Celebrating Jewish Life in Collier County
Federation Star Published by the Jewish Federation of Collier County serving Naples, Marco Island and the surrounding communities www.JewishNaples.org Y info@jewishnaples.org
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
3A Community Relations Comm. 6A Jewish Family Services 8A Women’s Cultural Alliance 9A Community Focus 18A Tributes 19A Commentary 22A Synagogues 24A Organizations 30A Community Calendar 1B Focus on Youth 5B Israel & the Jewish World
3A Catholic/Jewish Dialogue Readers & Thinkers Group
9A Judaic artist featured at Estero Fine Art Show™
October 2011/5772 Y Vol. 21 #2
A view from behind the scenes Rosalee Bogo President
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n every organization there are “behind the scenes people” who are as important to our success as those whose names come immediately to mind when you mention the organization’s name. At our Federation we are blessed to have a few of them. Ted Epstein, the editor/designer of this newspaper, is one of those valuable people. Last month’s Federation Star had 48 pages on a variety of subjects. Many informed us of the activities of the upcoming year, not only regarding Federation but also other Jewish organizations in our community. Ted also designs the annual Connections resource magazine and our membership directory – combining the two saved the Federation a lot of money. Ted also produces the monthly newspapers and Connections magazines for the two Jewish Federations just to the north of us – those covering Lee and Charlotte Counties as well as Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
The size of the Federation Star, the content, the addition of color and the many pictures from the community have added much to the paper. Ted can be seen at most community events. This gives him insight into what other organizations are doing and he is able to share this with all of us – the Federation now has 3,200 households on its mailing list. He also serves on the Federation’s Board of Trustees and is responsible for the Federation’s website. Ted works closely with Jacqui Aizenshtat, Account Manager, who is now ably selling ads for all of our
publications, which helps defray our costs. The eNewsletter or “email blast” is created by Michael Sobol, who also does the email blast for the Women’s Cultural Alliance. These are sent out weekly and if there is a news item that needs to be shared at other times, he distributes it to us. The content, layout and color art has made these emails attractive and informative. We now have approximately 1,575 email addresses in our system. If you are not receiving this, you’re missing information on the many happenings of the
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PRESENTS
Evy Lipp People of the Book Cultural Event FEATURING
Ted Koppel
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 reservations begin in november
14A Jewish Business Connection launches
The PJ Library is here! This widely acclaimed national Jewish children’s book gifting program is making its debut in Collier County. 3B First month at Preschool of the Arts
Sign up for The PJ Library and you’ll receive a FREE, high-quality children’s book or CD each month. The PJ Library will enrich your family’s life with Jewish stories and songs – and it’s absolutely FREE for families with children from six months up to eight years of age in Collier County. For more information, see the article on page 6A. “PJ Library” and “PJ Library logo” are registered trademarks of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. All rights reserved.
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See Section B for Focus on Youth
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
Israel & the Jewish World