inner qualities. Sometimes it happens when a student who has had a quiet scholastic career creates a drawing which elo-

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quently expresses Jewish feelings. At other times, one of our young students leaves our school prayers with his eyes alight with the first-time realization that he or she belongs. Then there are the times a student finds himself holding high the Havdalah candle and proudly participating in this beautiful ceremony. It often occurs to parents, too, when they leave an Adult Education class or program and after an intense discussion about Jewish concepts. Rabbi Ammos Chorny and I urge all who have lost articles to reclaim them in our “Lost and Found” box. We urge all students and parents who are part of the human “Lost and Found” box to let us help them find their Jewish selves. Our school year begins on Sunday, August 23 at 9:00 a.m. For information and a registration form, please call 239.434.1818.

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boycotts so common in Europe in the 20th century, and in the Arab world until this day. The U.S. has long had legislation criminalizing participation in the Arab League boycott of Israel. The U.S. can just as rightly oppose privately propagated boycotts as it could governmentally-sponsored ones. (Eugene Kontorovich, Washington Post)

CONGRESS CAN FIGHT THE BOYCOTT ISRAEL MOVEMENT

The U.S. has a strong history of taking action to dismantle economic boycotts against Israel. In response to the Arab League boycott that started in 1948, Congress enacted legislation in 1976 and 1979 banning U.S. companies from participating. It worked. The boycott had a marginal impact on Israel’s economy, and the U.S. Commerce Department still maintains an office to ensure American companies live up to the law. A leaked document last year revealed high-level discussions among EU member states working to develop economic sanctions intended to pressure Israel to accept political concessions such as ending the blockade of Gaza irrespective of terrorism from Hamas. Congress is currently debating bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, which stipulates key American objectives in free-trade negotiations with the EU. Included is language I co-authored with Rep. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.), Sen. Ben Cardin (DMd.) and Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) instructing U.S. negotiators to discourage our prospective European trade partners from participating in boycott, divestment and sanctions. If these countries want free trade with the U.S., they can’t engage in politically motivated boycotts against Israel. These same principles were successfully negotiated into U.S. free-trade agreements with Bahrain and Oman in the mid-2000s, prompting both countries to end their boycotts of Israel. We must not be fooled by those marketing BDS as anything but blatant discrimination against the Jewish state. And we must seize the historic opportunity to push back forcefully against the BDS movement to ensure the strength of the U.S.-Israel relationship. (Peter J. Roskam (R-Ill.), Wall Street Journal)

BDS’ USELESS POLITICS OF CONFRONTATION

Thirty-seven U.S. universities had BDS campaigns this academic year – more than the previous two years combined. According to Gallup, Americans older than 65 support Israel’s actions by a margin of 24 points, but those younger than 30 oppose these actions by 26 points. Additionally, while white Americans backed last summer’s Gaza war by 16 points, non-whites opposed it by 24 points. The driving force for BDS on campus, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), has actively sought to attract minority students. Israel’s critics fail to notice that minorities in Israel fare far better than in other Middle East countries. Indeed, context is relevant. The president of Harvard, Lawrence Summers, said: “We live in a world where there are nations in which the penalty for homosexuality is death, in which governments are killing tens of thousands of their own people each year. But the proponents of Israeli [BDS] do not favor any form of pressure against countries other than Israel.” (David Makovsky and Raquel Saxe, Times of Israel)

CHINA INVESTMENT IN ISRAELI COMPANIES RISES

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When Israel held its biggest agricultural technology conference, Agrivest, in April, one in 10 delegates came from China. A few weeks before, a large

delegation from Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, had been in Tel Aviv to attend Cybertech, Israel’s main conference on cyber security. Chinese companies are pushing deeper and further into Israel than ever before, and Israeli companies and government officials are returning the embrace. “When you say ‘Israel’ in China they think innovation, they think high technology,” says Ophir Gore, Israel’s trade attache in Beijing. Israel’s trade turnover with China reached $11 billion last year, about double the amount recorded in 2010. (John Reed and Charles Clover, Financial Times - UK)

EL AL FLIES RECORD NUMBER OF TAGLITBIRTHRIGHT GROUPS

EL AL Israel Airlines flew a record number of 24 Taglit-Birthright groups in one day, totaling more than 1,000 passengers. All arrived in Israel on Thursday, May 28. A special in-flight announcement welcomed all the Birthright participants. With a dramatic increase in interest to experience Israel by young adults, ages 18-26, EL AL has carried more than 160,000 participants in the past 10 years, with close to 6,000 so far this year. Taglit-Birthright offers complimentary 10-day trips to this age group to experience the country and strengthen their bond with the land and people of Israel. Taglit-Birthright is also a participant in EL AL’s charitable GlobaLY program, whereby EL AL donates Matmid frequent flyer points to the organization. (EL AL)

THE MIDDLE EAST IS RUNNING OUT OF WATER

Over two-thirds of Iran’s cities and towns are on the verge of a water crisis that could result in drinking water shortages; already, thousands of villages depend on water tankers. Much of the Middle East is running out of water due to population growth, shortsighted dictators, distorted economic incentives, and infrastructure-destroying warfare. In Gaza, seawater intrusion and the leakage of sewage has made 95% of the coastal aquifer unfit for human consumption. In Syria, between 2002 and 2008, water resources dropped by half, as did grain output, causing 250,000 farmers to abandon their land. Hundreds of villages have been abandoned as farmlands turn to desert and grazing animals die off. In Israel, by contrast, thanks to a combination of conservation, recycling, innovative agricultural techniques, and high-tech desalination, the country has all the water it needs. Israel can desalinate about 17 liters of water for one U.S. cent. Desperate neighbors might think about ending their futile state of war with the world’s hydraulic superpower and instead learn from it. (Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum, Washington Times)

2,000-YEAR-OLD JERUSALEM AQUEDUCT UNCOVERED

A section of Jerusalem’s Lower Aqueduct, which brought water to Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago, was uncovered in the neighborhood of Umm Tuba during the construction of a new sewer line, it was recently announced. The Israel Antiquities Authority excavated the area. Ya’akov Billig, director of the excavation, said: “The Lower Aqueduct to Jerusalem, which the Hasmonean kings constructed more than 2,000 years ago in order to provide water to Jerusalem, operated intermittently until about one hundred years ago.” The aqueduct begins at the Ein Eitam spring near Solomon’s Pools south of Bethlehem and stretches 21 km. to Jerusalem. (Times of Israel)

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Beth Tikvah update Phil Jason

Lauren Wolkoff and their families. Our first Adult Group Bat Mitzvah will be held on Saturday, July 11.

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ne of our favorite slices of Jewish experience is Havdalah – the brief ceremony of flame, fragrance and wine that marks the transition from Shabbat to the new week. What better place to watch the sun set than over and into the Gulf of Mexico! We will meet at Lowdermilk Park for Havdalah-on-the-Beach on July 18 at 8:00 p.m. and August 22 at 7:30 p.m. Feel free to join us. Bring snacks and beverages to share. Have your beach parking sticker! The experience of Tisha B’Av is a much more somber occasion, the most depressing day in the Jewish calendar. We mourn over the destruction of the 1st and 2nd Temples, and we mourn as well over many other catastrophes and losses. Beth Tikvah will hold a Tisha B’Av service on Sunday, July 26 at 9:00 a.m. We congratulate our two young ladies who recently shared a Bat Mitzvah Shabbat. Mazal Tov to Abigail Land,

Lauren Wolkoff and Abigail Land

Our Youth Education Program resumes on Sunday, August 23 at 9:00 a.m. Call for information. Coming Highlights Our Education and Programming team, headed by Shelley Goodman and Jeff Margolis, have lined up a fascinating array of events for the coming season. On Thursday, October 22 at 7:30 p.m., Jeff will speak on “Sosua - A Tropical Haven for Jewish Refugees.” Our Veterans Day program features noted author Robert Hilliard as well as the documentary film, Displaced! A Miracle at St. Ottilien, which pres-

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ents the efforts of two U.S. privates to provide relief to displaced Holocaust survivors housed at St. Ottilien, a monastery 30 miles from Dachau, immediately following the war. After the privates saw the poor conditions at the monastery, they knew they had to act. One of these two soldiers was Hilliard, a liberator, who will be with us to answer questions about the film. Tuesday, December 15 brings a lecture on investment strategies by Lee Spielman. Our ever-popular Deli Night comes, as usual, on the evening of Thursday, December 24. Dr. June Sochen and Joyce Schrager will team up for two lectures on Tuesdays, January 12 and February 16. The weekend of January 22-24 offers our first Cantorial Shabbaton with Cantor Neil Newman. Another musical program comes on Sunday, February 21 with classical musicians Boris Sandler and Bella Gutshtein interacting with Jane Galler’s performance magic. Gerald Ziedenberg will return for a three-part lecture series (Thursdays, January 28, February 25 and March 17), and a Tuesday, March 8 presentation by Sam Geist is also scheduled. We are still planning our Scholar-in-Residence weekend.

High Holy Days We are pleased to announce that Rabbi Chorny will be joined by Cantor Nathan Brian Wine, who has served congregations in Pinecrest, Florida; Miami Beach, Florida; Thousand Oaks, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and at the Vandenberg Air Force Base. He is a B. A and M. A graduate of The University of Miami School of Music, with specialties in Vocal Performance, Studio Music, Composition, and Orchestration & Arranging. For High Holy Days reservation information, contact our office (summer hours: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday). Religious Services Schedule Friday services begin at 6:15 p.m.; Saturday services begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude with a Kiddush luncheon. Our Sunday morning minyan resumes in late fall. 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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Naples Jewish Congregation update By Suzanne L. Paley, President

icture this: You plan to attend this week’s Shabbat service in order to say Kaddish for your mother. But when you arrive at your local synagogue there is a sign on the door: CLOSED DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT Could it happen? Yes, it could. Will it happen? We certainly hope not. Were you a member of this temple? No? You attended once or twice a year and as a courtesy made a $50 donation so you felt you were contributing something. Maybe you even paid for High Holy Day tickets so you had someplace to go for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. But because you are not religious and you don’t attend weekly services, you never felt the need to actually

join the temple. As for socializing, Naples offers many organizations that you can join to meet other Jews. Now the temple is gone. Who do you think paid the salary of the rabbi and the cantor? Who paid the rent or mortgage on the building? Who paid for the prayer books, the insurance policies, the music, etc.? Well, it wasn’t you. No, the temple won’t be there when your loved one lies ill in the hospital and would welcome the comfort of the rabbi; or when you need a rabbi for a funeral, or to perform the marriage of your daughter and her would-be husband. It won’t be there so you can say Kaddish and maybe find some inner sense of peace or comfort from the music and prayers.

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Most of us give little thought about what the loss of a synagogue means to the community, let alone to ourselves. A temple needs members who pay dues, and members who are able and willing to participate in services, and members who choose to lead and organize. So when you start to think about calling to reserve and pay for tickets for the High Holy Days, please consider spending a bit more to actually become members. No one has ever been turned away for not being able to pay the full dues amount. Support your local synagogue; if not for yourselves, then for others. You never know when YOU will become one of the “others.” I want to remind everyone that as of the month of May, we began our

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artners Projects Chabad never closes, even when the formal season comes to an end. We have no ‘off-season’ as this summer 170 children will come through our doors to participate in Summer of the Arts and our popular day camp. Although some of our supporters have returned to other homes, our busy camp and renovations project continue while loyal partners support and assist all of our amazing programs and activities. We are so grateful to our ever-growing group of benefactors for their ongoing generosity. Aron Kodesh Matching Challenge As we approach completion of the construction of our beautiful new Aron Kodesh (Torah Ark), we are especially grateful to the Elias and Yitzhak families whose generous offer of matching donations encouraged 180 contributors in just 40 days, to bring us to 58% of our ultimate goal. Truly a remarkable accomplishment. The beautiful new Ark from Israel will serve and enhance this community for many years to come as

generations gather to celebrate bar and bas mitzvahs along with other meaningful celebrations. We hope that together we can bring this project to final fruition. A huge thank you to everyone who made this possible. See Israel - as you never have! Chabad Naples is currently compiling a list of people interested in a trip to Israel. Our confirmed dates are March 27 to April 5, 2016. The trip will be conducted by Rabbi Fishel, and he is planning to visit a lineup of people and places with religious, geographical and political impact such as you have never seen before. You may have been there, but not done that! Now more than ever, we need to unite and stand strong with Israel. More details and information will be published soon, but as this first-class tour will have limited availability, we ask those who are seriously interested to contact the office at 239.262.4474. Hebrew School Registration Registration for 2015-2016 is currently underway and prospective parents and students are invited to observe our

“summer season” and only hold Shabbat services the last Friday of the month through August. In September we will resume our weekly worship services. Our Shabbat services begin at 7:30 p.m. and we gather at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples, 6340 Napa Woods Way. Please join us for a Shabbat Service and find out why “NJC is a place for you to belong”! An Oneg always follows our services, which gives everyone a chance to greet, meet and chat. For further information about Naples Jewish Congregation, please call 239.431.3858 or visit www.naples jewishcongregation.org.

growing program and the happy faces of our Hebrew School students. Please call Ettie at 239.262.4474 to schedule a visit or for more information. Jewish community calendar Our annual art calendar will again be distributed to the Naples Jewish community free of charge just prior to the High Holidays. The calendar offers a unique opportunity to connect with the Naples Jewish community with business advertisements or personal greetings. Friends and supporters of Chabad are encouraged to submit holiday greetings or add birthdays and Yarzheits to the calendar. Please call us for more information about our calendar. High Holidays Everyone is family at Chabad and all are welcome to join us for High Holiday services at any time. How exciting it will be to celebrate in our renovated sanctuary with a new Aron Kodesh! Feel free to bring the whole family to our warm, nonjudgmental environment with English commentary that creates relevant, comprehensible services. Spe-

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cial children’s services available. Monday Minyan We hold a regular Monday Morning Minyan in the Herstein Library at 8:00 a.m. Flying Challahs Here is your chance to bring a smile to someone’s face. If you know people who need a visit or just a little caring attention, your suggestion via a phone call will bring a freshly-baked challah flying to their doorstep. Weekly services and children’s program Join us every Shabbat at 10:00 a.m. for weekly uplifting services, and bring the kids to the children’s program at the same time. A Kiddush and social gathering for the family follow services. We wish everyone a safe and healthy summer. If you spend the summer months elsewhere, we wish you well. If you are a permanent resident, please come by and participate in all of our services and programs which keep running.

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July/August 2015 Federation Star

www.marcojcmi.com / 239-642-0800

JEWISH CONGREGATION OF MARCO ISLAND

Jewish Congregation of Marco Island update By Sue R. Baum, President

ore and more of our members as well as the community have become full-time residents. We have prepared interesting i events during the summer. The comdmunity is welcome. On Friday, July 3 at 6:00 p.m., the congregation will hold -its traditional supper to celebrate the hnation’s birthday. The food is donated oby four families and prepared by the nfour JCMI chefs. The charge is $15 per person, all of which is donated to JFCS efor its Food Pantry. Shabbat services

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will begin at 8:00 p.m. Rev. Thomas McCully, Senior Pastor of the New Life Community Church of Marco Island, will deliver the sermon. The Pastor grew up in South Africa, the son of missionary parents. His first 16 years were spent in Nigeria. He is an inspirational and knowledgeable speaker. On Friday, August 14, the congregation welcomes Tarik Ayasun, who will present an update on the Middle East at the Shabbat Service at 8:00 p.m. Tarik Ayasun writes a column on the subject

of the Middle East and offers current information about the area. Join us. For further information, call the synagogue office at 239.642.0800. High Holy Days schedule Rosh Hashanah: Sunday, September 13 at 8:00 p.m. and Monday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m. On Tuesday, September 15, there will be a Tashlikh service for those gathering at 10:30 a.m. at JCMI and proceeding together for this ritual at designated beach area. Kol Nidre: Tuesday, September 22

at 8:00 p.m. Adam Satinsky, principal cellist, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, will participate. Dinner venue prior to Kol Nidre and fee TBA. Yom Kippur: Wednesday, September 23 at 10:00 a.m. for service. 3:30 p.m. for afternoon and memorial prayers. Break-the-fast dinner follows concluding prayers. $20 per person for dinner. High Holy Day tickets for nonmembers are $100.

ORGANIZATIONS www.ort.org / 239-649-4000

ORT AMERICA – GULF BEACHES CHAPTER

ORT helps educate the world

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Marina Berkovich ORT Gulf Beaches President

orld ORT is the world’s largest Jewish education and vocational training non-governmental organization. Its mission is: To work for the advancement of Jewish and other people through training and education; To provide communities wherever they are, with the skills and knowledge necessary to cope with the complexities and uncertainties of their environment; To foster economic self-sufficiency, mobility and a sense of identity through the use of state-of-theart technology; To support non-sectarian economic and social development through International Cooperation programs in under-developed parts of the world, with vocational training and the provision of technical assistance. ORT’s past and present activities span more than 100 countries on five continents. Current principal areas of operation are in Israel, the former Soviet Union, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. ORT’s Kadima Mada in Israel

is active in more than 200 schools throughout Israel. It provides training and assistance to 6,000 teachers and is improving learning opportunities for more than 150,000 students in underresourced areas of Israel. Some important facts from the ORT 2014 Report available at www. ort.org:  ORT is active in 59 countries  Each year 325,000 people use World ORT online resources  248 vocational and technical courses  300,000 students and beneficiaries each year  Working with 235 schools and colleges and a world-ranked ORT university ORT was founded in 1880 Tsarist Russia. “ORT” was coined from the acronym of the Russian words Obshestvo Remeslennogo zemledelcheskogo Truda, meaning The Society for Trades and Agricultural Labour. This acronym stuck through 130 years of education and training, moving from its roots in Russia to become a global organization, hence the name World ORT. ORT is proud of its history and roots, and that it still carries the motto of “Educating for Life” into today. In the U.S., David Kanani, president of Bramson ORT College in Forest Hills, New York, knows this very well.

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Growing up in Iran, Kanani was unable to receive the education other young adults around the world often take for granted. He found solace in ORT and eventually went on to obtain his Ph.D. from Princeton University. On June 29, 2015, Bramson ORT will again hold its commencement ceremony at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz will be the keynote speaker. Students will receive associates degrees in accounting, business, occupational therapy, office technology, game design and more. In addition, each department will present awards to students with high academic achievement. Locally, the Just Desserts art series by Dotty Magen last season was entertaining and educational for ORT

America Gulf Beaches Chapter members and supporters. The chapter invites you to help us with our financial challenge by mailing your renewal or donation check, payable to ORT America, to Hella Amelkin, 3200 Gulfshore Blvd N., #307, Naples, FL 34103.

ORT America (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training) Did you know that:  ORT supports 300,000 students annually in 59 countries by providing technical education that emphasizes employable skills?  ORT’s most famous (and least publicized) mission was to educate Holocaust victims in DP camps so they were able to move on with their lives?  ORT America has four college campuses in the U.S., including two in New York, one in Chicago and one in Los Angeles, that serve the most vulnerable communities?  ORT America is active in Southwest Florida? Please attend Gulf Beaches Chapter events and support ORT’s educational mission. Help ORT raise funds to save lives through education. To join/renew/transfer, please contact ORT America Gulf Beaches Chapter President Marina Berkovich at 239.566.1771, or Membership Chair Marebe Crouse at 239.263.4959. Please visit www.ortamerica.org for a virtual ORT experience.

www.jwi.org / 239-498-2778

JWI launches “Book by Book Capital Campaign” to build 50 libraries in shelters

Millie Sernovitz

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t’s hard to imagine what it must be like to have to escape an abusive relationship. Even harder to imagine how much more complicated leaving rbecomes when you have children. How edo you explain what is happening? eAnd why? Imagine what it must be like for a young child to be woken by her mother in the middle of the night to dflee their home. You must leave quietly and quickly – no time to pack that extra ustuffed animal or a favorite book. Jewish Women International (JWI) flearned that most domestic violence pshelters house only five to 20 children’s books, and that each of those books was read an average of 175 times. So

we began building children’s libraries in domestic violence shelters. Shelters within shelters, really, that provide the children a safe place to be kids – to study, to read and to distance themselves from the overwhelming day-to-day challenges of living in a shelter. Basic shelter space is transformed into a library with colorful paint, rugs, bookshelves and child-sized tables and chairs. Each library is stocked with hundreds of brand new books selected specially for each shelter. Our friends at First Book can provide books in different languages or for different age groups depending on the demographics of the individual library. Books are re-stocked once a year so that children can keep their favorites as they leave the shelters. Understanding that children living in transition can easily fall behind in school, JWI outfits each library with computers, software, printers, as well as computer desks and chairs. These allow the children to complete homework,

research information and keep up with their classmates. JWI children’s libraries provide safe spaces where kids can play and read while their mothers get needed therapy and training to help them build new lives, free from abuse. And they give mothers a comforting place to be with their children – to get ready for bed with Goodnight Moon; to shed a tear for The Velveteen Rabbit; to escape into one more page of Harry Potter. We hear such wonderful stories about the impact of our libraries. One shelter shared a quote from one of the mothers saying, “When we left our home we were not able to bring our books. The children’s library has been a blessing to us. It offers an opportunity for me and my children to escape to a world of imagination during such a stressful time in our lives.” Another shelter shared that a mother was inspired to learn how to read because she wanted to read along with her children

in our library. Already 50 JWI children’s libraries have been built through our National Library Initiative. This year, we launched our “Book by Book Capital Campaign” to build 50 more so that we have 100 children’s libraries in domestic violence shelters across the country. It’s easy to get involved, from sponsoring a new library to donating the cost of one book, because that’s how we’ll get it done – word by word, page by page, book by book. These are the bricks JWI will use to build children’s libraries in domestic violence shelters. To learn more about the JWI’s “Book by Book Capital Campaign” or other JWI endeavors nationally, please contact me at 239.498.2778 or millie@sernovitz.com. Also, please visit the JWI website at www.jwi.org or its companion website for Jewish Woman magazine at www.jwmag.org.

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ORGANIZATIONS www.hadassah.org / 239-598-1009

COLLIER/LEE CHAPTER OF HADASSAH

Hadassah update Lynn Weiner Collier/Lee Hadassah President

n this article I would like to focus on Young Judaea, the premier Zionist youth movement worldwide that encourages young people from grade school through post-college to become involved in social and educational activities that sharpen their Jewish and Zionist identity. Young Judaea programs include a variety of year-round activities which include local youth groups, summer camps, Alternative Winter Break, Year Course in Israel (a freshman gapyear program), Shalem Modern Orthodox initiative, Israel summer programs for teens, Taglit-Birthright Israel trips, Amirim college summer offerings, and WUJS Israel post-college internship and study programs. Our Region supports a summer camp, Camp Judaea, in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Several other Young Judaea camps serve youth around

the country. Young Judaea also has a senior leadership camp, Tel Yehudah in New York. Young Judaea and Hadassah enjoy a longstanding relationship dating back nearly a century. Here’s a story of a young woman who took advantage of one of the many Young Judaea programs. Yaelle Shaked took a pre-college gap-year before getting ready to enroll in Harvard last fall. Yaelle came to Israel with Young Judaea’s Year Course gap-year program. She was able to spend two months at Hadassah Hospital shadowing Hadassah Neurosurgeon Dr. Guy Rosenthal and learning about neurosurgery. She was given the opportunity to view five different surgeries. “It was incredible to observe the different strategies the Hadassah neurosurgeons employed and their many ways of approaching and treating patients,” she noted. “I am extremely grateful to have been afforded this incredible opportunity to be alongside the esteemed Hadassah medical staff. I know that I will always remember this experience and will forever cherish the time I spent at Hadassah’s hospitals.”

Recently, Hadassah and Young Judaea announced the 2015 recipients of the Leaders of Tomorrow Award for Young Women. This merit-based competition awards two high school women full tuition for four weeks at Young Judaea’s Teen Summer Programs in Israel. This year’s recipients are Maille Biederman, a high school junior from New York City, and Leor Rosen, a high school senior from Bethesda, Maryland. Young Judaea’s Teen Summer Programs in Israel connect participants with the land of Israel, its culture and its spirit. Participants are offered a variety of trips that focus on science, social entrepreneurship, advocacy, volunteering and more. They can choose to take an additional trip to Greece and leadership training at Camp Tel Yehudah. They also have a chance to explore their own personal interests for a week. If you know of a child or young adult who would like to attend one of the many Young Judaea programs you can find out more at www. youngjudaea.org. Now that summer is here, why not pick up a good book! Raquela, A Woman of Israel by Ruth Gruber is the perfect

summer read. It tells the true story of Raquela Prywes, a woman who lived in the land that became the State of Israel, went to the Hadassah School of Nursing and worked at Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus. It tells the story of Israel and the story of Hadassah. You won’t be able to put it down! Share it with your spouses, children and friends. Raquela, A Woman of Israel will be the “Hadassah Reads” book this year. We will continue to encourage everyone to read this fascinating and historic book as the year goes on. You may want to share it with your book club or create a discussion group with your friends! Join us for our Summer Pot Luck Luau on Sunday, August 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Barrington Clubhouse in Pelican Bay for a fun, social get-together. Let us know the delicious fish (no shellfish), dairy or vegetarian dish for eight that you would like to bring. RSVP early as limited space is available. Spouses are encouraged to attend. The cost per person is $10. RSVP to Leda Lubin at 239.970.0422 or leda.lubin@gmail. com, or to me at 239.598.1009 or lynninaples@yahoo.com.

www.jhsswf.org / 239-566-1771

JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SWFL

Virtual history, actually Marina Berkovich JHSSWF President “Once upon a time in a land not so far way there lived people who loved to read. They collected volumes and volumes of books and kept them in huge structures they called “libraries.” Over time the pages, covers and bindings of the books began to deteriorate, fray and even smell. The newer generation usually did not like reading what the older generation favored, so the older books were moved from the main floors to storage, where they continued to collect dust. The books no longer saw the light of day or felt the oil from the readers’ fingers. After so many years of being unclaimed, the librarians were forced

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to make a strategic decision – to toss or keep this or that volume. Many centuries passed. Then the science fiction which people dreamed about in the 20th century became instant reality in the 21st century. And that is when the world turned virtual, actually. THE END.” – a 2X century fairy tale recent Washington Post article predicts that by 2019, eighty percent of the Internet content will be videos. We believe this is a very accurate estimate and plans must be made to prepare for this content transformation. What do we need to do now to reach the younger generations of the present and the future? That is a very legitimate question on all progressive minds. The youth will no longer go to libraries and museums, but instead will spend hours in the comfort of their homes browsing the Internet to satisfy their generation’s quest for knowledge and information.

Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida Membership Form

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

As the conventionally acceptable norms of passing knowledge from one generation to the next are deteriorating quicker than the pages of the books such “norms” are written on – everyone, from scholars to educators to philosophers, is concerned whether their chosen method of preservation and communication would be powerful and lasting enough for the virtual world, which is encroaching upon us from every direction. At the same time, everyone in the world is now a videographer and an historian, shooting everything and anything with a personal iPhone or Android phone. That is why Virtual Museum, i.e. easily accessible, downloadable, Googleable, streamable, “not-for-usbut-for-them”able – is what we are striving to create and we are counting on your help.  LIKE us on Facebook if you have not already done so – search

for “Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida, Inc”  OPT IN to our email list at www. JHSSWF.org  STUDENT MEMBERSHIP is only $9. Give it to your child, grandchild, friend or neighbor.  Become a Member  Become a Sponsor  Donate  Volunteer If there is an event or an occasion you think may be worth “preserving,” contact us at jhsswf@gmail.com or 239.566.1771, or send us relevant photos and/or footage. When donating to Virtual Museum, please mark write “Software Acquisition Fund” on your check or in the comments area when donating online. Any unmarked funds will be considered “general.” All amounts are appreciated.

Membership Application 2015 Membership Level:

 Student - $9  Individual - $36

 Family - $54  Sponsor - $162

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

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

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ORGANIZATIONS / CALENDAR

July 2015 – 5775Get the Service you Deserve MONDAY SUNDAYlighting Candle times:

July July July July July

3: 10: 17: 24: 31:

8:06 8:05 8:03 8:00 7:57

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 1:30pm JCRC Mtg 4:30pm BT Youth Ed

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

3 4 OFFICE CLOSED INDEPENDENCE DAY 6:15pm BT Services 7:30pm TS Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

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

2:00pm NJC Board Mtg 3:00pm HM Exec Cmte Mtg 6:30pm HDH Evening Group

10:00am Jewish Genealogy 12:00pm JCMI-S Lunch Mtg 12:15pm BT Torah Study

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 2:00pm IAC Film 4:30pm BT Youth Ed

12:00pm NJC-M Meeting 4:00pm BT Board Mtg

6:15pm BT Services 7:30pm TS Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

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

13 10:30am JFCS Naples Jewish Caring Support Group

10:00am TS-S Board Mtg 12:15pm BT Torah Study 4:00pm JFCC Exec Cmte

10:30am JFCS Naples Jewish Caring Support Group

THURSDAY

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 1:30pm IAC Meeting 4:30pm BT Youth Ed

12:00pm NJC-S Book Club

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12:15pm BT Torah Study

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Youth Ed

7:00pm JCMI Board Meeting

3:00pm HM Board Mtg

6:15pm BT Services 7:30pm TS Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

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

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

239-353-5963 / 239-354-9117

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN

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

CJW has been a leading organization in supporting Israel for 67 years. Through the Israel Granting Program, NCJW supports the efforts of organizations like Turning Tables, which addresses the vocational and economic advancement of women leaving the cycle of prostitution and sex trafficking through innovative programming in the fashion industry. Here is one woman’s story. Jennie, a 24-year-old Israeli, was sexually assaulted by her school principal and then trafficked as a young teen. Trapped in the criminal sex trade

for several years, she found hope when she heard about Turning Tables from a friend and was able to escape “the life” by finding her way to their fashion studio. Two years later, with the help of NCJW, she is realizing her dream and will launch her first clothing collection under the brand name Jennifer. NCJW’s Israel Program provides opportunities to enhance the lives of women and children including:  training Bedouin mothers to become early childhood educators  funding a full-year scholarship to the NCJW Women and Gender

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Studies Program at Tel Aviv University sponsoring a face-to-face forum for 15 Jewish secular, religious, ultra-Orthodox and Arab women dedicated to building Jerusalem as a vibrant, pluralistic and inclusive city buying a commercial-quality sewing machine for a woman escaping the cycle of prostitution providing transportation services for ten Ethiopian women seeking reproductive justice buying educational materials for

members of the Knesset, law enforcement and other key service providers to increase public awareness about the abuses of the sex industry  co-sponsoring a workshop for secondary school students on the rights of women to pray at the Western Wall To support any of these programs, and to learn more about NCJW’s efforts in Israel, please visit www.ncjw. org/Israel.

www.hjhswfl.org / 239-398-3935

Join our havurah

Paula Creed HJH President

he Humanistic Jewish Havurah of Southwest Florida is a home for those who identify as Jews primarily through culture, history and family. We provide a welcoming and enriching Jewish environment with no demands for religious doctrine. We believe Judaism is the creation of the Jewish people and that all generations are responsible for carrying it forward and adding to it. We believe that only natural forces and beings are responsible for what happens in this world; that people have the ability and the responsibility to solve human problems through striving for equality, social justice and peace. And we believe in the

equality and dignity of every human being and in the power of community. Folks in the Humanistic Jewish Havurah of Southwest Florida started out as strangers, acquaintances, friends, and now we’re family, not necessarily blood-related but common-cause-related. One of the reasons for this strong feeling is that we function within the framework of a havurah. A havurah is a small, self-directed participatory community seeking social and spiritual kinship through study, socializing, mutual growth and celebration. It utilizes shared leadership and democratic, egalitarian decision-making. Our havurah expresses the humanist ideal of self-reliance in partnership with others. The roots of today’s havurot stretch back to the monastic fellowships of the Essenes and the urban communities of the Pharisees in the first century B.C.E. Independent study groups, Kallot, flourished during the Babylonian diaspora. During the eighteenth century, indepen-

dent brotherhoods, chavurot, developed in Europe and the United States. Little room (shtiebel) synagogues were transplanted from Eastern Europe to America during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The modern havurah movement can be described as an alternative independent, anti-establishment, member-orientated movement that grew out of a need for a support system for unaffiliated Jews living in non-Jewish areas. The current havurah movement is twofold: 1) temple- or synagogue-based and 2) independent. Temple-synagogue based havurot function within a congregation to decentralize leadership, increase participation and develop social relationships. Independent havurot function without rabbinic leadership. They develop alternative rituals and seek to meet their own religious, intellectual and ethical needs in their own way. The Humanistic Jewish Havurah of Southwest Florida follows the independent model. We meet twice a month,

plan our own meetings and activities, and create humanistic Jewish holiday celebrations. There is conversation, dialogue and a mutual respect. Everyone has a share in planning and decisionmaking. Of course, every group has an active nucleus that assumes more responsibility than the rest, but every member has taken an active part to make our programs, holiday celebrations and activities successful events. At Havurah meetings, there is a feeling of sharing, caring and mutual concern, an atmosphere of kinship as warm greetings are exchanged. Everyone knows everyone else and is interested in the welfare and well-being of the mishpocheh. When we celebrate our Jewish holidays, communal unity strengthens our cohesiveness. Each member experiences an emotional as well as intellectual involvement. Our havurah is a milieu in which Humanistic Judaism can be practiced and in which the precepts of humanism can be carried out.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Get the Service you Deserve August 2015 – 5775 SUNDAYlighting MONDAY Candle times:

August 7: August 14: August 21: August 28: 2

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TUESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY 1

7:52 7:46 7:40 7:33

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

12:00pm TS Tuesdays w/Torah 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 1:30pm JCRC Mtg 12:15pm BT Torah Study 4:30pm BT Youth Ed Program 4:00pm JFCC Exec Cmte

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

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

5:30pm HDH Summer Pot Luck 10:30am JFCS Naples Jewish 10:00am Jewish Genealogy Dinner Caring Support Group 12:00pm JCMI-S Lunch Mtg 12:00pm TS Tuesdays w/Torah 12:15pm BT Torah Study

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 1:30pm IAC Cmte Mtg 2:00pm IAC Film 4:30pm BT Youth Ed Program

2:00pm NJC Board Mtg 3:00pm HM Exec Cmte Mtg 6:30pm HDH Evening Group

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

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

12:00pm NJC-S Book Club

10:30am JFCS Naples Jewish Caring Support Group

12:00pm TS Tuesdays w/Torah 1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Youth Ed Program 12:15pm BT Torah Study 7:00pm TS Exec Cmte Mtg

12:15pm BT Torah Study 7:00pm TS Board Meeting

1:00pm JCMI Bridge 4:30pm BT Youth Ed Program

12:00pm NJC-M Meeting 4:00pm BT Board Meeting

3:00pm HM Board Mtg 7:00pm JCMI Board Mtg

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

6:00pm TS Open House 6:15pm BT Services 7:30pm CHA Services 7:30pm NJC Services 7:30pm TS Services 8:00pm JCMI Services

9:30am BT Services 10:00am CHA Services 10:00am TS 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 • HDH: Hadassah • HJH: Humanistic Jewish Havurah • HM: Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida • JCMI: Jewish Congregation of Marco Island

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COMMUNITY DIRECTORY TEMPLE SHALOM OF NAPLES (Reform) 4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL 34119 Phone: 455-3030  Fax: 455-4361 Email: info@naplestemple.org www.naplestemple.org Rabbi Adam Miller Cantor Donna Azu James H. Perman, D.D., Rabbi Emeritus Neil Shnider, President Caren Plotkin, Religious School Dir. Seyla Cohen, Preschool Director Peter Lewis, Organist/Choir Director Shabbat Services: Shabbat Eve - Friday 7:30 p.m. Shabbat - Saturday 10:00 a.m.

JEWISH CONGREGATION OF MARCO ISLAND

NAPLES JEWISH CONGREGATION

BETH TIKVAH

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

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

1459 Pine Ridge Road Naples, FL 34109

Hari Jacobsen, Cantorial Soloist Sue Baum, President Shabbat Services Friday 8:00 p.m. Torah Study and Saturday Services Sisterhood • Men’s Club Brownstein Judaica Gift Shop

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

Rabbi Fishel Zaklos Dr. Arthur Seigel, President Ettie Zaklos, Education Director Shabbat Services Shabbat - Saturday 10am • Camp Gan Israel • Hebrew School • Preschool of the Arts • Jewish Women’s Circle • Adult Education • Bat Mitzvah Club • Friendship Circle • Smile on Seniors • Flying Challah • Kosher food delivery The Federation Star is published monthly, September through July, by the Jewish Federation of Collier County. 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road Suite 2201 Naples, FL 34109-0613 Phone: 239-263-4205 Fax: 239-263-3813 E-mail: info@jewishnaples.org Website: www.jewishnaples.org Volume 24, No. 11 July/August 2015 32 pages USPS Permit No. 419 Publisher: Jewish Federation of Collier County Editor: Ted Epstein, 239-249-0699 fedstar18@gmail.com Design: Federation Media Group, Inc. Advertising: Ted Epstein 239-249-0699 September Issue Deadlines: Editorial: August 3 Advertising: August 7 Send news stories to: fedstar18@gmail.com

Yo, Sugar Baby! No Snickers, please. We’ve a message for you. FreshenUp, Smarties. Give a little Extra is what we’d like you to do. There are Good ’n Plenty of Goobers, Dum Dums and Zeros But we’re looking for Sweethearts and Sugar Daddys Who’ll be our heroes. Now Gummy Bear down on what we say ’Cause we know out there There’s a Milky Way. Doesn’t take a Millionaire or 100 Grand To spread a little Almond Joy Throughout the land. Even little Chicklets

(Conservative)

(just west of Mission Square Plaza)

Phone: 434-1818 Email: bethtikvahnaples@aol.com Website: www.bethtikvahnaples.org

Suzanne Paley, President Jane Galler, Cantorial Soloist

Rabbi Ammos Chorny Phil Jason, President Sue Hammerman, Secretary

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

Shabbat Services Friday evenings at 6:15 p.m. Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m.

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

Youth Education Adult Education Community Events

Candy Rapper

Naples’ only Judaica Shop

CHABAD NAPLES JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER serving Naples and Marco Island 1789 Mandarin Road, Naples, FL 34102 Phone: 262-4474 Email: info@chabadnaples.com Website: www.chabadnaples.com

(Reform)

Jewish Organizations to Serve You in Collier County

(All area codes are 239 unless otherwise noted.)

Are real Lifesavers. Giving techniques come in Many different flavors.

Jewish Federation of Collier County

So start today With a real Icebreaker – A gift or bequest for Now & Later. With a Sweet Escape from the tax man’s toll You can be Carefree, you’re on a Tootsie Roll. An endowment with the Federation Is a wonderful spot To avoid a tax Crunch When your stocks are Red Hot.

• Federation Board Chair: Alvin Becker • Federation President/CEO: Jeffrey Feld

You can be among the stars Shining brightly, just like Mars. We’d love to acknowledge your gift… To M&Ms (Mr. and Mrs.) We’ll even send you Hugs and Kisses

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

Please note our email addresses: Jeffrey Feld, Federation President/CEO – jfeld@jewishnaples.org Iris Doenias, Database Manager – iris@jewishnaples.org Deborah Vacca, Bookkeeper – deborah@jewishnaples.org General information requests – info@jewishnaples.org Federation Star advertising – fedstar18@gmail.com Ted Epstein, Editor, Federation Star – fedstar18@gmail.com

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American Technion Society

• Chapter Dir: Jennifer Singer, 941-378-1500

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

Friends of the IDF • Exec. Dir.: Dina Ben Ari, 305-354-8233

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

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

Israel Bonds

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

Jewish Family and Community Services of Southwest Florida 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

Men’s Cultural Alliance

• President: Steve Brazina, 325-8694

Naples Friends of American Magen David Adom (MDA)

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

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

ORT - Gulf Beaches Chapter

• President: Marina Berkovich, 566-1771

Women’s Cultural Alliance

• President: Elaine Soffer, 431-7905

Federation membership

According to the By-Laws of the Jewish Federation of Collier County, members are those individuals who make an annual gift of $36 or more to the Annual Federation Campaign in our community. For more information, call the Federation office at 239.263.4205.

Federation Star July/August 2015

AUGUST 5 DEADLINE

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