Federation Star - June 2015 by Jewish Federation of Collier County

The Israel Scouts are coming to Naples! Tuesday, June 9 7:00 p.m. at Temple Shalom See page 3 for more details.

Celebrating Jewish Life in Collier County, Israel and the World

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

6 Time ﬂies when you’re having fun at WCA events

9 “Do the Right Thing” honorees from Naples HS

22 Israeli innovations save lives in Nepal

25 Naples BBYO gives back to the local community

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Remarks delivered at Federation’s Annual Meeting (in case you missed it) Alvin Becker Federation Board Chair

ast year, I reminded you that Yogi Berra, noted baseball philosopher, once said, “The future ain’t what it used to be,” and that Neils Bohr, world-famous physicist, had put it differently, saying that “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it is about the future.” Nevertheless, I asked you to look forward with me – to highlight three priorities for our Jewish Federation for the 2014-2015 year that was about to unfold. One, of course, was to successfully conclude our search for a successor to our retiring executive director – someone with both administrative skills and fundraising experience, and expertise to help lead us to new levels of performance in those areas. As you already know, we resoundingly accomplished that goal. After a thorough and careful

search, we selected Jeffrey and, since his official arrival at the end of August last year, he has confirmed our belief that he is a perfect match for our community and that he has the skills and personal attributes that will serve the Jewish community of Collier County very, very well. The second priority was not to be satisfied with the previous year’s record-setting campaign but to go to higher levels of performance. And we did. Our most recent campaign raised record campaign dollars, celebrated at our community event in January by one of our largest number of attendees. But we can and must do better. Here we intend to do more through organization, training and new strategies. And we must if we are to fulfill our mission to be the umbrella organization whose dollars touch many lives. To assist our efforts, we have taken steps to strengthen our financial abilities, including retaining the services of an outside auditor, modernizing our governance practices by a revision of our by-laws, securing assistance in our publicity efforts, and by embarking on a strategic planning process, about which you will be hear-

ing more as the coming year unfolds. The third priority I discussed with you last year was to create greater visibility of the Federation and of all of the many diverse things we do in the community. The attainment of this priority has no endpoint to be accomplished in a year’s time but, rather, is an ongoing process – perhaps to be mentioned every year. We have more to do in this regard. Our strategic planning process, now just underway, will be of assistance. But essential to that goal will be working with our Federation-supported agencies and partners to create a greater sense of a collective Jewish community. Much has been accomplished since I quoted Yogi Berra and Neils Bohr last year and I extend heartfelt thanks to each of you – contributors, board members, officers, volunteers and staff – and to countless others in our community for your hard work and selfless dedication to the Federation and to the Jewish community. As many of you have heard me say, “The reward for hard work is more hard work.” I will be looking to you for your continued support this coming year. Thank you.

“Stand Up For Justice” grants awarded By Carole J Greene

t its April 21 Annual Meeting, the Jewish Federation of Collier County honored this year’s recipients of the “Stand Up For Justice” educator grant. Ryan Sickels, Cypress Palm Middle School, and Sarah Lee, Everglades City School, received monetary grants to continue their work. They were also awarded plaques and certificates of recognition for their “demonstrated effectiveness in encouraging children to respect one another and their individual differences.” Initiated five years ago by the Community Relations Council of the Federation, these grants recognize teachers, guidance counselors, school librarians, media specialists, school psychologists and administrators who use innovative activities in transformative ways to lead students toward respect for others’

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differences. “The goal is to create a resource for educators of any discipline to incorporate strategies that promote understanding and respect among students, countering bigotry and bullying.” All applicants must have created lessons or programs of their own design, or adapted successful activities from

other programs. These lessons should teach students to respect what racial, religious, cultural or other differences exist, and stand up for justice. Chair of the Stand Up For Justice committee, Beth-Ellen Povlow, remarked, “We appreciate all elementary,

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(Back row) Beth-Ellen Povlow, Ryan Sickels, Nancy Tarrete,(front row) Daniela Mejia, Paige Duryea, Michelle Nadelman, Gavin Ott (photos courtesy Bernadette La Paglia)

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“Stand Up For Justice”...continued from page 1 middle, and high-school educators who strive to counter the prevailing tendency within today’s popular culture of students to deride or denigrate others based upon difference.” She went into detail about what made these two applicants rise to the top. When Assistant Principal Nancy Tarrete nominated Ryan Sickels, she said he became a hit with the Cypress Palm kids as soon as he arrived. When one child asked if he was willing to establish an anti-bullying club, Sickels initiated “Stand By Me.” The club membership quickly reached its limits and started a waiting list. He uses his own photography equipment to produce videos that focus on various types of bullying, to show how devastating they can be to the person being mocked, and to teach how kids can put themselves in the shoes of the abused one and feel empathy. Homerooms competed to demonstrate the greatest number of times their kids fostered anti-bullying behavior. Instead of merely telling the teacher who won, to announce the monthly winner, Sickels drags into the room a life-size dummy. The message: another bully bites the dust! Sarah Lee is new to Everglades

City School, which serves 195 kids from grades kindergarten through high school. As the only English teacher, she asked to start a drama class, something the school – because it is so small – had never tried. The class wrote a play, titled Just One, containing several scenes where the main character is bullied. First in math class when she gets a multiplication answer wrong. Then at lunch when kids make fun of the food she brought. Then on the playground when she runs out of breath playing tag. Finally, on the bus when she sits next to a boy. A boy! At home, she doesn’t tell her parents about this ridicule but goes to her room and cries. The second act of the play shows the same scenarios, but in each, one person comes forward to stop the bullying. The girl tells her parents what happened, so they comfort her and help her work it through. When the play was performed at the school, it was the focus of conversation for weeks. On their own, students began to intercede in bullying situations they encountered. “Just One” became a mantra. Any questions about why these two educators won the 2015 “Stand Up For Justice” honors?

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Summertime is coming Jeffrey Feld

Federation President/ CEO

ummertime is coming and it means a variety of things. First, it means that we recently had the Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Collier County. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate and thank all of the officers and board members who have accepted this honor and responsibility to help lead and shape our Jewish community. Our officers are returning for a second year. They include: Board Chair, Alvin Becker; Vice Chairs, Kevin Aizenshtat and Phyllis Seaman; Secretary, Wallie Lenchner; Treasurer, Jerry Sobelman; and Immediate Past Chair, Judge Norman Krivosha. Completing the second year of a two-year term, we have the following board members: Joshua Bialek, Stephen Coleman, Amanda Dorio, Michael Feldman, Neil Heuer, Jane Schiff, Arlene Sobol, Michael Sobol and Barry Zvibleman. Elected for a one-year term, Edward Wollman. Elected to serve as board members for a two-year term: David Braverman, Harvey Brenner, Rosalee Bogo, Dan Carp, Karen Deutsch, Alan Gordon, Joel Pittelman, Steve Strome, Dr. Daniel Wasserman and Beth Wolff. I am looking forward to working with all of you and with each of you in the best interest of our Jewish community. With summertime coming, many of our community members travel to other places. We hope that you all have wonderful experiences and we look forward to your safe return home, to Naples, in the not too distant future. We do recognize that many people are away. However, we also recognize that there are many people in our Jewish community who live here fulltime. The Jewish community of greater Naples and Collier County becomes more vibrant each year. We need your help in making sure that we are vibrant and vital year-round, too. For those of you who are here, please let me know what YOU think we should be doing to express our

vitality throughout the calendar. I do look forward to hearing from you. Many people do leave for part of the year. Some of these people have been committed and dedicated volunteers for the Jewish Federation of Collier County. We look forward to your return to our community and to your helping our Federation function effectively and efficiently. In the meantime, people who are here year-round who are looking for volunteer opportunities, should contact me so that we can find something that will be mutually beneficial. Again, we need your help! The Annual Community Campaign really does not take a vacation. The needs of the Jewish community, here in Naples, or in Israel, or wherever there are Jews in need, do not take a vacation. Campaign 2015 saw that we were trying to have a much more person-to-person approach. I thank those people who have volunteered to be solicitors and call other members of our community to talk about all the needs of our Jewish community, locally and globally. The needs that we are trying to meet exist regardless of where you might be at different times of the year. If we have not had a meaningful conversation with you, please take this opportunity to call me at the Federation office so we can discuss how you can have an impact. We need everybody’s continued commitment to maintain a robust Jewish community. For those who have made their commitment, thank you. For those who have not yet had the opportunity, I look forward to being able to discuss with you the needs of our community and thanking you for your continued support. Summertime is coming and so is the Israel Scout Friendship Caravan. Once again, our community will have the good fortune to enjoy the singing and dancing from these teenage Israeli Ambassadors of Goodwill. The performance will be at Temple Shalom on Tuesday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m., and is open to the community and appropriate for people of all ages. This is a wonderful way to bring the faces of Israel to our community. This is also a most enjoyable way of coming together to show our solidarity with Israel. I look forward to being able to greet you that evening.

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The Israel Scouts are coming to Naples Tuesday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m. Temple Shalom, 4630 Pine Ridge Road

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Acclaimed ﬁlms to highlight summer IAC programs By Jeff Margolis

hile the summer season has begun and many of our community members have returned to their homes up north, the Israel Advocacy Committee of Collier County is dedicated to continuing important programming throughout the summer. On Wednesday, July 15, the IAC is pleased to present a screening of the film Above and Beyond, an award-winning documentary about the birth of the Israeli Air Force. The community is also invited to attend a special sneak preview on Wednesday, August 12 of the screening of the second in the Moriah Films Series The Prime Ministers, entitled The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers. The first production in this series, The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers, was screened before a sold-out audience last season. For those community members who

will be unable to see this film in August, the IAC will show the film again on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Shalom. Both summer films will be presented in the David G. Willens Community Room of the Jewish Federation at 2:00 p.m. Both films are free but reservations are requested as space is limited. Please contact Steve Brazina at sbrazina@aol. com. The Israel Advocacy Committee is in the process of planning exciting and thought-provoking events for the upcoming season. Speakers, films and a special event to commemorate Yom HaAtzmaut are being scheduled. More details will be forthcoming in future articles. Members of the Israel Advocacy Committee are closely monitoring recent legislation in the states of Tennessee and Indiana regarding BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanc-

See you in September Phyllis Seaman Federation Vice Chair

t’s that time of year...sun, fun and travel, though as Naples residents, we are lucky enough to have warm weather and sunshine year-round. I hope all of you have safe wonderful travels and weather wherever you roam. This summer, eleven students in our community will have the opportunity to have memorable and sometimes lifechanging experiences at Jewish summer camp and in Israel. One of the teens is actually going as a student reporter at the Maccabi Games. Without your support and generosity to the Jewish Federation of Collier County, which allocates funds for the scholarship program, these children would not have this opportunity. Being on the scholarship and allocations committees are my two favorite and most fulfilling responsibilities as a Federation board member. Thank you to the rest of the scholarship committee – Chairwoman Beth Wolff and Harrilee Shevin – for making eleven families very happy. In June, those of us in town and on the allocations committee will start our site visits for 2015 at day camp programs we support at Temple Shalom and Chabad Camp Gan Israel. Federation

works year round. As our Federation always does for emergency needs in catastrophes worldwide, our board approved a contribution of $2,500 to go through The Jewish Federations of North America in support of the relief effort in Nepal. Please consider your gift or pledge to the 2015 Campaign and consider a 10% or larger increase over that gift or over your past gift to the Campaign. If you’ve already made your 2015 gift, Thank You! YOUR GIFT CHANGES LIVES AND SOMETIMES SAVES THEM! Federation is now in the process of planning 2016 events. Calling all ladies who would be interested in being on a planning committee or table captains for our semi-annual Women’s Division Luncheon planned for the spring. In July, I will be heading to Israel on a Campaign mission and will spend an extra day at the end of the trip to visit Neve Michael, home for children in crisis, and its Director of Special Projects, Hava Levene. Neve Michael is an important part of my family’s charitable gifts and our Federation’s yearly allocations. This is one gift that does save lives. I hope to return with many photos and stories about where your campaign dollars go and the people we support. Have a great summer! Don’t forget to support Federation – your community, Israel and over 60 countries worldwide.

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tions). The Indiana bill contends that the global spread of anti-Jewish speech and violence “represents an attack, not only on Jews, but on the fundamental principles of the United States.” The legislation is aimed at preventing both antiJewish and anti-Israel resolutions. The Israel Advocacy Committee requests that community members who are Florida residents contact their state representatives to lobby for similar antiBDS legislation in our state. The local state representatives for Collier County are Matt Hudson (239.417.6270) and Kathleen Passidomo (239.417.6200). The Florida

State Senator for the 23rd district is Garrett Richter (239.417.6205). The Israel Advocacy Committee would like to acknowledge and thank several board members who have retired from the IAC: Rabbi Sylvin Wolf, Betty Schwartz (former co-chair) and Lenore Greenstein. Their participation and insights will be missed. Members of the Jewish Federation of Collier County are invited to apply to serve on this important committee. For information, please contact Steve Brazina, Chair, 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: Î planning forums and programs for fall and spring 2015-2016 Î establishing campus programs at local colleges and universities Î 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

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

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

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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

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MCA goes back to the ’50s By Jeff Margolis

f you have not obtained your 2016 calendar, now would be a good time. The Men’s Cultural Alliance of Collier County (MCA) is pleased to announce its first ever Fabulous Sweetheart Doo-Wop Dinner Dance to be held on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the Golf Lodge at the Quarry. Join your fellow MCA friends for dinner, dancing, and a “rockin’ good time!” Speaking of saving dates, our “Welcome Back” luncheon is slated for Monday, November 16 at the Vasari Country Club. The MCA fishing group will continue to have outings throughout the summer months. Trips include backwater, nearshore and offshore excursions in June, July and August. For dates, cost and more information, please contact Miki Field at mikifield@aol.com. Other MCA activities will be continuing throughout the summer. Check the weekly eblast for the details. Just a reminder to all MCA members that your membership is up for renewal. The dues for the 2015-2016

season will remain the same as last year, $56. Please complete the renewal form above and send it in along with your dues. MCA membership is now 300 strong and growing. Please invite friends and newcomers to join in our ever-expanding list of activities. Also be

on the lookout for the new HUGE 201516 MCA Program Guide coming soon. If you are interested in starting an MCA activity club or need any information about the organization, please contact Steve Brazina, MCA Chair, at sbrazina@aol.com.

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later in life. First, he became a scientist and worked in the field of ecology. “I would have preferred studying the humanities, but Jews in the former Soviet Union (f.S.U.) weren’t allowed to be historians or philosophers.” Utilizing his fluency in English, he often acted as a tour guide for American ambassadors and members of congress. He took them to Babi Yar, the infamous ravine in Kiev where, in two September days in 1941, German forces and local collaborators massacred nearly 34,000 Jews. As a rabbi, he says, “I get to combine all of these disciplines, because a rabbi is not only a teacher but also a scientist and a tour guide.” In addition to Judi Palay at Temple

Shalom, another local connection is the Jewish Federation of Collier County, which currently provides a grant to a Jewish preschool in Kiev. The rabbi detailed a wish list of ongoing “pockets of need,” for donations from people he meets on this talking tour who desire their own connection to Jews in Ukraine. “We need money for mundane expenses, like rent for premises and salaries for professionals. We also train lay leaders to conduct Shabbat services and do congregational work. We want to sponsor summer and winter camps that provide education promoting Jewish self-identification.” Noting that in Judaism the primary unit is the family,

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The case for giving at the beginning of the year…and for giving more Alvin Becker

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Kiev rabbi makes connections 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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ensure that our voices are a prominent force in policy decisions. But ONLY the Jewish Federation of Collier County includes all of these priorities in its work as an important force in our community – creating, building, supporting and strengthening much needed groups here and elsewhere. Please see page 3 for a list of organizations and programs that were supported, in part or in whole, by Federation dollars last year. I am confident that you will find one or more groups or programs that strike a responsive chord

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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Time flies when you’re having fun By Susan Pittelman, WCA Publicity Director

statement often heard in Southwest Florida is, “I can’t believe that it is already January!... March!... May! Where did the time go?” Days, weeks and months seem to fly by here in “Camp Naples.” Thanks to WCA, you could be busy morning, noon and night. Now that the 2014-15 Season has drawn to a close, we thank WCA President Elaine Soffer and the Board of Directors for all their efforts to make 2014-2015 a fabulous year for WCA; Jeffrey Feld, Jill Saravis, Deborah

Vacca, Iris Doenias and the rest of the Federation staff for their behind-thescenes support; and YOU, the volunteers and members of WCA for making all of this happen! Many WCA members have gone back north for the summer, but the fun with WCA doesn’t have to be over! WCA has nine geographic satellite branches that meet during the summer, enabling women to continue the friendships that were started in Southwest Florida. And for our members who live in Florida fulltime, WCA is planning

special events, the first of which was a “Meet and Greet” that was held in late May so that WCA members who live here year-round could get to know each other. At the event, women had an opportunity to discuss the kinds of programs they would like WCA to sponsor during the summer. Below and on the next page are some “Special Moments From the 2014-15 Season!” Thank you to those of you who submitted photos for this photo spread. Seeing these photos, I am already looking forward to receiving the

WCA Program Guide for 2015-16! If you have not yet renewed your membership for the coming year, you can either complete the Membership Form on the next page or go to www. womensculturalalliance and complete the online Membership Form. In order to be included in the WCA Membership Directory, you need to pay your dues by August 1. If you are not a member of WCA, join today so that you, too, will be able to participate in the fabulous programs like the ones shown in the photos.

Loris Dallal and Nancy Flatau at Loris’s Ikebana demonstration

Volunteers Diane Greene and Renee Becker enjoy nurse humorist Carol A. O’Flahetry at the WCA Speaker Series

Barbara Karp and Bobbi Bassewitz do a reading during a meeting of Modern Playwrights

Speaker Ethan Bensinger with Paula Handloff, Elaine Soffer and Amy Hirsch

Proud artists display the paintings they created at a class sponsored by North of Naples (N.O.N.) at the Center for the Arts in Bonita Springs

Patti Bodiner speaks with Phyllis Winski and Peggy Goldberg after her lecture on Mindful Eating

WCA Foodies at a special cooking class at Williams-Sonoma

Celebrating Purim with Ladies Who Lunch: (top row) Sheilah Tucker, Barbara Oshalensky, Eleanor Scheffler, (bottom row) Wendy Cohen, Carol Blazar

Author Arlene Levin with delicious treats from her cookbook My Cooking Journey

On a photo safari with professional photographer Gwen Greenglass (4th from right) at Naples Botanical Garden

Women from the Del Val Branch (NJ, PA, DE) gather for lunch in Naples

WCA members who shared their artistic talents at The Salon

WCA Biking Group

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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______ Gina Cannon and Arlene Sobol at the Couples Chanukah Celebration

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____________________________

Susie Wolf teaching her class, Fabulous Tablescapes

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

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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.)

Georgie Greenstein with instructor Jane Podber following Jane’s class on iPad Applications

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. Iris Shur and Donna Goldstein at the WCA Jewelry Show

WCA members and guests enjoy an outing to Ding Darling Wildlife Sanctuary Hope Abels enjoys a makeover at Saks Fifth Avenue during “WCA Girlfriends Day” at the Waterside Shops

Jane Shaw, Susan Pittelman, Judy Roth and instructor Gail Nizin created beautiful beaded napkin rings

Women’s Cultural Alliance: 1,000 members strong and growing! Barbara Karp, Denise Samuel and Naomi Rosen with Joel Shapses during a tour of his Studio

Jazz Junkies gather before a concert at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers

WCA Let’s Knit and Stich Interest Group

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COMMUNITY FOCUS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & ED CTR OF SWFL

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Holocaust Museum update Amy Snyder Executive Director

e sometimes forget just how amazing young people can be – kind, responsible beyond their years, resourceful and selfless when the situation calls for it. The “Do the Right Thing” program, initiated by the City of Naples and the Naples Police Department, publicly thanks students from Naples schools for “their positive deeds and contributions to this community.” All grades levels are eligible, from elementary through high school. Now through Sunday, June 7, the

Museum will recognize this exceptional group of honorees with a special exhibit called “Doing the Right Thing – Making a Difference.” The Museum is a Community Sponsor of this worthwhile program, which ties in with our mission of promoting respect and understanding for others. On Sunday, May 17, a reception was held at the Museum in which the top seven students – three elementary, two middle and two high school – were awarded special recognition. The younger students received summer camp experiences, while the high school students each received a $2,500 cash scholarship. Photographers for the exhibit were Alicia McClure, Kimberly Cavalier, Deniece Vella and Joan Hogan. The Reception was made possible through the support of the City of Naples Police Department, Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples Art Association,

Jack and F.E. Nortman and the Boxcar Foundation, James and Brigitte Marino, Anthony and Karlene Margolis, and Gary and Janet Ellis. A unique photographic portrait of each student was made for the exhibit. Since it was a “portrait,” several students included something that reflects their current interests or future goals. In addition to the portraits, a statement describing the students’ actions will be on display. To produce young people of such character shows the students, their parents, teachers, public and religious organizations are all “doing the right thing.” With these children as our future citizens and leaders, our communities will be in good hands.

On Saturday, June 13, the Museum presents a new exhibit: “The Faktor Investigation: Finding the Story in the Detail.” Recently created by the Museum, the exhibit invites visitors to become fellow “history detectives” with us. As they work their way through the displays, visitors will have the opportunity to piece together clues contained in the documents and letters of the Faktor family, which span more than one hundred years, from the late 19th to late 20th centuries. When done, visitors will be able to compare their conclusions on the fate of family members during World War II and the Holocaust. Some may even uncover new aspects! Hope you will join us in the investigation!

Temple Shalom events open to the community

For more information on these events, call 239.455.3030.

orah Talk: Join us the first Shabbat morning of the month for a volunteer-led discussion of the week’s Torah portion. On June 6, the portion is Beha’alotcha. There will be a light breakfast at 8:15 a.m. with a discussion to follow at 8:30 a.m. There is no charge and all are welcome. Shabbat at the Beach: Join us on

Friday, June 12 at 7:00 p.m. 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. The Temple Shalom Judaica shop is closed for the summer except by appointment. Please contact Judi Spintman at 239.348.8713 for available times.

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Include your name, full address and daytime phone. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. We reserve the right to edit for length and/or accuracy. Letters do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Jewish Federation of Collier County, the Federation Star or its advertisers. We cannot acknowledge or publish every letter received.

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If you’re heading north at the end of the season, we’ll miss you! So let’s stay in touch. Please help us update our files by providing us with your northern address.

Please choose one of the following methods to provide us with the information below:

• call us at 239.263.4205 • email your information to info@jewishnaples.org • complete this form and fax it to 239.263.3813 • complete and mail this form to: Jewish Federation of Collier County 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201 Naples, FL 34109 Thank you! Name: ____________________________________________________ Northern Address: _________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Northern Phone: __________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________________ Leaving SW Florida: _______________________________________ Returning to SW Florida: ____________________________________

“Do the Right Thing” honorees from Naples High School (photo courtesy Alicia McClure)

Would you forgive a dying Nazi soldier? By Ida Margolis

ou are a prisoner in a concentration camp. A dying Nazi soldier asks for your forgiveness. What would you do? This is the question asked by Simon Wiesenthal in the book The Sunﬂower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness. This book has been selected as the “One Book Southwest Florida” for the 2015-16 season. 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. This book quickly became a classic of Holocaust literature, as well as a book used at many colleges and in interfaith dialogues. In 1997, an updated edition was published with 36 additional responses added to the ten original short essays. The selection of this world famous book follows the highly successful inaugural “One Book Southwest Florida” with hundreds of people in our area discussing Gertruda’s Oath by Ram Oren and nearly 1,000 people attending 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 done throughout the U.S. The goal of these programs is to engage the com-

munity in dialogue, to promote understanding, and to serve as a springboard for discussion of important topics. The Sunﬂower has had many printings and has been translated into numerous languages. This important book is divided into two parts. Part One is Wiesenthal’s story while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, and Part Two is the collection of answers to Wiesenthal’s question. The responses from individuals of diverse beliefs and backgrounds “challenge people to define their beliefs about justice, compassion and human responsibility.” GenShoah of Southwest Florida, in conjunction with the Collier County Public Library and the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida, will be sponsoring the “One Book Southwest Florida.” 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. In addition to a very exciting culminating event in January, a variety of book-related activities will be presented beginning in October. For more information, please contact me at onebookswfl@icloud.com.

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, June 9 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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COMMUNITY FOCUS

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

FCS of Southwest Florida provides many services, and we continue to develop and expand programs and services to meet increasing community need. Among our newest programs are those that provide respite services to individuals diagnosed with dementia. Our weekly men’s lunch club for men with early memory loss was established one year ago and today serves approximately 15 participants. In February we began a second respite program, “Better Together,” for men and women who are diagnosed with memory loss and who want to maintain mental and physical fitness in a safe and relaxing

environment. “Better Together” is based on the Brookdale Foundation’s National Group Respite Program Model and the Teepa Snow model of Positive Approach to Dementia. The program provides opportunities for socialization and wellness within a holistic approach to everyday living and challenges. The program focuses on enhancing cognitive functioning, physical abilities and emotional outlook. To accomplish these goals, activities include the Dakim Brain Fitness program developed by neuroscientists, chair yoga, music therapy, horticulture therapy, art therapy and relaxation therapy. In addition to the program for individuals with dementia, JFCS has a monthly support group for caregivers. “Better Together” is staffed by Donna Levy, RN, MS, JFCS Case Manager. Donna is supported by volunteers who receive dementia-specific

training. The program takes place every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at JFCS on Castello Drive. Lunch is provided to all participants. The fee for the program is $25 per session, but like all JFCS services, we do have a sliding scale available and no one is ever turned away because of inability to pay. The program is partially funded through

the Brookdale Foundation, The Naples Garden Club, The Southwest Florida Community Foundation and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. For more information or to sign up for “Better Together” or other JFCS services for seniors, please contact Donna Levy at dlevy@jfcsswfl.org or 239.325.4444.

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GenShoah planning exciting public programs By Ida Margolis

enerations of the Shoah Southwest Florida (GenShoah) has concluded its programs and meetings for this season. At the last meeting we reviewed our mission statement and made some minor revisions. GenShoah remains the area group for children of Holocaust survivors, but it is also for any others who are interested in its mission: Preservation of the history and memories of the Holocaust, promotion of Holocaust education and human rights, connection of the Second Generation with one another, and support of the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida. Once again I want to thank all of our presenters, speakers and helpers at our numerous events. Program Chair Steve

Brazina brought us a number of excellent films, including the very positively received Jewish Cardinal. Presentations by Shelley Lieb, Phil Jason, Helene Gaillet de Neergard and Paula Iacampo gave all those who attended insight into

books, topics and events. Thank you to those who attended the programs and added interesting observations. A special thank you to Rabbi Adam Miller and Temple Shalom for their assistance. Thank you to those who made donations to help us obtain the public performance rights for the films that were shown. Anyone who would like to help with the expenses of our programs can make a tax-deductible donation to GenShoah by writing a check to the Holocaust Museum and designating that it is for GenShoah. And a huge todah rabah for everyone Shirley Besikof, Ida Margolis and Paula Iacampo who took part in book at the Dearest Pauline exhibit

discussions of Gertruda’s Oath or who participated in any way in the successful inaugural “One Book Southwest Florida” program. After receiving so much positive feedback on the films, speakers and events last season, the GenShoah steering committee has decided to present a variety of programs at numerous venues and will be partnering with other local organizations. Monthly meetings, programs and book discussions of the next “One Book Southwest Florida,” The Sunﬂower by Simon Wiesenthal, will resume in October. For more information or to receive emails, please email genshoahswfl@ icloud.com.

Jewish Museum of Florida celebrates its 20th anniversary Exhibition features many objects from the collection on display for the ﬁrst time

he Jewish Museum of FloridaFIU (JMOF-FIU) is proud to present a very special exhibition in honor of its 20th anniversary, Vision 20/20: Looking Back/Looking Forward. This exhibition provides a glimpse into JMOF-FIU’s collection of more than 100,000 items documenting multi-generations of Jewish families

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their favorite JMOF-FIU memories on Facebook and Twitter using #JMOF20. Highlights from the exhibition include: Hand-painted toy tea set collected by Harry Kanner of Orlando, circa 1910. Kanner, a merchant and citrus grower, was one of the founders of Congregation Ohev Shalom in Orlando. This pioneer family has continued to have an impact in our state, from Aaron Kanner, one of the founders of Mt. Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach, to Lewis Kanner, a well-known Miami attorney, and Ellen Kanner, now an award-winning food writer. Commemorative Jacksonville Jaguars football given to Dr. Kevin Kaplan, the team’s head physician who also serves as team physician for the Arena Football League Jacksonville Sharks, Jacksonville University, University of North Florida, and Atlantic Coast High School. Architectural model for the upcoming restoration of the famous Deauville Hotel on Miami Beach, by Kobi Karp, who is known for his exciting architecture projects which are changing the Miami skyline. Original, bound issues of the inaugural season of the highly successful Ocean Drive Magazine, started by the Powers Family, media moguls who are well known in social and political arenas. Purple velvet wedding dress and bonnet from 1934 worn by Elise Bear, granddaughter of Lewis Bear, who started a distribution company in Pensacola in 1876 that is now run by

the fifth generation of the Bear family. Purse from the Saks Fifth Avenue store on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, belonging to Rose Weiss, circa 1930s. Weiss was affectionately known as the “Mother” of Miami Beach. She designed the original City of Miami Beach flag, which is still in use today. She is also remembered for never having missed a city council meeting in 38 years. Comb and hanger from the H. W. Davis Co. Store in St. Augustine, circa 1890s. The store is one of the oldest locally-owned clothing stores in St. Augustine. Its current owners, the Lichter family, are now in their fourth generation of working in the retail clothing business in St. Augustine. Exhibition formed from the Collection of the Jewish Museum of Florida, originated by Marcia Jo Zerivitz, Founding Executive Director. About JMOF-FIU: The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU is the only museum dedicated to telling the story of 250 years of Florida Jewish heritage, arts and culture. The museum is housed in two adjacent, lovingly restored historic buildings, at 301 Washington Avenue on South Beach, that were once synagogues for Miami Beach’s first Jewish congregation. The museum’s permanent exhibition is MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, 1763 to Present. Its temporary history and art exhibitions change periodically. For more information, please call 305.672.5044 or visit www.jewishmu seum.com or Facebook @JewishMu seumofFlorida.

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The Carlisle has been CARFaccredited since 2007, earning a 3-year CARF accreditation. In 2013, the community was reaccredited for three years. During the inspection, The Carlisle’s survey team’s report highlighted the following strengths of the community:  Skilled and compassionate leadership that demonstrates a genuine commitment to personcentered care  The 12-hour, open dining which offers extensive menu choices  A comprehensive safety program focusing on residents’ wellbeing  Staff’s high degree of responsiveness and involvement to residents The Carlisle Naples also holds a specialty ECC (Extended Congregate Care) license – held in addition to the standard assisted living licensure. This allows assisted living communities to provide additional supportive and nursing services to residents who would otherwise need to transition to a skilled nursing facility. For older adults considering a

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To: Delores & Corky Levin In honor of your 50th wedding anniversary From: Helen & Dr. Edward Rosenthal

To: Rolly & Adir Jacob Mazel Tov on the twins’ B’nai Mitzvah From: Diane & Dr. Jeff Shein

To: Leonard Rubenstein Wishing you a speedy & uneventful recovery From: Gail & Dr. Mel Ufberg

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To: Dr. Buzz Cohn In honor of your special birthday From: Judy & Dr. Bob Sommerfeld

The 2015-16 Officers and Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Collier County In your honor Susan & Jeffrey Feld

To: Mrs. Mike Milder & Family In memory of your beloved husband, Mike Milder From: Pauline & Murray Hendel

To: Mary Sabel & Family In memory of your beloved husband, Richard Sabel From: Eileen Green

The Jewish Federation of Collier County extends condolences to:

• Jill & Daniel Isaacson & Family on the passing of Jill’s beloved father, Frederick Hacker • Mary Sabel & Family on the passing of her beloved husband, Richard Sabel

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By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist Editor’s note: Persons in BOLD CAPS are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish for the purpose of the column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jewish parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism – and don’t identify with a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are also identified as Jewish. The TIME 100: 16% Tribe The April 27/May 4 issue of TIME featured its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People. The article is online, with a few videos. Here are the Jewish members of the 100 (I’ve added bio notes only to the less-famous): In the “Titans” category: BOB IGER, 64, CEO of Disney; LORNE MICHAELS, 70, the creator and producer of SNL; SUSAN WOJCICKI, 46, a brilliant advertising executive with Google (her ex-brother-in-law is Google co-founder SERGEY BRIN, 41), has been CEO of YouTube since 2014. Google began in her Menlo Park, California, garage; JANET YELLEN, 69, Chair of the Federal Reserve System; DANNY MEYER, 57, a trained chef who created several acclaimed restaurants featuring new American cuisine, including his flagship, the Union Square in New York City. In the “Pioneers” category: DR. MARTIN BLASER, 67, an infectious disease expert who discovered that microbes have a role in causing some forms of cancer, he is also very active in the campaign to stop the overuse of antibiotics. Blaser wrote an interesting article about a massacre of Jews during the 1300s – the Jews were blamed for the “Black Death,” in part because they were dying in lesser numbers. The lesser number, Blaser wrote, might be due to Jews clearing their homes of “rat-tempting” food for Passover; SARAH KOENIG, 46, radio journalist and creator of the acclaimed Serial podcast. Her husband is a Jewish Studies professor.

In the “Artist” category: JULIANNA MARGULIES, 48, star of The Good Wife; AMY SCHUMER, 33 – the third season of her Comedy Central program, Inside Amy Schumer, began on April 21; JILL SOLOWAY, 49, TV/film writer and director, and creator of the acclaimed series, Transparent, about a Jewish transsexual. In the “Leader” category: DR. TOM FRIEDEN, 55, head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). His older brother, KEN FRIEDEN, is Chair of Interdisciplinary Judaic Studies at Syracuse University and a klezmer musician; BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, 65, Israeli Prime Minister; ADAM SILVER, 52, NBA commissioner, who, as a lawyer, has worked in many NBArelated jobs since 1992. In the “Icon” category: RUTH BADER GINSBURG, 82, Supreme Court Justice; DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, 68, famous clothing designer; and INA GARTEN, 67, a White House budget expert who reinvented herself as a famous chef (“The Barefoot Contessa”). The I Didn’t Know That Corner Back in 2004, TV and (now) web journalist Katie Couric revealed for the first time that her mother was Jewish, although she, herself, was raised Protestant. There was speculation that Couric disclosed her background because she was then engaged to TOM WERNER, now 65, a prominent TV show creator and executive. Well, her marriage to Werner never happened, but a curious friend just checked and, yes, Couric’s

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Book Review A soaring cry, a classic expression of the Jewish American experience

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By Philip K. Jason, Special to the Federation Star Prayers for the Living, by Alan Cheuse. Foreword by Tova Mirvis. Fig Tree Books. 380 pages. Trade paperback. $15.95.

major literary achievement, Alan Cheuse’s magnificent novel takes us through three generations of a Jewish American family, revealing an odd mix of dysfunction and accomplishment, belonging and estrangement, sacrifice and betrayal. M i n n i e Bloch’s story, told from the perspective of her identities as immigrant Phil Jason and grandmother, reaches us through intermediary listeners, visitors whose near silence tempts us to ask questions. However, if we – the ghostly eavesdroppers – can be patient, they will all be answered. Though she protests otherwise, Minnie has all the answers. Though her eyesight is failing, her insight rarely falters. The impact of the novel comes from two centers of interest: Minnie’s arcing, arching voice and her son Manny’s careers. The voice, like the spirited personality behind it, is inexhaustible. In her stream of revelations showered upon Mrs. Pinsker and a few other visitors, she elaborates what others would most likely keep secret about

unfortunate familiar matters. There is a father, an echo of his namesake great need in Minnie to reveal all: the who sired the Israelite clan, then successes of course, but why the frailManny – Emanuel – is the asties and failures? surance that, at least for the There is no stopping her soaring rabbinic part of Manny’s adult cry. When Mrs. Pinsker remarks that life, God is with us. she, too, has a life story to tell, Minnie Young Manny studies at replies: “I’d love to hear, Mrs. Pinsker, the Reform seminary in Cinbut not now. Now I’m remembering cinnati and becomes a successful pulmy own. Oi, I remember so hard.” And pit rabbi in New York. His is a master indeed, she does. of the ordinary things expected of him The texture of Minnie’s life and – the routines of educating, inspiring, that of her family is built up in arcs of influencing committee meetings and repetition. Crucial memories and imagfundraising. His most successful relies, key words and phrases, are repeated gious service is one in which he needs over and over again, gaining signifito present a sermon on the concentracance and force. Layer upon layer, tion camps. After much agonizing and Minnie’s memories grow and expand; writer’s block, he offers as his sermon themes and variations compound and twenty minutes of absolute silence. It’s resound. The voice becomes hypnotic the high point of his pulpit career. His and embracing, releasing congregants love it. as it unfolds the voices of There are low points her late husband Jacob, too, including one in of Manny and his wife which he takes a literal Maby, of Maby’s abuand figurative fall. sive brother Mord, of the Gradually, another rebellious granddaughter calling overtakes Manwho has renamed herself ny. That of entrepreSadie, and of many othneur, investor and man ers in the sweep of her of business. One busilong life. ness is added to anothAll is hung on the er, and then another: identical trademark shipping, warehousAlan Cheuse black suits of Manny, all ing and, ultimately, is illuminated by Manny’s white mane, major agricultural interests in Central which bursts upon his head when he America. Once he redefines himself is very young in the aftermath of Jaas a businessman and former rabbi, cob’s accidental death. If Jacob is the Manny readily discards the life of the synagogue and traditional observance. How does he make this transition so effortlessly? How deep did it ever run? The story of Manny enfolded in Minnie’s linked narratives is also the story of his ill-fated marriage to Maby (a family nickname), a beautiful woman overwhelmed by insecurity and alcoholism. She spends way too much of her life in a comfortable rehab center, but when she ventures out in the world – at one point attempting to become a writer – she makes poor choices that lead to new bouts of depression. Along the way, Manny is drawn to another woman, Florette, a Holocaust survivor. Both Maby and Manny are weak parents whose emotional absence predicts Sadie’s rebellious behavior. Is she a victim by nature or nurture? Sadie’s traumatic gang rape by college boys is an almost incredible echo of Maby’s rape by her older brother Mord (who

later ends up being Manny’s business partner). Maby’s idealization of a self-seeking writing guru almost predicts Sadie’s infatuation with her super-liberated andm t exploitative female art teacher. Looking for encouraging authorityo figures, mother and daughter succumbi p to false gods. We must remember, of course, thata these stories and the repeated patterns and voices they contain all go back toa Minnie’s memory and her consciousw or unconscious mission. These coin-a cidences are no more unlikely thant the repeated narrative patterns in theN Jewish Bible: older brothers being re-t placed by younger, parental favoritismd warping sibling relationships, and for-o mer slaves repeatedly longing for the comfort of their predictable slave lives.M What hath Cheuse wrought? Am one-woman show with one charac-a ter playing many parts? A prose epich of the American dream corrupted byr some kind of insidious moral disease?n A portrait of the archetypal Jewishb grandmother? Prayers for the Livingw reminds me of Frank Norris’s McTe-s ague, Abraham Cahan’s The Rise ofo David Levinsky (especially the portrait“ of the hero’s mother and the irony ofp the title), Arthur Miller’s Death of ao Salesman, Allen Ginsberg’s “Kaddish”o (don’t ask me why), and Henry Roth’s “ Call It Sleep. It also reminds me of Molly Gold-s berg, Gertrude Berg’s iconic character who embodied the Jewish-American quest for, and realization of, upward mobility. Not only the “yoo-hoo,” but also the worship of family. I expect a long life for this book, though not necessarily an explosion to the top of the bestseller lists. It is made of sturdy stuff, esthetically and imaginatively. It requires a patient reader, and it pours abundant riches on such a reader. It may very well take its place among the classic novels of the Jewish American experience. 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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Genesis of the Nuremberg Laws, 1935 By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD

he so-called Nuremberg Laws on Race were designed by the Nazis to legally remove Jews from the mainstream of German life. While these laws are most frequently dated from September 1935, we can, in fact, trace their origin to two laws that were passed in June of that year – exactly eighty years ago this month. Dr. Paul Bartrop These two laws, moreover, which were enacted only two days apart, focused on a specific obsession running through Nazi thinking from even prior to the takeover of power in 1933: the issue of sexuality and identity. On June 26, 1935, a new law made abortions compulsory for pregnant women who might in some way have a disability, or where it was determined that a fetus was unhealthy in utero. The Nazi view was that this would prevent the women “from passing on hereditary diseases.” Abortions could be forced in order to achieve the desired result. Then, two days later, the German Ministry of Justice revised the infamous Paragraph 175, originally enacted on May 15, 1871, criminalizing homosexual acts between males. The revision expanded the range of criminal offenses to encompass any contact between men, whether physical or by word or gesture, which could be construed as sexual. This saw the offense of “lewdness between men,” such that “a man who engages as the active or passive partner in lewdness with another man is to be punished by imprisonment.” Paragraph 175a continued that “severe lewdness” was when homosexual acts were carried out by force or

threats; when such acts were committed between consenting males of over 21 years of age; or when male prostitutes engaged in such acts. These revisions had the intention of toughening the penalties for any violations, thereby facilitating the systematic persecution of homosexual men. The two laws of June 26 and June 28, 1935 were an initial Nazi foray into the private lives of Germany’s citizens, involving the most intimate of relationships. Others were to follow. Of interest is that in this early stage they were not specifically directed towards Jews. This would change within the next three months. In particular, what was called the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor was adopted unanimously on September 15, 1935. The new law consisted of seven sections which operated from the Nazis’ concern for “safeguarding” the “purity” of “German blood.” In summary form, the seven sections were: (1) marriages between Jews and German nationals or those of “kindred blood” were forbidden; (2) relations outside of marriage between Jews and German nationals or those of kindred blood were also forbidden; (3) female German nationals or those of kindred blood under the age of forty-five could no longer be employed in Jewish households; (4) Jews were forbidden to hoist the German flag or “present the colors of the Reich,” though they could present “the Jewish colors;” (5) punishment for violations of sections (1) and (2) were to be imprisonment with hard labor, while violations of sections (3) and (4) were imprisonment of one year and monetary fines; (6) implementation and supplementation of this law was the responsibility of the Reich Minister of

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the Interior; and (7) the law was to take effect on September 16, 1935, with the exception of section (3) which was to become effective on January 1, 1936. The legislation was signed into effect at the 7th Party Congress during the Nuremberg Rally of September 10-16, 1935. The rally was called the “Rally of Freedom,” where “freedom” signified the reintroduction of compulsory military service – and thus Germany’s “liberation” from the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles. Introducing the Nuremberg Laws at this time was another indication of “freedom” in accordance with Nazi ideology. From this point onward, it was felt, the German people would be able to dictate the very nature of how their population should be comprised. And things did not stop there. Later in the year the regime continued its intrusion into the private lives of people – both Jews and so-called “Aryans” – through the addition of other, similar laws. On October 18, for example, the “Law for the Protection of the Hereditary Health of the German People” was introduced, requiring all prospective marriage partners to obtain a “certificate of fitness to marry” from the public health authorities. How this was to be determined meant that those in question had to show that they did not suffer from “hereditary illnesses” or contagious diseases. Also, attempted unions made in violation of the Nuremberg Laws were forbidden on

the grounds of “hereditary health.” Finally, on November 14, 1935, a supplemental decree of the Nuremberg Laws extended their remit in certain areas, such as prohibiting marriages or sexual relations between people who could produce children deemed “racially suspect.” While this was very vague and open to interpretation, it was later set up more formally to mean Roma and Blacks, as well as Jews. Overall, this was a time in which a policy of legal segregation was implemented across Germany. Where Jews were concerned, the Nazis intended that through measures such as this the Jewish population would see the writing on the wall and realize that there was no longer a future for them in Germany – and leave. The tragedy was that most German Jews did not see things this way. For every new measure against them, the general response was that no matter how bad things were, they could not get any worse. As a result, most Jews stayed in Germany, preferring to live in what they still saw as their homeland. Tragically, it would take even more drastic measures in succeeding years before they finally saw that no accommodation, of any kind, could be reached with the Nazis. 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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Parkinson’s biomarker initiative expands genetic study

he Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), a large-scale biomarker study sponsored by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), is expanding to study individuals with a mutation of the GBA (glucosidase beta acid) gene. Participants will include people with or at increased risk to develop Parkinson’s disease. Researchers hope that a greater understanding of the biology and clinical features of these participants will lead to therapies benefiting all Parkinson’s patients and ultimately provide strategies to prevent disease onset. “Insights gleaned from volunteers with genetic mutations will help speed research toward new and improved Parkinson’s therapies, benefitting the greater Parkinson’s community,” said Ken Marek, MD, principal investigator of PPMI and president and senior scientist at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders in New Haven, Connecticut. Mutations in the GBA gene can cause Gaucher disease, a disorder where fatty substances accumulate in body cells. First linked to Parkinson’s in 2008, these genetic mutations lower levels of an enzyme that helps break down proteins and lipids. In Parkinson’s disease (PD) lower levels of this enzyme are associated with aggregation of the protein alpha-synuclein, the hallmark pathology of PD. Genetics provides greater understanding of disease Understanding the differences among

people with and without PD who carry mutations such as in the GBA gene may help researchers understand what leads to disease onset and progression. In 2014, PPMI expanded to enroll individuals with a mutation of the LRRK2 or SNCA gene, the two targets of greatest interest in Parkinson’s drug development. One key tool missing from the development pipeline is an accurate way to measure progression of Parkinson’s disease: a biomarker. Biomarkers would allow researchers to quickly and objectively measure a therapy’s ability to slow, halt or reverse the Parkinson’s process. PPMI is studying clinical and imaging data and biological samples of people with a genetic mutation to identify biomarkers, ultimately speeding clinical trials. In addition, when a drug targeting LRRK2, SNCA or GBA is ready for clinical testing, PPMI will have assembled a group of people with these mutations who stand ready to participate in studies. PPMI will enroll 125 people with the GBA mutation and who have Parkinson’s and 125 people with the mutation who do not have Parkinson’s. These participants will be followed for five years. By collecting data and samples over time from people who have not been diagnosed with the disease but who carry an associated genetic mutation, researchers can test for characteristics that may denote greater risk of disease onset or, conversely, protection from symptoms. Known genetic mutations current-

ly account for only five to 10 percent of all Parkinson’s cases. The vast majority of Parkinson’s cases are idiopathic, meaning researchers do not know what causes the disease. However, study of individuals carrying PD-implicated genetic mutations may reveal disease traits that apply to all PD patients. The PPMI genetic cohort will expand understanding of the pathogenesis of both genetic and idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. Interested individuals can visit www.michaeljfox.org/ppmi/genetics Similar to the LRRK2 mutation, the GBA mutation accounts for a greater number of PD cases among certain ethnic populations and families, notably those of Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish descent. PPMI is particularly interested in testing individuals of this background who have Parkinson’s or a close relative with the disease. Qualifications PPMI needs volunteers to participate in this study and is seeking individuals who meet either of the following criteria: People with PD who are of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry People without PD who are related to someone with PD AND who are of Eastern European Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry Because PPMI is an observational study, participants do not take any experimental drug or placebo. Individuals who meet either of these criteria may be eligible to receive genetic counseling and testing at no cost to

determine if they may qualify to participate in PPMI. Find out how you can get involved by visiting www. michaeljfox.org/ppmi/genetics or calling 888.830.6299. Importantly, if you do not have the mutation, you can still be part of the program. PPMI: The search for Parkinson’s biomarkers Biomarkers – such as cholesterol level for heart disease – are substances, processes or characteristics of the body that indicate disease risk, onset and/ or progression. They aid in diagnosis and disease management and help researchers stratify for clinical trials and test new drugs faster by measuring biological changes rather than waiting for clinical improvement. There are no validated biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease, a reality researchers are hoping to change with PPMI. Launched in 2010, PPMI is a longitudinal clinical study that collects standardized clinical, imaging and biologic data. Now taking place at 33 clinical sites around the world, the study completed initial enrollment of 423 recently diagnosed Parkinson’s patients and 196 controls in April 2013. Since then, the study has expanded to include cohorts of individuals at increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Risk factors under study include genetics, REM sleep behavior disorder and smell loss. (Enrollment of the smell loss cohort was completed earlier this year.)

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“The Miracle of Shanghai” …music in the midst of mayhem! By Arlene Stolnitz

etween 1939 and 1941, an influx of Jews fleeing the Nazi regime arrived in Shanghai. First, German-Austrian, then Polish and other Eastern European Jewish refugees exiled themselves to Shanghai. Shanghai welcomed European Jews thanks to the efforts of Dr. Feng Shan Ho, the Chinese Consul General to Vienna, who was horrified by the Jewish persecuArlene Stolnitz tion. Visas were given to Jews proving that there was a country that would take them. During this time, about 20,000 Jewish refugees lived among local Chinese citizens in the Hongkou district. It was a time of difficulty and hardship, but regardless of the obstacles, the Jewish refugees were able to express themselves musically in many ways. Though living conditions were quite bad, their musical life persisted and became the refugees’ spiritual support. Even in exile they never lost their rich heritage, developing a musical life from nearly nothing. However, these refugees were not the earliest Jewish community in Shanghai. Jews had a presence in China for centuries earlier. And in the mid-19th century, Oriental Jewish-British merchants (Sephardi) and Russian Jewish immigrants (Ashkenazi) had come to Shanghai. When the first Central European refugees landed in Shanghai between 1939 and 1941, the music they encountered was the type found in dance halls,

bars, and coffee houses, with only one concert hall for serious music. The musicians were mostly Filipinos, Italians and Russians whose training was minimal. Hebrew-Yiddish culture evolved and soon Jewish traditional musical life could be seen in religious services, concerts and evening functions. There were mainly two social institutions that supported these endeavors: the Gemeinschaft Juedischer Kantoiren (The Association of Shanghai Jewish Presenters) and the Shanghai Jewish Club. The first organization, Jewish Presenters, was established in 1940. Its purpose was the development of the cantorial role and programs for the refugees. They acted as hazanim (cantors) in the synagogues and services that took place in Shanghai, even forming a cantors’ choir in 1941 under the direction of Jacob Kaufman. Many of the cantors had been trained in the Italian “bel canto” style. These cantors were very important in the refugees’ musical life. Besides the refugee camps, they performed in Russian synagogues, theaters, the Shanghai Jewish Youth Association, and the Shanghai Jewish School, all but the last of which were located in Hongkou, the poor district mentioned earlier in Northeast Shanghai. The cantors and their all-male choirs sang at festivals, services and other community events. They were quite good at Oriental Jewish songs. The all-male choir known as Hasmir was said to be the best in Shanghai at that time. A quote translated from the book A Life to Live, by Israel Kipen, compares the service to an opera. “I was greatly moved by the similarity to

services I had known at home,” was the comment made by a European refugee woman who was surprised by the beauty of the service. Besides services and other community events, programs consisted of vocal music, including solo, chorus and ensemble with instrumental pieces by Jewish composers such as Max Bruch’s cello work, Kol Nidre. There were liturgical songs, such as Kiddush, songs set to Biblical Psalms and music adapted from Jewish and Yiddish folk music. Hasidic songs, Yiddish theater and operetta songs from the ’20s and ’30s were favorites. The equivalent of the GermanAustrian music group was the Polish Shanghai Club which worked as a liaison between the two groups of refugees. Established earlier by the Russian Jews in 1932, the Club produced ballet, chorus, drama and concerts which coordinated programs with the Presenters. Its present location is the site of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, its last move. In a recent trip to Shanghai, I viewed the name on a database of an acquaintance from Rochester, New York, who had spent the war years as

a refugee from Germany in Shanghai. Claude Spingarn (who has since passed away) told me in an interview, that living conditions were difficult during that time, often with ten people living in a single room. I am not sure he knew firsthand of any of the musical life written above. However, his name was listed in a roster I found in the Ohel Moshe Synagogue, the main synagogue of the refugees of Hongkou. The second floor has been converted to a museum containing a database with names of refugees. Claude and his mother had escaped Nazi Germany, and as a teenager he found refuge working in a factory in Shanghai. What a tribute to those who helped the Jews survive! “The Miracle of Shanghai”…a bright light for Jews during a terrible time. 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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Israeli innovations save lives in Nepal Israeli medical devices and technology help teams locate and treat victims, says United Hatzalah paramedic in charge of a three-organization relief effort. By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c, www.israel21c.org, April 28, 2015

sraeli innovations like the Emergency Bandage and the Pocket BVM, a manual ventilator to assist people who are not breathing, are just two of the technologies that are being put to use in saving lives in earthquakestricken Nepal. According to Israeli paramedic Dov Maisel, speaking to ISRAEL21c from Nepal’s badly-damaged capital, Kathmandu, a number of innovative Israeli technologies have been packed into 60 cases of medical and searchand-rescue equipment arriving at Kathmandu today for his 25-member Israeli disaster response team. “A lot of our equipment is Israelimade,” said Maisel, a volunteer with Israel’s United Hatzalah voluntary emergency response network and director of international operations for IsraeLife, an umbrella organization for which he is coordinating a joint disaster response team from United Hatzalah, ZAKA and FIRST rescue and recovery nonprofits.

ZAKA International Rescue Unit head Mati Goldstein was part of a three-man advance team that went to Nepal to assess the situation, begin work and prepare the necessary logistics for the rest of the team (photo courtesy of ZAKA)

The Emergency Bandage has a built-in pressure bar to stop bleeding and was invented by a former combat medic in the Israel Defense Forces. It’s been credited for saving lives of U.S. servicemen in Iraq, as well as Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Another cutting-edge technology from the Israeli battlefield is being used in the IDF’s field hospital in Kathmandu: freeze-dried blood powder that can be mixed with water to give transfusions. “If you are taking plasma of patients you have to keep it frozen or it won’t survive. With this, you just add water and it’s like fresh plasma. We’ve used it in other missions and it’s very helpful,” says Col. Dr. Ofer Merin, medical commander of the IDF field hospital. Israeli aid workers are also using atmospheric water generation technology from Israel’s Water-Gen to pull drinking water right out of the air. In addition to other blue-and-white supplies, the Israeli paramedic crew is mapping its activities using a satellitebased smartphone technology created for United Hatzalah, called the NowForce Life Compass. “It works most of the time here,” said Maisel, explaining that reception is spotty and there is no electricity outside Kathmandu to charge mobile devices. Maisel, whose call with ISRAEL21c was ended prematurely due

to communication problems dogging the country since the magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit on Saturday, said that despite press accounts of some chaotic scenes, such as Nepalese citizens storming the airport, he has not witnessed any panic so far. “As we’re driving around Kathmandu, I see a relief van at the side of the road distributing food, with a line of 100 people behind it in an orderly queue,” he said. “The people here believe in karma, so there’s acceptance. But most are not sleeping in their houses, either because of fear of additional aftershocks or because of damage to their house. Every piece of ground in the city is covered with tents.” He added, however, that the real humanitarian disaster is in Gorkha, a rural area three hours northwest of Kathmandu. “We’ll get there early tomorrow morning,” said Maisel, who is waiting for the second half of his joint delegation to land in Nepal. Maisel and his colleagues arrived in Nepal after a long flight that took them through Hong Kong and Bangladesh. The delegation has secured six jeeps, generators and water, and intends to spend two or three weeks rescuing victims, retrieving corpses and treating the injured. “After we set up camp in Gorkha and start building frontline clinics, we’ll provide community care, not just for those affected by the quake, but also vaccines, antibiotics and bandages. They have none of that at the moment,” Maisel said. “There are many rescue units here from different countries and there’s a lot to do everywhere.” The crew brought much of its own food, including kosher energy and chocolate bars, but expects to eat sparingly while in Nepal. Maisel, a 40-yearold resident of Ramle, said that so far

gone down from 50 to 11. As of today, more than 338 Israelis – including infants and parents, and injured Israelis and tourists – have been airlifted home by the IDF and other organizations including Magen David Adom. Israeli Ambassador to Nepal, Yaron Meir, told Israel Radio that two helicopters are attempting to rescue about 60 Israeli hikers in Langtang National Park. Eli Pollak, CEO of IsraeLife, noted that all those in the 25-member joint delegation have experience from other disasters, such as in Japan, Haiti and the Philippines. “We decided to enlist the coopera-

The first half of the joint IsraeLife delegation heading to Nepal from Tel Aviv, April 27 (photo courtesy of IsraeLife Foundation)

tion of the prominent Israeli emergency agencies in order to maximize the capabilities of the delegation, which is made up of experts in serving the needs of the disaster area. We are preparing for a long stay that will provide solutions to the Israelis living in Nepal and local residents,” Pollak said. Maisel says his participation in the mission is tough on his family. “They’re proud, but not happy. My son earlier today asked when I’m coming home, and I just got here.” In another high-tech twist to the story, three Israeli humanitarian aid organizations (Magen David Adom, Tevel B’Tzedek and the 3 Million Club)

are raising funds for specific needs in Nepal, such as food and medical sup-

Israeli preemie babies arrive at Schneider Children’s Medical Center from Nepal (photo courtesy of Schneider Children’s Spokesperson’s Office)

plies, jointly through give2gether, an intelligent online fundraising platform where 100 percent of the donations will go to helping those affected by the earthquake. Abigail Klein Leichman is a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c. Prior to moving to Israel in 2007, she was a specialty writer and copy editor at a daily newspaper in New Jersey and has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

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he has not seen actual food shortages, but acknowledged that many grocery stores are closed. The earthquake and its aftershocks shook the entire Himalayan region, killing at least 4,300 people, a number that is still rising. According to recent reports, more than 5,000 people are injured. Most of the 600 Israelis in Nepal for backpack tourism or to pick up babies born to surrogate mothers have been located. This afternoon, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced that the number of Israelis unaccounted for has

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Google Street View technology to document Israel Trail

he Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), in partnership with Google Israel, is photographing the Israel National Trail using Google Street View technology for Google Maps. This will be the longest hiking trail ever photographed to Google Maps and the first that stretches the length of an entire country. Over the next three months, SPNI’s Youth Volunteers will hike the 1,100 km Israel National Trail carrying Google Street View Trekker cameras to map the trail for future hikers and users. Two specially built cameras have arrived in Israel for this project. The Israel National Trail was inaugurated by SPNI in 1995, creating a hiking track across the entire coun-

ISRAELI POPULATION STANDS AT 8,345,000

Israel’s population has grown to 8,345,000, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported Tuesday, April 21. The Jewish population stands at 6,251,000, representing 75% percent of the population. The Arab population is 1,730,000 or 21%. Over the past year 176,000 babies were born and 32,000 people moved to Israel. (Hayah Goldlist-Eichler, Jerusalem Post)

ISRAEL IS AN ECONOMIC MIRACLE

Thirty years ago, in 1984, Israel’s pop-

try. The trail begins in Kibbutz Dan in northern Israel and ends at SPNI’s Eilat Field School on the Red Sea. It passes through the Galilee, Carmel, along the Mediterranean coastline, the cities of Tel Aviv, Rosh Ha’ayin and Elad, the Modi’in area, the Judean lowlands,

Google Street View Trekker camera on the Israel Trail (photo by Menachem Reiss)

archeological sites at Bet Guvrin, the Negev wildernesses and the Eilat Mountains. The Israel National Trail embodies the nature, landscape, heritage, tradition, religions and cultures that make up the kaleidoscope of modern Israeli society, making the trail an unforgettable experience. The Israel National Trail tells the story of this country, of its people and heritage, its various landscapes, flora and fauna. The entire melting pot of Israeli society can be seen on the trail – young children, youth groups, soldiers, tourists, immigrants, families and senior citizens. The Israel National Trail is a registered trademark of SPNI. Google’s Street View project was

launched in May 2007 and is currently available in 66 countries on all seven continents. It allows users to explore virtually and navigate neighborhoods, historical areas and cultural sites through panoramic street-level images. Google Street View lets you explore some of the most breathtaking natural wonders and world heritage sites. The Israel National Trail will be joining a long list of hikes and landscapes that are documented in Google Maps. Among the different sites that can be viewed are Khumbu Valley at the foot of Mount Everest in Nepal, the Colorado River, the biggest corals in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the Ancient Pyramids at Giza. Source: Israel Ministry of Tourism

BRIEFS ulation was 4.1 million. By 2014 the population had doubled to 8.2 million. In 1984, the number of vehicles per 1,000 people was 157; in 2014 it’s 364. In 1984, the gross national product was $30 billion; today it’s $307 billion. In 1984, the GNP per capita was $7,000; in 2014 it climbed to $36,000. In 1984, Israel’s foreign currency reserves were $3 billion; today it’s $90 billion. The national debt was 280% of the GNP in 1984; by 2014 it had dropped to 66%. In 1984, security expenditures comprised 20% of the GNP, and only 5% today. American aid was 10% of GNP and is now only 1%. In 1984, Israel’s exports were

valued at $10 billion; today it’s $96 billion. In 1984, the public sector employed 75% of the working public, while today that figure is 43%. Employment of women was 34% and by 2014 had risen to 54%. Israel is blessed with a high birthrate that is unique in the Western world and mortality rates among the lowest in the world. This data indicates where we were 30 years ago. The truth is that we should actually measure our current situation against what we had 70 years ago – in 1945 – to understand how miraculous this country is. (Dror Eydar, Israel Hayom)

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE APPROVES AID TO ISRAEL FOR TUNNEL DETECTION

With continued tunnel digging in Gaza after the summer 2014 war, the U.S. Congress is initiating a joint U.S.Israel R&D program for the development and testing of technologies to combat the threat of tunnels. Recently, the House Armed Services Committee unanimously approved an amendment to the annual defense bill laying the groundwork for the program. Israel exposed 32 tunnels during the Gaza war, half of which penetrated into Israel. Hamas has spent almost $100 million on digging tunnels. Rep. Douglas Lamborn (R-Colo.) emphasized the usefulness of the program for the U.S. “Tunnels are a threat to American bases and embassies around the world, and are already a serious threat on our own southern border...It only makes sense to partner with Israel, like we have done on missile defense, to learn with them about how to defend against tunnels.” (Ran Dagoni, Globes)

ISRAELI STARTUP PARTNERS TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS

SaferVPN’s software allows users to circumvent local restrictions and access websites, while simultaneously allowing users to keep their personal information safe and encrypted for anonymous browsing. The company partnered with Advancing Human Rights, a global non-profit, to launch “Unblock The Web,” a crowdfunding campaign to give dissidents anti-censorship tools. “People in the Free World can play a key role in helping activists get information out to alert the world to their regime’s brutality,” said David Keyes, the executive director of Advancing Human Rights. (Dennis Mitzner, The Next Web)

$10 MILLION DONATION TO TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY FILM SCHOOL

In March, producer Steve Tisch (Forrest Gump) donated $10 million to the Tel Aviv University School of Film and Television. “Every student I met at Tel Aviv U., every class I sat in on – the passion, the desire and the creativity of those students was tangible,” Tisch says. “These are filmmakers who really have a vision, and to me that’s exciting.” (Debra Kamin, Variety)

ISRAEL NO LONGER ARAB WORLD’S MAJOR PROBLEM

The ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey 2015, conducted annually by the Dubai-based public relations firm, polled 3,500 Arabs aged 18 to 24 from 16 Arab countries in face-to-face interviews, asking, “What do you believe is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East?” Defying a long tradition of blaming all the Arab world’s problems on Israel, only 23% cited the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the region’s main obstacle. In fact, the conflict came in fourth, trailing ISIS (37%), terrorism (32%) and unemployment (29%). In 2012, the figure was 27%. (Evelyn Gordon, Commentary)

ISRAEL’S DEBT LEVEL DECLINES

Israel’s public debt-to-GDP ratio in 2014 dropped 0.5 percentage points to 67.1%, according to Finance Ministry data recently released. In 2008, public debt stood at 81.9% of GDP. In the U.S., public debt stands at 105.6% of GDP. In the euro zone, the average is 107.7%. The average of all OECD countries in 2014 was 94%. (Niv Elis, Jerusalem Post)

ISRAEL’S DOGTV NOW SEEN IN NINE COUNTRIES

DogTV, the world’s first TV channel for dogs, is no joke. Launched in Israel in 2009, it now has TV distribution deals in nine countries, is reaching a global audience through YouTube and its own apps, and has “millions, maybe tens of millions” of viewers. The content is scientifically researched to appeal to dogs, helping them pass the day while their owners are at work or school. “We can use the TV to help these animals that are depressed and bored,” founder Ron Levi explained. Levi stresses the science behind DogTV’s content is designed to stimulate dogs’ brains, chill them out, and

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expose them (gently) to things they may find frightening in the real world, from fireworks and traffic to vacuum cleaners. “The colors that we have are very specific to dog-vision, the sound frequencies, the music...it’s all patented,” said Levi. To avoid harming the sensibilities of its viewership, cats are banned. (Stuart Dredge, Guardian - UK)

THE MEDIA AND CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN GAZA

During the 2009 and 2014 conflicts in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the media accepted without hesitation the fatality tallies provided by the UN, even though the UN relied on information provided by Hamas, a party to the conflict that has an obvious interest in misrepresenting the fatalities. It is a curious thing that so much credence is given to figures provided by a terrorist organization with a poor record of accountability, while contradictory figures from Israel, a country with a proven record of conducting independent investigations, are dismissed. A detailed, name-by-name study by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center found that more than half of those killed in ethe 2014 conflict were members of dterrorist organizations or participants lin the hostilities. The Center’s report eexhaustively catalogs each individual, yshowing evidence of their participation hin the hostilities and terrorist affiliaytion. Yet on April 28, 2015, when major news organizations carried the story of a released UN report investigating the deaths occurring in and around shelters administered by UN agencies, virtually every story cited the UN figure that b70% of the deaths were civilians, or ess 4 e e

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WHY AMERICA NEEDS ISRAEL

For years, Israeli and American interests have been virtually identical: stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Muslim world, fighting Iranian hegemonic ambitions and opposing state sponsorship of terror. With the American withdrawal from many theaters of operation in the Middle East, Israel’s vital strategic location and human intelligence have become indispensable for U.S. security. According to the Washington Free Beacon, Israel “is providing significant intelligence support in the U.S.-led campaign against...ISIS. Israeli satellites overfly the battle area at angles and frequencies unavailable to American satellites.” Because of repeated wars of selfdefense, Israel has unfortunately become a test track for American munitions and treatment of wounded in combat. America’s armed services have utilized this battlefield experience that has saved our soldiers’ lives, while increasing the chance of success of future American military missions. American anti-missile defense is greatly enhanced by the Israeli experience. According to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, “Israel’s military research and development complex has pioneered many cutting-edge technologies that are transforming the face of modern war, including cyber weapons, unmanned vehicles (land robots and aerial drones, sensors and electronic warfare systems), and advanced defenses for military vehicles.” At home, our homeland secu-

rity and counter-terrorism efforts would be dramatically weaker in strategy and effectiveness if we did not have the Israeli experience and know-how. Moreover, the threats to American interests in the Middle East would be exponentially greater if Israel hadn’t destroyed the Iraqi and Syrian nuclear reactors. Imagine Islamic State today with captured nuclear material. The Israeli defense and political leadership unanimously show a profound appreciation of America’s generosity in supplying military aid. But it is not a one-way street. Most of the military aid allocated to Israel is spent in the U.S., creating nearly 70,000 jobs in America. (Eric R. Mandel, Jerusalem Post)

CANADA THREATENS HATE CRIME CHARGES AGAINST THOSE WHO BOYCOTT ISRAEL

The Canadian government is signaling its intention to use hate crime laws against advocacy groups that encourage boycotts of Israel. At the UN, Canadian Public Security Minister Steven Blaney conflated boycotts of Israel with anti-Semitic hate speech and violence, saying the government is taking a “zero tolerance” approach to BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanction Israel). Asked what “zero tolerance” of BDS means, Blaney aide Josee Sirois told CBC, “Canada has one of the most comprehensive sets of laws against hate crimes anywhere in the world.” She highlighted what she termed

“hate propaganda” provisions in the Criminal Code criminalizing the promotion of hatred against an identifiable group, and further noted that “identifiable group” now includes any section of the public distinguished by, “among other characteristics, religion or national or ethnic origin.” “We will not allow hate crimes to undermine our way of life, which is based on diversity and inclusion.” In France, the law has for years criminalized hate speech based on national origin, and authorities there have in recent years been using it to prosecute BDS advocates. To date, more than 20 have been convicted. (Neil Macdonald, CBC News - Canada)

ISRAEL TRIPS OFFERED TO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS

Covenant Journey, a program of trips to Israel for Christian college student leaders modeled after Birthright Israel trips, was unveiled during the Israeli Embassy in Washington’s annual Christian solidarity event on Friday, May 8. “There’s one thing better than standing with Israel, and that’s standing in Israel. It is critical to bring the next generation of leaders in the Christian community to Israel,” said Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer. “If they walk in the places where the patriarchs and the prophets and the kings and that young rabbi from the Galilee walked, then they will stand with Israel here and they will strengthen their Christian identity.” (Anav Silverman, Tazpit-Ynet News)

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THAT MOMENT YOU MEET A SURVIVOR TRAPPED UNDER THE RUBBLE

reassuring her that everything would be over soon. (Yotam Polizer, Asia Director for IsraAID, Times of Israel)

May 5: IsraAID’s search and rescue team has been working on the ground or, more accurately, under the ground for the last few days in the heart of the devastated Gongabu district of Kathmandu. We set out on the gruesome task of trying to search and rescue any remaining survivors and bodies at one site where 22 people were thought to be buried under the rubble. Five days on, I admit, I wasn’t feeling very optimistic. We’re suddenly told that a sound was heard coming from under the rubble. Someone may be alive and trapped inside. We immediately call for additional support and for the next five hours we work into the night, leading and coordinating an incredible team of over 130 international search and rescue experts in cooperation with the local authorities. A group from Mexico and Norway work closely with us. A French team joins in and brings a “life scanner.” We are amazed to find, it detects a heartbeat! We carefully remove stone after stone with the help of hundreds of local volunteers. I call out, “Is anyone there?” I am utterly stunned to hear a woman’s voice cry back, “I’m hurt.” We finally get a glimpse of a young woman. We call for a medic who carefully inserts an IV to help rehydrate and stabilize her condition. Krishna Devi Khadaka is 24 and was working at the local guesthouse when the earthquake struck. Inbal Bustan, 24, from Jerusalem, stayed by Krishna’s side for the next few hours,

ISRAEL’S AID TEAM TO NEPAL LARGER THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY

May 1: Israel’s aid team in Nepal is the largest in manpower of any international aid mission – over 260 doctors and rescue personnel, not counting several private aid groups. According to figures reported by CNN, the UK delegation numbers 68 people, followed by China’s 62, the US’s 54 and South Korea’s 40. Taiwan sent 20 personnel, Italy 15 and France 11. Some 2,000 Israelis were in Nepal when the quake struck. The vast majority have been rescued, with just one Israeli unaccounted for. (Times of Israel)

THE DREAM DOCTORS PROJECT

The Dream Doctors Project, established in Israel in 2002, has joined the Israeli team of doctors in Nepal, and is bringing smiles to the Nepalese children recovering from injuries sustained in the wake of the earthquake there. Israel is considered a leader in professionalizing the field of medical clowning and providing scientific evidence for its effectiveness. Over the last few years, Israeli clowns have been popping into hospital operating rooms and intensive care units with balloons and kazoos in hand, teaming up with doctors to develop laughter therapies they say help with disorders like pain. (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

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COMMENTARY BRIEFS WHY IS ISRAEL CRITICIZED FOR HELPING NEPAL EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS?

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sent 260 doctors, nurses and personnel trained in finding disaster victims to Kathmandu after the major quake. Criticism of the IDF’s Nepal mission from some well-known anti-Israel activists is to be expected, even if it is bizarre. But for those genuinely interested in human rights it seemed rather odd to call out the Israelis for sending relief. Human Rights Watch’s Ken Roth tweeted: “Easier to address a far-away humanitarian disaster than the nearby one of Israel’s making in Gaza.” Let’s review why it is easier for the Israelis to provide relief in Nepal than in Gaza: 1) Since 2005, about 15,000 rockets have been fired at Israel from Gaza. 2) The Nepalese have not fired a single rocket at Israel. The way Israelis see it, Gaza is rockets and tunnels and terrorists, whereas Nepal is temples, mountains and nice people. Roth does a disservice to both himself and his organization with his ill-considered tweet. When the executive director of Human Rights Watch criticizes the Israelis for providing humanitarian relief, it actually makes it easier to dismiss his criticism of Israel’s human rights record. (Steven A. Cook, senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, Newsweek, May 6)

WORLD TURNS A BLIND EYE TO PALESTINIANS IF ISRAEL IS NOT INVOLVED

Western journalists regularly focus on the “plight” of Palestinians, but often turn a blind eye to the daily killings of Palestinians in Syria and the fact that Palestinians living in Lebanon and

other Arab countries are subjected to apartheid and discriminatory laws. A report said that 83 Palestinians died of torture in Syrian prisons during March this year. Similarly, the international media ignores the “plight” of Palestinians living under Palestinian Authority (PA) rule in the West Bank and Hamas rule in Gaza. Last week, the Palestinian General Intelligence Service arrested Khalil Afaneh for “slandering” Yasser Arafat on his Facebook page. On April 25, the PA arrested journalist Ahmed Abu Elhaija of Jenin as he was on his way to attend a conference in Jordan involving Palestinian journalists and bloggers. Jihad Salim was arrested by Palestinian security officers shortly after the Hamas-affiliated Islamic Bloc, of which he is a member, won the student council election at Bir Zeit University. The situation in Gaza is not much different. The continued obsession of the media with Israel allows the Arab countries, as well as the PA and Hamas, to proceed with their systematic violations of human rights and freedom of speech. (Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)

NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINE ELIMINATES PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE

Recently, two Palestinian men were fatally shot by Israeli police after attacking officers with knives. The New York Times headlined the story: “Israeli Officers Kill 2 Palestinian Men,” which whitewashes Palestinian responsibility for the violence. By what journalistic standard is it acceptable to run a headline which reports the effect (Palestinians are killed) and ignores the cause (Palestinians attack), completely distorting the nature of the incident? (CAMERA)

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Rising Star: Cloe Feldman

By Jean L. Amodea

eventeen-year-old Cloe Feldman, a Barron Collier High School senior, is forging ahead making her mark on social media. One million subscribers have tuned in to her YouTube channel, CloeCouture, which she has been creating and uploading weekly since eighth grade. “I spend a lot of time brainstorming, filming and editing, and have had many business opportunities through my YouTube channel. I travel to conventions, speak in front of thousands of people, have meet-ups with my subscribers, and network with brands like Nordstrom and Kohl’s,” Cloe said. Ready to introduce her own clothing line, she loves her job. We caught up with the precocious teen – a middle child with an older sibling, Mia, age 19, and younger sister, Saige, age 16 – to learn more. In what academic subjects do you excel? I love music and the arts, and I’m a creative thinker. I love design and art and music. In which sports do you participate? CF: Not very athletic, I enjoy biking and tennis, which I played on the varsity team throughout high school.

What Jewish-based summer programs have you attended, and how did they help solidify your Jewish identity? I attended Camp Blue Star, a Jewish sleepaway camp in the Blue Ridge

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Mountains. It helped me form bonds with other Jewish teens and helped me understand the true connection all Jewish people share. What does it mean to be Jewish? It is about being a part of a huge family.

When I meet a Jewish person, I feel an instant connection, like meeting up with an old friend. While we are a minority, we are a strong one. I am proud to tell people I am Jewish and educate people about what we believe. What are your college plans? I am attending UCLA in the fall, majoring in business. I also want to go to Hillel during the holidays and possibly on Shabbat as that will be a place to feel at home if I ever become homesick. What is most important to you right now? I want to spend as much time with my family as possible before I leave for college. Since I am going to school in California, I probably will not be able to travel home too much. I want to have a fun summer with my family, focus on my job and do some traveling. Who is your inspiration? My parents, Hilary Feldman and Michael Feldman. My mom is strong and encouraging, and she always supports me in every endeavor and is always there when I need her. I look up to her because she is always optimistic about everything, no matter what the circumstances. My dad also inspires me as he is intelligent and wise. He has a strong

work ethic and passion for what he does. He is also very religious and keeps me close to Judaism, showing me the bigger picture of our religion. What is the secret to your success thus far? I am a hard worker, and for my YouTube channel, hard work, devotion and consistency is the key to success. What advice would you give to your peers? Try to find your passion. I am still looking for mine, getting closer to figuring out what I want to do and who I want to be. Take a variety of classes, enroll in a variety of clubs and activities, and try everything. You never know what you will enjoy until you try. I think if someone can find what they are passionate about early on, they can set their goals for a successful career and a happy life. Jean Amodea, a former school principal from New Jersey, is a freelance writer for the Naples Daily News and its community publications as well as director of Peter Duchin Music of Naples/Entertainment Direct. She also performs with her husband Ron’s dance band, jazz ensemble and Caribbean quartet. Reach Jean at jeanamodea@gmail.com.

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Temple Shalom Preschool update By Seyla Cohen, Preschool Director

wenty-five years – a quarter of a century! It doesn’t sound like much but after 25 years of being with Temple Shalom Preschool, looking back at all the hard work we have done, seeing all the amazing children grow up right before our eyes, it makes sense why TSP is the great school that it is. It’s because of all the incredible people that have been part of our journey to get to this point.. I had the privilege of starting my journey with Temple Shalom preschool 24 years ago. Who would have known that my life would change when I received a job offer from a remarkable woman, my mentor Nancy Ross! Nancy had the vision, the passion and the knowledge to start this preschool.

She came up with the recipe to start this unique place. Ingredients: a tablespoon of love, a cup of passion, an ounce of knowledge, a pound of laughter, lots of hugs and kisses, and a pinch of patience! Bake at 90 degrees at 100% humidity for three years. Our cupcakes are out there changing the world right now! Through the years we had wonderful teachers contribute their special touch and made this recipe better and better. We are all very proud of what we do. TSP educated thousands of children in this quarter of a century. Our TSP graduates became doctors, lawyers, politicians, directors of photography, performers, teachers, mommies and daddies, and the list goes on and on.

I salute these amazing teachers for the wonderful job they did through these 25 years. People think that preschool is all about playtime, but here at TSP we strive to give our children the foundation for a successful life. It’s what we have done for 25 years, and it’s my promise that this is what we’ll continue doing in the future. “You are my strength when I was weak.” “You were my voice when I couldn’t speak.” “You were my eyes when I couldn’t see.” “You saw the best there was in me.” This is one of the songs our Lions (3-year-olds) sang to their mothers at the

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t P c beautiful brunch. These little ones are so b excited and emotional to show their love o to their mommies through songs, poems e and the gorgeous gifts they created. t Happy Mother’s Day to all the t amazing mothers out there! We will say farewell to our fourf year-olds on Friday, May 22 with great g pride and a bit of sadness as so many of e them have been with us for four years. w We are pleased that the children are so a well prepared to move on to kindergarh ten. They have been taught phonics and h sight word basics, preparing them for a y solid reading foundation. Writing jourl nals have been used as a tool to expand the creative process using imaginative d thinking and phonetic sound-out words. i A basis for math, emphasizing simple c addition and subtraction skills, has been t taught through the use of manipulative g and sorting instruments. In science, l these children have learned measuring, P sink and float concepts, and participated in experiments using basic chemistry. W Art, cultural studies, geography, current a events, and other higher-order-level w teaching have provided our students p with knowledge of the world around t them. We are proud to say that a majorp ity of our Pre-K students are reading or h surpassing beginning reading, writing and math skills. s Our little ones have grown so big t and capable of many things from when they began their preschool journey. This reminds us that time moves very quickly. Each stage of our child’s growth brings wonderful new changes, but we should try to slow down and appreciate what is happening now. Our Temple Shalom Preschool family is so blessed to have the children and appreciate every moment we are able to be a part of their lives. So don’t wish away those sleepless nights. Be amazed at the stages your child goes through and enjoy them all. Sit on the floor and play with them, read them a book at night. Know that before long they will be able to read to you. Listen to your child tell you about her first day in school. All too soon you will hear about her first day in high school or college. Cherish and love every minute that you have with these little angels.

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Naples BBYO gives back to the local community

n Sunday, April 19, over 20 teens participated in a day of hands-on community service at Clam Pass Park cleaning up one of Naples’ many beautiful beaches. Naples BBYO participated along with thousands of teens around the world in one of BBYO’s many international initiatives of J-Serve, an International Day of Youth Service where teens have the opportunity to give their time back to the community that supports them. On Sunday, May 3, Sababa BBG #2552 hosted a community event where they were able to Stand-Up against

domestic violence and raise money and awareness for people who face this everyday struggle. All donations and proceeds went to The Shelter for Abused Women and Children in Naples. The event included women’s self-defense, yoga and meditation led by local community members along with a few guest speakers from the Shelter. “One of BBYO’s program initiatives is MBA – mind, body, attitude. Our MBA day allowed participants to have a total body experience while giving back to our community at the same time!” said Saige Feldman, current

chapter president. Naples BBYO will host the first City Convention during Memorial Day weekend. The entire weekend will be teen-led with a focus on leadership development and fun! Some of the programming includes honoring high school seniors who are graduating, and elections to place the 6th Executive Sababa BBG and Negev AZA boards in office. Join Naples BBYO on Thursday evenings at the Jewish Federation office.

Teens in grades 9 to 12 are welcome to join the weekly chapter meetings from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Contact Skylar Haas at shaas@bbyo.org for more information. Follow us on Instagram @Naples BBYO and Like us on Facebook @ Naples BBYO.

Preschool of the Arts update By Ettie Zaklos, Preschool Director

o Our Dear Graduating PreKindergarten Classes: It is always a bittersweet time of the year for me and the teaching staff at Preschool of the Arts as our school year comes to a close. We are sad to see our beloved graduating preschoolers leave our campus, but at the same time we are excited to see how all of your hard work, time and effort will pay off as you enter the next phase in your school careers. You have experienced an incredible foundation of exploration and dynamic growth, taking advantage of every educational opportunity to discover the wonders of the world around you. We are so very proud of all the skills you have mastered and the knowledge you have obtained, and we are confident that you are ready to take on all the new challenges that will come your way! While you have all excelled academically in math, reading and writing, you have also learned important concepts and values that will carry you throughout life. As you go on to achieve greatness, remember these important life lessons that you learned here at Preschool of the Arts: 1. Patience and perseverance: Whether it was a new reading word or a science experiment, every day there was a new challenge to tackle in your preschool classroom. Learning new things can be hard, but if you are patient, persevere and try your best, you will have success. 2. Kindness: With the many friendships you made at preschool, you know that a little kindness goes a long way.

Never forget that being kind to yourself is equally as important as showing kindness to others. 3. Self-confidence: Your teachers helped nurture you and helped you discover how each of you has something special to offer the world. Harness that confidence to share your special talents with the world. 4. How to have fun: There is nothing more exciting and, believe it or not, educational than good old playtime! Remember that downtime and having fun is important for a balanced life. 5. How to listen and take turns: As a pre-kindergartener you have had many opportunities to work with both your teachers and your peers. You have learned how important cooperation and collaboration are in getting along with those around you. 6. Tolerance: The world is such a fascinating place, especially the people in it! Everyone is different and it is our differences that make us special. Being tolerant and accepting of those who are different from us is what makes for a harmonious world. 7. How to share: Over the past years, you have shared everything from toys and art supplies, to stories about your life and brainstorming what to paint on a mural. Sharing expands your world and your ideas. Keep on sharing and you will soon discover that the outcome is greater than the sum of the parts. 8. Family and friends: You spent the school year surrounded by loved ones both in school and at home. It is this special time spent with cherished

family and friends that makes life meaningful. 9. Laughter: You have giggled and guffawed, howled and hooted in joyous celebration of fun times, new discoveries and pure silliness. Never lose that smile or that bubbling enthusiasm. Laughter truly is the best medicine. 10. Know that the world is a big place and each of you has an important place and role to play in it. I hope that you, our smart, vivacious, talented graduating class, are as

proud of yourselves as we are of you. We are proud of your impressive academic successes, but we are equally as proud of the wonderful individuals you have become during your time with us at Preschool of the Arts. May you all have a safe summer filled with joy and happiness and time spent with family and friends. For more information, contact me at 239.263.2620 or naplespreschool ofthearts@gmail.com, or visit www. naplespreschoolofthearts.com.

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Israel needs us – just as we need the connection to Israel Rabbi Adam F. Miller

hen I first came to Naples, I heard the same mantra, “Nothing happens in Naples over the summer, unless you count the locals taking advantage of the summer meal specials.” Perhaps at one time that was true, but today, activity, especially Jewish life, continues here year-round. Adult education classes, summer camp activities, and worship services (with better attendance than many Northern congregations!) take place throughout the summer. In addition, last summer demonstrated that this community cares about Israel. It was only a year ago that we mourned together with a memorial service for the teens who were murdered, raised our voices in outrage at the anti-Israel cartoon in the Naples Daily News, and witnessed

hundreds gather for the Israel solidarity rally at the Naples Pier. Our community is inextricably linked to Israel. Federation strengthens our relationship to Israel through support of the Neve Michael Children’s Village and Yad LaKashish, as well as making it possible for teens to visit Israel. Individuals connect to Israel through organizations like Jewish National Fund, Israel Bonds, Hadassah and the Technion Society. We actively support Israel in a variety of ways, and this community travels to Israel. When you receive this article, I will be returning from a congregational trip built around the theme of exploring the rich culture of Israel today, with a literary and culinary tour for the body and soul. As deeply committed as we are in Naples to Israel, we know the difficult reality facing the country. We fear the real threat to Israel’s existence posed by the potential of a nuclear Iran. We recognize the growth of anti-Semitic rhetoric and the rise of nations singling out Israel for boycott and sanction. We also see the ethnic, religious, economic

and cultural challenges within Israel. While this may seem dark, there is light. We take heart knowing that Israel remains an or la-goyim – a light to the nations, through its acts of tikkun olam and emergency response to global disasters like the earthquake in Nepal. We celebrate Israel’s ability to overcome obstacles, and persevere. And most importantly, we should know that we, the North American Jewish community, are an important element for the survival of Israel. Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, shared with me a story that should give us hope. Last fall, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent time with the Reform movement. During one exchange, the Prime Minister turned to Rabbi Jacobs, leaned in, and simply said, “Thank you.” Rabbi Jacobs gave the Prime Minister the answer instilled in him by his parents, “You’re welcome.” Followed by, “Now I have to ask, what are you thanking me for?” The Prime Minister smiled and answered his question, “For believ-

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ing in Israel, even at its darkest hour.” Netanyahu went on to explain that the Reform movement did not recall a single trip to Israel even at the height of the Gaza conflict. The Reform movement stayed steadfast in its unwavering sup-t y port for Israel. That simple exchange demonstratesd our hope. Israel needs us – just as wea need the connection to Israel. Let usA not wait for the next conflict, the nextj attempt to degrade, disenfranchise or de-R stroy Israel, for us to build on that con-P nection. Rather, this summer should beO a time for us to draw closer to Israel. Tos support Israel, read books about Israel,o buy products made in or sold in Israel,h and share with others the blessing that isg modern Israel. Plan a future trip to Israelp to get beneath the surface so that we cany better understand one another – Jews ofn M Israel and Jews of the world. While it may seem that nothingo happens here in the summer, our con-s nection to Israel remains important 365t days of the year. May that bond onlyg grow stronger this summer, and in thep a years to come. A D c K H

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Beth Tikvah update Phil Jason President

jection technology. Congratulations to Jay Kaye and her team for solving this important problem, at least for 2016. Look for the 2016 lineup at naplesjewishfilmfestival.org by December 1. I would like to welcome and congratulate two new additions to our Board of Trustees who will help us discern our challenges, discover solutions and implement them. These are Barry Burka and Roberta Miller, both of whom have already been significant contributors to the well-being of our community. Congratulations are in order as well to our dear rabbi. On Wednesday, April 29, Rabbi Chorny was among those awarded an honorary doctoral degree at the annual convocation held at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York honoring members of the Rabbinical Assembly who have served the Conservative movement and the Jewish

e have now reached the slowpaced part of the year, with fewer members and visitors in town and fewer events on our calendar. It is assessment and planning time, and the Beth Tikvah leadership is busy planning for its new membership year. 5776 will present us with many opportunities and challenges, not the least of which is finding our next home. Yes, the good news is that we have outgrown our present space. The challenge is to find the facility that will carry us through our next stage of growth – and even beyond. One space challenge that we have been able to meet is finding a larger venue for the Naples Jewish Film Festival. Our third annual festival will be held at the Sugden Theater, where we will have 50% more seats for each of the four films. And those will be more comfortable seats housed in a location better situated for parking. We will also benefit Rabbi Chorny presides at Lag B’Omer Jewish wedding from having better film proof Samuel and Elena Mena

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people with distinction. We are proud of this recognition for our spiritual leader, and we look forward to spending many more years together, benefitting from his wisdom, experience, passion for Judaism, and dedication. Yasher Koach. We welcome our new office staffer; indeed, our very first office staffer, Lisandra Pérez, who will be keeping regular hours in the Beth Tikvah office, helping with synagogue management, programming, database updating and public relations. While we will always need and value the committed work of our many volunteers, in the long run our growth depends upon building a professional staff. Special thanks to Sue Brown for organizing, for the third year in a row, our Kosher Community Seder. Talk about needing more space! We were sold out once again. All the reports were

Harvey Rosenthal plays chef at Lag B’Omer Picnic

enthusiastic, with many people sending us messages saying that this was the best Seder they had ever attended. Of course, the guy who led us through the Hag-B gadah, Rabbi Chorny, had something to do with that. Our Havdalah-on-the-Beach returns to Lowdermilk Park on Saturday, Junet t 20 at 7:30 p.m. f Book Group thg Our book group, which meets the 4 Monday at 7:30 p.m., is on hiatus untilt autumn. The titles under consideration include Jonathan Papernick’s The Bookb of Stone and Sheyna Galyan’s Strengtha to Stand. We also plan to schedule theT “One Book Southwest Florida” selection, Simon Wiesenthal’s classic The Sunﬂower. 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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Jewish Congregation of Marco Island update By Sue R. Baum, President

uring the month of May, our Congregation celebrated Shavuot. The holiday observes the giving of the Torah by God to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago. Our sages say that every year on the holiday we renew our acceptance of God’s gift and God re-gives the Torah. The giving of the Torah has had a far-reaching effect. Not only has the event touched Jewish lives, but it has touched the world. Napoleon was influenced by the principles set forth in the Torah in drafting the Napoleonic Code.

English Common Law is also influenced by the principles set forth in the Torah. Thus, the world profits from the principles of the Torah. We are a more civilized world by virtue of the Torah – a gift to the Jewish people and an influence on society. “For I have given you good instruction; do not abandon My Torah. It is a tree of life for those who hold fast to it, and all its supporters are happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths are peace.” (Proverbs and Lamentations) Last Bingo of season The last Bingo game of the season

took place Monday night, May 4 at the Jewish Congregation of Marco Island. Bingo will reopen on Monday, October 5 for its 17th year. The success of Bingo is due to the Bingo Committee, some 28 trained workers, many of whom have been with us for the entire 16 years or shortly after we opened. This year, each Monday night we raffled two $22 passes, a pizza certificate from Sami’s Kwik Stop, and a haircut, shampoo and blow dry or nail treatment from JUMP, as well as Hot Ball and the end-ofmonth special Bingo tote with valuables. These were extra prizes in addition to

the generous Bingo prizes awarded. Bingo has maintained the complimentary dinner of a kosher hot dog, relish, onions, sauerkraut, pickles and chips, with a new feature of homemade chili. Desserts included fruit, ice cream and pastry with coffee and tea. Services Friday night services, beginning at 8:00 p.m., continue throughout the year. A festive dessert always follows. Saturday morning services will resume in December.

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Chabad Jewish Center of Naples update

” e s our season winds down, e we wish everyone a safe and e healthy summer. If you spend t the summer months elsewhere, we wish you well. If you are a permanent resisdent, please come by and participate in eall of our programs which keep running. And if you wish to see 140 children entjoying the summer of a lifetime, contact Rabbi Fishel for a tour of the campus. -Partners Project event eOur doors never close, even when the oseason comes to an end. Although some ,of our supporters have returned to other ,homes, we continue to celebrate their sgenerosity by including them in our lprayers and l’chaims, especially as this nyear we celebrated our Partners, old and fnew, at a special event on Thursday, May 14. Partners never fail to support our endeavors and always step up to -show their loyalty. It was our pleasure 5to celebrate with gratitude, our evergrowing group of benefactors and supeporters with an evening of kosher sushi and pizza. Aron Kodesh Matching Challenge Daily, we are coming closer to fulfilling construction of a beautiful new Aron Kodesh (Torah Ark) before the High Holidays. After months of intensive

planning, our committee submitted a stunning yet practical design which will enhance our sanctuary. Take up the most generous challenge of the Elias and Yitzhak families, who have pledged to match your pledge with an equal amount up to $100,000. How can you resist! To join this important project or for more information, please call our office at 239.262.4474 or visit www. chabadnaples.com. See Israel - as you never have! Chabad Naples is currently compiling a list of people interested in a trip to Israel. Our confirmed dates are March 27 to April 5, 2016. The trip will be conducted by Rabbi Fishel, 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. Hebrew School Registration Registration for 2015-2016 is currently underway and prospective parents and

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students are invited to observe our 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.

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.

Are you looking for delicious kosher food? Chabad of Naples has partnered with the well-known Aroma Kosher Market and Catering of Cooper City, Florida, to bring kosher food to you. Please call the Chabad office at 239.262.4474 for an order form and instructions. Aroma Market delivers orders to the Chabad of Naples, 1789 Mandarin Road, once a week.

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-By Suzanne L. Paley, President he lazy days of summer may be g upon us, but the Board of Directors of Naples Jewish Congregation is hard at work making plans for e the coming year. As President, I look forward to working with such a dynamic hgroup of individuals who are dedicated lto making NJC the best it can be. The following are officers of our n board: Dr. M. Harold “Hal” Fogelson k as Vice President, Elaine Rapoport as h eTreasurer, Richard Lechtner as Assistant

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Treasurer, Gayle Dorio as Recording Secretary, and Ruth Ruskin as Corresponding Secretary. The directors include William Greenberg, Richard Jacobus, Stephen McCloskey, Charles Naumoff, Saundra Neiman and Barry Weissman. As Immediate Past President, Donald Pomerantz serves as an Ex Officio member of the board. His experience on and off the board is appreciated by all of us. Our primary goal this year is to

increase our membership. If you, or someone you know, are interested in an adult-centered, friendly, haimish and affordable congregation, 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 our website

at www.naplesjewishcongregation.org. I want to remind everyone that as of the month of May, we begin 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 on Napa Wood Way.

ORGANIZATIONS ORT AMERICA – GULF BEACHES CHAPTER

www.ort.org / 239-649-4000

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Marina Berkovich ORT Gulf Beaches President

have been asked about my personal views on the situation in Ukraine very often. My personal views, one and a half years into this crisis, are as conflicted and tormented as the crisis itself. Having grown up there, I understand that nothing will ever permanently advance the centuries-long sour relationship between Ukrainian Jews and non-Jews. I observed the 2014 invasion of Crimea, and Eastern Ukraine’s war from the safety of my desk, thanking God daily for this privilege. The far-reaching catastrophic outcome of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will be the violent hatred by the ordinary people toward each other. Its outreach is immeasurable already and will cost these two nations dearly, for no one knows how long. Mothers of half-Russian, half-Ukrainian children are now hating Russians in Ukraine

and Ukrainians in Russia, fueled by the merciless propaganda from both ends. And we all know, don’t we, that when mothers hate, children suffer. Jews of Ukraine are caught in the middle once again. I have no illusions. Many Ukrainian mothers pointed at my sheine punim to teach their younglings to recognize a Jew. It is a centuries-old tradition that has not changed. In a country where such lessons are taught, anti-Semitism is incurable, and is now aggravated by the declining economy. On March 26, 2015, a successful Jewish surgeon was attacked in Kharkov. “I was beaten up by three men on the street who shouted at me: ‘Jew face, get out of town and out of the country,’” Oleksandr Dukhovskoi said… The assailants fractured Dukhovskoi’s skull and ruptured at least one of his kidneys… He said he was also hit in his hands and that he estimates he will remain partially disabled because of the beating. (JTA.org) From later reports within the “Russian-Jewish community,” in Israel, where Mr. Dukhovskoi was flown for treatment, I pieced together that his assailants were hired by his competitor.

In 1952-53 it was the Doctors’ Plot – an institutionalized witch-hunt against the best of the medical field in the USSR, solely on the basis of their Jewishness. Doctors’ well-paid jobs created that bile-colored kind of envy which steadily and mortally infected what Marx, Engels and Lenin called “masses.” Not again? My Kiev-made heart bleeds at the reports of the fallen in the insane Ukrainian conflict. Of course, it is just as inappropriate to assume that all Ukrainians grow up to become anti-Semites, as it is that all Palestinians hate Israel. Perhaps, too, among the dead are some Ukraini-

ans with hidden Jewish roots. I have no way of knowing. Based on my personal experiences and lifelong study of Ukrainian history, I do know that in the far away end, all conflicts between Russians and Ukrainians will be forgotten – they are the same people, brothers. And, just as since the days the settlement of Kiev became the first Russian city, Jews will be blamed, unwelcome cousins, a mere one and a half millennia later. There are Jews in Ukraine who need help. World ORT helps. Fifteen ORT schools in Ukraine, including Crimea, are educating for life and toward peace.

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

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ORGANIZATIONS www.jwi.org / 239-498-2778

JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL

JWI introduces “How do you mentsch?” Millie Sernovitz

JWI Past International President

hat’s the question being asked on the radio, on bus posters and signs around Baltimore, and the conversation Jewish Women International (JWI) is having with fathers and sons in Baltimore’s Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Of course, we all know what a mentsch is – that nice guy. But what does it really take to be a mentsch? And, more importantly, what do we need to do to help our sons grow to become one? This is part of a newly launched community program focusing on healthy relationships. It is supported by a grant from the U.S. Office of Violence Against Women and in partnership with Baltimore’s CHANA, an organization whose mission it is to be the Jewish response to domestic violence. “Boy to Mentsch” is already receiving tremendous support from the community. Understanding that “men are born but mentschen are made,” the series kicked off with workshops for fathers of sons. These workshops are being held at local synagogues with the full support of the rabbis. Rooted deeply

in Torah learning, the men discuss teachings that speak to the principles of being a mentsch: communicating without anger, resolving conflict, empathy and being part of a team. The fathers were given 10 tips to help their young men become mentschen:  Model respectful communication and show your son how to appropriately manage anger when it arises.  Talk to your son about the importance of expressing feelings in a constructive manner, without yelling or lashing out.  Demonstrate the value of compromising and actively seeking a state of shalom.  Emphasize that Jewish institutions and families simply cannot survive with fighting.  Refocus your son on resolution, versus who “started it.”  Teach your son what empathy is and why it is important to empathize with other people’s feelings and situations.  Validate your son’s feelings and ask him how he thinks the other person views them.  Help your son understand that he will always be a member of many teams – as part of a family, at school and work, and as part of the community and Klal Yisrael.  Model the importance of valuing other people, what they do, and how

please contact me at 239.498.2778 or they contribute.  Be a mentsch – your sons are watchmillie@sernovitz.com. Also, please ing you! visit the JWI website at www.jwi.org A recent participant in one of the or its companion website for Jewish fathers’ workshops said, “The Boy to Woman magazine at www.jwmag. org. Mentsch workshop was both thought provoking and challenging. It provided an important and needed opportunity to reflect on our roles as men, h husbands and fathers.” G The fathers’ workw shops will continue a throughout the spring. p T h i s s u m m e r, t h e w workshops for the boys L will begin in summer a camps, and in yeshivas M in the fall. N So how do you mentsch? We believe O it’s in little ways such as O helping your mom clean HOW DO YOU MENTSCH? M up after dinner, tutoring T a younger child, holdw ing the door, or lending Men are born; mentschen are made. s a hand to a teammate v – the simple, everyday Learn how at boytomentsch.com. things that show kindness and empathy. To l e a r n m o r e about the JWI’s “Boys to Mentsch” program or other JWI endeavors locally and nationally,

This project was supported by Grant No. 2013-CY-AX-K010 awarded by OVW, DOJ. The opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed in this program are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OVW, DOJ.

www.jhsswf.org / 239-566-1771

JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SWFL

We are here Marina Berkovich JHSSWF President

here is nothing more rewarding to an event organizer than a room full of people. Of course, continuing success, unlimited funds and a thousand members will be rewarding as well! On Wednesday, April 22, the audience in the David G. Willens Community Room of the Jewish Federation of Collier County gathered to see a repeat of the Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida’s inaugural educational film Southwest Florida Jewish Pioneers: Helen Weinfeld, and stayed to share their own experiences of “way back then.” That wonderful network we know

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as the Jewish telegraph, assisted by Federation Star and L’CHAYIM exposure, and the superpowers of bulk emailing, brought people into this Naples room from such faraway places like the “foreign” territories of Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers and Marco Island, proving that there is unifying hope for this Society. We ARE here to stay! Helen Weinfeld, whose daughter was also present for this screening and watched her mom’s story for the very first time, said a few very poignant words after the film, encouraging others to step up and join the Society. Jewish old-timers and native Floridian East-Coasters, ignited by the power of story sharing, told the audience of their own experiences and of progress the State has made since. Alexander Goldstein, the filmmaker whose creativity and talent brought this film to life, was away in Israel, getting the Israeli National Synchronized

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Swimming Team started on their 2016 Olympics quest. That is altogether another story, but a valid enough reason for missing such a wonderful presentation. Mr. Goldstein will be working on other films for Jewish Historical Society during the summer, so stay tuned, literally, on www.JHSSWF.org where videos will be posted as soon as they are out of post-production. You can help us grow in a variety of ways:  Like us on Facebook if you have not already done so at “Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida, Inc.”  Opt in to our email list at www. JHSSWF.org  Give a student membership to your grandchild who does not live in this region. Student membership is only $9.  Become a member  Become a sponsor  Make suggestions

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m c e S  Donate funds and/or your personalP photos/videos/maps/menus/otherw m docs  Volunteer  Help organize an event at your com-o munity clubhouse or a private homei We are also on a mission to preserveD Jewish history as it happens. So please,g if there is an event or an occasion youC think may be worth “preserving forc Jewish History,” contact us at jhsswf@m gmail.com or 239.566.1771 (leave ad v message). Our immediate need is museum software. In the era of digital accessibility, a virtual museum is what we hope to become once this software is purchased. If you’d like to earmark your donation to the Software Acquisition Fund, please indicate so on your donation check or in the comments area when donating online. Any amount is helpful and appreciated.

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ORGANIZATIONS COLLIER/LEE CHAPTER OF HADASSAH

www.hadassah.org / 239-598-1009

Hadassah update

Lynn Weiner Collier/Lee Hadassah President

ust a few months ago at our Major Donor and Keepers of the Gate Recognition Event, our members heard from guest speaker Stewart Greenberg, a survivor of melanoma, who lives on the east coast of Florida, and has been treated at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Now the doctor who has been treating him, Dr. Michal Lotem, has been awarded a grant for advanced research from the prestigious Melanoma Research Alliance based in New York. Dr. Lotem is Hadassah Medical Organization Senior Dermatologist and Oncologist and head of its Center for Melanoma and Cancer Immunotherapy. The grant, $337,500 over three years, was given to the Hadassah team that she leads. The research concept involves a receptor found on the surface

of inflamed cells that Dr. Lotem and her research team located. This receptor regulates the actions the cells can take. The Hadassah team has also found a way to activate this receptor, stimulating it to accelerate an individual’s immune response against melanoma cells. “Today we are seeing a revolution in the treatment of melanoma,” notes Dr. Lotem, “The Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) is among the world leaders because we always believed that the immune system can combat cancer. Therefore, every discovery that confirms our line of research opens an additional treatment approach – great news for patients who now have the possibility to receive the help they need.” In the words of her patient, Stewart Greenberg, “As one of Dr. Lotem’s patients who was admitted into her protocol three years ago, I can categorically tell everyone what an amazing person, doctor and human being Dr. Lotem is. HMO should feel honored to have her on its staff. I was given only three months to live when I first consulted with Dr. Lotem. She was the only doctor

who provided hope to my family and me. May she be allowed to continue her amazing research, and help so many cancer patients. The world needs more physicians such as Dr. Lotem.” This is just one of many success stories from Hadassah Medical Organization and why Hadassah needs your ongoing support. Mother-of-the-bride, Mrs. Rabinowitz (AKA Iris Shur), is kvelling! Her daughter, Shana Maidel Rabinowitz, is expecting! Some of you attended Shana and Shlomo’s “wedding” in March. If you weren’t there you missed a spectacular Hadassah event! To give you a clue, Mrs. Rabinowitz is looking at pink and blue “onesies.” Yes – Shana is going to have twins! A boy and a girl are due according to the ultrasound. We want all of you to “non-attend” the “non-event” bris and baby naming for our unnamed darlings who are due in the fall. We will let you know after the babies are born and all you have to do is send a gift. The twins will need all kinds of things including Life Memberships to Hadassah! Your donation can represent cribs, strollers, a year’s supply of Pampers,

matching outfits, etc. You can use your imagination and send any item you wish as long as it is in the form of a check made out to Hadassah. Duplicates? No problem! Why don’t you come up with names for the twins and send them along with your gift? Shana and Shlomo just can’t think of the right names and maybe you can help. We are all looking forward to the arrival of the twins. Stay tuned for more information. Join us on Monday, June 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for our Summer Mahj and Card Party at Cypress Woods Country Club. Get your Mahj or card group together for a fun day of Mahj, cards, lunch and drawings. Please bring your Mahj sets and cards. If you don’t have a group, we will put you together with one. For more information please contact Shelley Skelton at 239.676.3052 or shellskel@mac.com, or Lynn Weiner at 239.598.1009 or lynninaples@yahoo. com. Invite your friends. RSVPs and prepayment are required. Other Hadassah summer activities TBA. Have a great summer!

239-353-5963 / 239-354-9117

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN

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

ur concluding luncheon for the season was held on Tuesday, April 21. We honored our life members for their ongoing support and commitment to NCJW. We acknowledged and thanked Jeff and Hannya Silverman of Naples Envelope and Printing Company for their outstanding work on our newsletter. They always make us look great in print. Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, President/CEO of JFCS, was presented with a check in support of JFCS children’s services. Dr. Faffer spoke about the tremendous growth of the agency as the Senior Center completes its first year. JFCS continues to provide counseling, case management, financial assistance, dementia services, mental health services, food pantry, services to teens and

preteens in the community, services for children, and preventive mental health services. Letitia Cardenas and Kristina O’Hern were presented with a check for Redlands Christian Migrant Association, in support of RCMA earlychildhood programs. Letitia is a center coordinator for early head start pro-

grams. She was born in Mexico and came to the U.S. with her farmworker family when she was four. Her father encouraged her to graduate from high school. RCMA has helped her and now she is working with children and their parents. The early head start program is for children 6 months to 2 and a half years old. She has worked one to one with children with disabilities and has accompanied parents to public school to help them advocate for their children. Kristina O’Hern is a community learning coordinator. She helps families learn Bobbie Katz, Hanna Silverman, Jeff Silverman, Linda Wainick about their human and

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civil rights. She works on family engagement, helping parents discover their talents and abilities. She is starting an immigration program to help families stay together and feel secure. Support groups for parents include programs focusing on domestic violence, immigration and nutrition. The RCMA philosophy is to hire from within the community it serves. Priorities in child care include the homeless, teen parents, and children with disabilities. There are 27 child development centers across the state of Florida in 21 counties, providing child care out of homes, including six in Immokalee. Our thanks to Letitia and Kristina for a most informative presentation. We wish everyone a pleasant summer.

www.humanisticjewishhavurahswfl.org / 239-398-3935

A future for Humanistic Judaism

Paula Creed HJH President free and open society presents many dilemmas for Jews, but a free and open society breaks down barriers between ethnic and religious groups and mixes people, eliminating old identities and forging new ones. Above all, it creates the “autonomous” individual who refuses to be dictated to by any group. Most Jews will choose the free and open society. Moaning about Jewish survival will not change things. According to the recent Pew survey, most Jews do not believe one has to be “religious” to be Jewish. The younger Jews identify as cultural, and their everyday behavior is strongly secular. The secularization process will continue and expand because it provides personal power, prosperity and options that traditional religious observance

cannot create. In the coming years the aggressive tactics of the ultra-Orthodox in both Israel and America will produce an unbridgeable dichotomy in Jewish community life. On one side will be the traditionalists, stressing continuance of the old order. On the other side will be the overwhelming majority of the Jews. This majority will, in turn, be divided between those who are ambivalent, embracing the modern world and complaining about it all the time, and those who accept it as the best of all possible available alternatives – a world of stress and change and positive excitement. This second group is the focus for the Humanistic Jewish movement. The foundations for Humanistic Judaism have been established. To date, thirty communities and congregations serve the needs of Humanistic Jews and more communities are in the works. We have a growing body of literature to articulate the message. In North America there is the Society for Humanistic Judaism to serve the needs of the communities and to raise their visibility. There is the International Institute for Secular

Humanistic Judaism to train rabbis and leaders. There is the International Federation of Secular Humanistic Jews to coordinate the work of our national organizations throughout the world. There is the Leadership Conference of Secular and Humanistic Jews and the Association of Humanistic Rabbis to provide a voice for the professional leaders of our movement. There is recognition by the United Jewish Communities of our place in the Jewish world as a fifth denomination of Judaism. There is the legacy of important leaders and thinkers all over the world like Shulamit Aloni, Yehuda Bauer, Yaakov Malkin, Albert Memmi, Felix Posen, Dan Friedman and Sherwin Wine, who have provided inspiration. There are the creative voices of our present and future – Rabbi Adam Chalom, Rabbi Miriam Jerris, Rabbi Peter Schweitzer, Rabbi Eva Goldfinger and Rabbi Jeffrey Falick, to mention a few, who are currently active and who enrich our future. There is the promise of future significant contributions from the students in our rabbinic and leadership train-

ing programs who have made strong commitments to Humanistic Judaism. There are dedicated lay people in the thriving communities throughout North America. It is incumbent that Humanistic Judaism serve the Jewish needs of people who want to be Jewish in a fashion meaningful to current times and to treat all people with dignity to which they are entitled. Things will change so fast we cannot know what will happen in 10 or 20 years, but we can take the energy we devote to useless anxiety over Jewish survival and turn it into guiding Jews to live productive, ethical and culturally Jewish lives in a free society. Above all, there is a large mass of unaffiliated cultural Jews out there who will choose to be Humanistic Jews when they discover that we can serve their needs. Taken from writings of Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine in A Life of Courage: Sherwin Wine and Humanistic Judaism (Milan Press 2003)

Federation Star June 2015

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June 2015 – 5775Get the Service you Deserve SUNDAY

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12:15pm BT Torah Study 1:30pm CJD Steering Cmte 4:00pm JFCC Exec Cmte

15 12:00pm NJC-S Book Club 1:00pm HDH Study Group

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

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6:15pm BT Services 6:30pm TS Shir Joy Shabbat 7:30pm CHA 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

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

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

12:15pm BT Torah Study 7:00pm TS Exec Cmte Mtg

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

12:00pm NJC Men’s Mtg 4:00pm BT Board Mtg

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 7:30pm BT Havdalah-on-theBeach

10:30am JFCS Naples Jewish 10:00am Jewish Genealogy Caring Support Group 12:00pm JCMI-S Lunch Mtg 12:15pm BT Torah Study 7:00pm Israel Scouts at Temple Shalom

10:30am JFCS Naples Jewish Caring Support Group 11:30am HDH Summer Mahj & Card Party

12:15pm BT Torah Study

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

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

6:15pm BT Services 7:30pm CHA Services 7:00pm TS Shabbat on the Beach 8:00pm JCMI Services

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

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

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

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

Please note our email addresses: Jeffrey Feld, Federation President/CEO – jfeld@jewishnaples.org Jill Saravis, Community Program Coord. – jill@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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Jewish Organizations to Serve You in Collier County

(All area codes are 239 unless otherwise noted.)

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

American Technion Society

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

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

Friends of the IDF • 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 June 2015

AUGUST 5 DEADLINE

Order Your High Holiday Greetings Today! This High Holiday season, say L’Shana Tova to all your friends in September’s Federation Star! The Federation Star is continuing the practice of publishing your High Holiday greetings to your family and friends wherever they may be. Please subscribe to a space in the September 2015 issue of the Federation Star. Call the Federation oﬃce at 239.263.4205 for more information. Sign up now for the September issue of the Federation Star for as little as $18 per greeting. Choose from these sample greetings.

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It’s easy! Just select your ad(s), then complete and return the form below! L’Shana Tova

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Michael & Phyllis Seaman

#1A: $18

#1B: $18

#1C: $18

Wishing you and those you love a sweet New Year of happiness, contentment & peace.

Michael & Phyllis Seaman

Make your ad stand out with COLOR for only $10 extra per ad! (One color, our choice)

May you have a good and sweet year.

L’Shana Tova Umetukah Michael & Phyllis Seaman #2A: $36

The Start of the New Year May the sounds of the Shofar signal peace and unity for Israel and good health and contentment in our lives.

Michael & Phyllis Seaman

#2B: $36

#3A: $50

ORDER FORM

I want to place the following High Holiday greeting(s) in the September 2015 Federation Star. PRINT your family name(s) on the lines below, in the exact order you would like them to appear: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

Enclosed is my check for $_____ made payable to the Jewish Federation. Mail to: Jewish Federation of Collier County 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201, Naples, FL 34109

FORM & PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5

CHECK YOUR AD CHOICE(S) BELOW: ____ #1A ($18)

____ #2A ($36)

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____ #1C ($18)

____ #3A ($50)

SPECIAL! Your family’s name and other ad details in COLOR for only $10 additional per ad; color our choice. COLOR ____ Yes ____ No