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www.JewishNaples.org Y April 2021 – Nisan/Iyar 5781 Y Vol. 30 #8 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 10 Men’s Cultural Alliance 12 Women’s Cultural Alliance 18 Community Focus 18 Tributes 23 Jewish Interest 28 Israel & the Jewish World 30 Commentary 31 Organizations 33 Synagogue News 35 Focus on Youth 39 Community Directory Hate Crimes Chief Jim Bloom of the Collier County Sheriff’s Office will present a program on this topic of deep interest to our community. 4

8 Rick Recht by popular demand Join us and Rick Recht, one of the top touring musicians in Jewish music, to celebrate Israel Independence Day. Yom HaShoah commemoration Honor and remember victims and Survivors of the Holocaust at this special communitywide virtual program.

Chag Pesach Sameach! By Federation President/CEO Jeffrey Feld and Federation Board Chair Jane Schiff

ou will be reading this just as Passover begins. Once again, our celebrations are not what we remember from past years, with large gatherings and festive meals. Maybe you’ve had both of your vaccinations and feel comfortable going to someone’s home, where everyone has had their vaccination. But a large gathering? No thank you, not yet. When will we return to our previous celebrations? This year’s High Holy Days? Channukah? Next year’s Pesach? Who knows? But we are hopeful it will be soon. Vaccinations, COVID cases trending down (as of the writing of this article), and a general optimism seems to be in the air. When we do begin to resume a new normal life, what will it look like? It will certainly include some gatherings and meetings in person, possibly with an online capacity for those who choose to continue the virtual option. Our current office does not provide the capacity for that. Thankfully, at the new Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center, we will be able to offer that option. Possibly not for mahjong, bridge or canasta, but for lectures, classes, and possibly, exercise classes. Electronics will be built in that should be able to provide a virtual experience as well as an in-person one. So, maybe you want to hear an author at the Jewish Book Festival, who will be speaking at 7:30 on a cool, rainy January evening and you don’t want to go out. Well, you won’t have to. You will be able to Zoom in, just like we’ve all been doing this year. You will have more choices and you will continue to feel part of our

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community, no matter how you choose to participate. In order for the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center to become a reality, we need everyone in the community to pitch in. And more than 270 families have done just that. So far, we have raised over $8.5 million to make this dream a reality. Without those 270 families, we would not be able to break ground or even think that this could happen. Those families are listed on page 7. We thank each and every one of them for their foresight and commitment. Still, we need to raise another $6.5 million dollars. The construction costs are just under $10 million and that doesn’t account for the costs of running and maintaining a beautiful building. The extra $5 million being raised will be put into an endowment, allowing the interest each year to defray the costs associated with the building — including finance costs, extra personnel, security, cleaning, air conditioning and landscaping maintenance. You know, you can’t purchase a property that you can’t afford to maintain; well, this is the same thing! And as with your home, we will not take money from the annual campaign to pay for the building. Our annual campaign dollars are needed by our elderly, our children and our agencies here in Naples and all over the world. We need to keep our promises to be there, wherever we are needed, to continue building and supporting Jews and our community.

Jane Schiff and Jeffrey Feld When will we start holding events in the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center? About a year after groundbreaking. When is groundbreaking? As of the writing of this article, we do not know. But watch the e-blasts for date, time and all the details. It will be exciting and there will be drive-by options as well as virtual options (we hope). We think groundbreaking will be sometime in April or May, but there are still details and permits that could push that timeframe later. Of course, we could get lucky and it will happen as we hope, in early April. The Jews were able to escape Egypt, so we know that sometimes miracles do happen. Our miracle, the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center, will become a reality with your support. Please contact Marcy Friedland at mfriedland@jewishnaples. org or call 239-263-4205 to join the 270 families that have already made a financial commitment.

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April 2021

Let’s finish the Annual Campaign strong! Karen Deutsch Campaign Chair

hank you, thank you, thank you, to each of you who contributed to our 2021 Annual Community Campaign. You have made this campaign year amazing by going above and beyond to respond to the additional needs within our community, around the world and in Israel due to the challenges of the global pandemic. Our 2021 Annual Campaign may have ended March 31, but our campaign does not officially close until June 30, 2021, and we still need your help!

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Tomorrow begins today We remain connected as one community, providing scholarships to: • Attend religious school that will make a difference in a Jewish child’s life • Build a thriving community through your support for BBYO, our youth organization that engages Jewish teens in exciting projects that embrace our values, culture and heritage • Embrace social and humanitarian needs through your generous support of the Naples Senior Center at JFCS, fulfilling vital outreach, mental health counseling, Holocaust survivor aid for housing, trips to physicians and food insecurity to so many clients • Support the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center, which continues teaching lessons of the Holocaust and will continue to inspire action against bigotry, hatred and violence.

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impact our partners nationally, overseas and in Israel, advocating for and providing much-needed humanitarian assistance for education in Kiev, hot meals for Holocaust survivors and vulnerable seniors, transportation for the elderly, and cultural and welfare services for youth in communities that are socially or economically needy in Israel.

Tomorrow begins today We continue to gather as one community via Zoom, enjoying so many educational and entertaining events and programming offered through the Federation, WCA, MCA, Jewish Book Festival, People of The Book and other cultural and educational programs that have drawn large attendance and encouraged hundreds of new donors to contribute to our 2021 Annual Campaign.

Tomorrow begins today Elijah Cummings, American politician and great civil rights advocate, said in the last year of his life, “G-d’s Minute…I only have a minute, sixty seconds in it, forced upon me, I did not choose it, but I know that I must use it, give account if I abuse it, suffer if I lose it, only a tiny little minute, but eternity is in it.” The minute is now, our beneficiaries’ urgent needs exist now, in this minute, and you, in this minute, can make a difference! Kol Yisrael arevim Zeh Bazeh … we are all one people responsible for one another. It all starts with you. Please continue to give now for the needs of tomorrow! Help us surpass our 2021 Annual Community Campaign goal today. Send in your pledge card today with a new or increased donation. Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do!

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April 2021

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Upcoming programs and events Reneé Bialek Program Director

e hope you can join us for our many virtual communitywide programs in April:

• The community-wide Yom HaShoah commemoration program will take place on Sunday, April 11 at 10 a.m. • The Annual Meeting & Power of Community celebration is on Tuesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. • T h e c o m m u n i t y - w i d e Yo m Ha’atzmaut music celebration is on Monday, April 19 at noon. Please read all about these events in this Federation Star issue.

All of these virtual programs will take place on Zoom. Some are free, while others have a fee. More information on all of these programs can be found in our Monday weekly e-blast. Please make sure to register via the link that is provided in the weekly e-blasts. If you need help registering, please ask me. A confirmation email will be sent to you immediately after you register. The Zoom link is emailed to you about two hours

prior to the start of each program. Please contact me at rbialek@jewishnaples.org with any questions. We hope you enjoyed the virtual Jewish Book Festival. A big thank you goes out to the volunteer co-chairs, Robin Mintz and Susan Pittelman. I also want to thank the Jewish Book Festival Committee members for all your help and support. Remember to like us on Facebook!

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By Jane Schiff, Federation Board Chair

The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples is looking for a part-time program assistant

hings may be different, but some things remain important. Our bylaws state that we need to have an annual meeting each year. And, for many years, a very wonderful part of our social calendar has been a Power of Community Celebration to thank our Annual Campaign donors for their generosity. Due to a worldwide pandemic — maybe you’ve heard rumors about it — we decided that this year, rather than have two events, we will combine the annual meeting and the Power of Community Celebration into one event. In one hour, we will elect the new Board of Directors for the Jewish

Federation of Greater Naples, give out the Stand Up For Justice awards, announce the current amount of donations to our annual campaign, and have a comedian entertain us. The chair for this event is Goldie Bertone. There is a large announcement with all the details on page 23. Proxy ballots were mailed to each member of the Federation and we ask that you return your ballot as soon as possible, especially since we will not be meeting in person, as these ballots are your only chance to vote in the election. Join us Tuesday night, April 13, at 7 p.m., to celebrate our accomplishments, all of which is possible because of you!

By Reneé Bialek, Program Director

he program assistant will work closely with the program director, assisting with multiple tasks as needed. The person in this position will help create and implement programs for various organizations within the Federation, including adult, children and family groups. This job is 15 to 25 hours per week and will include weekends and evenings as needed. Work will take place in the office, on location and virtually.

The ideal candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to multitask, and the ability to lift and carry boxes up to 15 pounds. Required skills include proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook, Zoom webinars and Zoom meetings. Qualified candidates should submit their resume to me at rbialek@ jewishnaples.org.

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JEWISH FEDERATION

April 2021

Collier County Sheriff’s Office chief Federation Star to speak on hate crimes Published by Celebrating Jewish Life in Collier County, Israel and the World

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

By Richard Price, CJD Committee member 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201 Naples, Florida 34109-0613 Phone: 239.263.4205 Fax: 239.263.3813 www.jewishnaples.org Email: info@jewishnaples.org Officers Board Chair: Jane Schiff Vice Chairs: Karen Deutsch, Marc Saperstein, Phyllis Seaman Secretary: Rosalee Bogo Treasurer: Elliot Lerner Immediate Past Chair: Alvin Becker

Board of Directors Patti Boochever, Harvey Cohen, Amanda Dorio, Paula Filler, Merlin Lickhalter, Robin Mintz, Les Nizin, William Petasnick, Joel Pittelman, Stuart Price, Nat Ritter, Michael Rubenstein, Jamie Satz, Betty Schwartz, Arlene Sobol, Michael Sobol, Steve Strome, Jay Weiss, Beth Wolff, Jeff Zalasky Past Presidents Gerald Flagel, Dr. William Ettinger, Ann Jacobson, Sheldon Starman, Bobbie Katz, Rosalee Bogo, Judge Norman (z”l) Krivosha Synagogue Representatives Cantor Donna Azu, Sue Baum, Rabbi Ariel Boxman, Rabbi Ammos Chorny, Shelley Goodman, Rabbi Mendel Gordon, Rabbi Mendy Greenberg, Rabbi Mark Gross, Sue Hammerman, Rabbi Howard Herman, Stephen P. McCloskey, Rabbi Adam Miller,Rabbi James Perman,Dr. Arthur Seigel, Daryl Sissman, Rabbi Fishel Zaklos Staff Jeffrey Feld: Federation CEO/President Reneé Bialek: Program Director Marcy Friedland: Capital Campaign & Planned Giving Director Janine Hudak: Admin. Coordinator Nathan Ricklefs: Database Manager Teresa Zimmerman: Finance & Operations Manager Federation is the central Jewish community-building organization for Greater Naples, providing a social service network that helps Jewish people locally, in Israel and around the world. As the central fundraising organization for Jewish communal life in our area, strength is drawn from organized committees of dedicated volunteers. Programs include: • Annual Campaign & Endowment Fund • Celebrate Israel • Educational & Cultural Programs • Israel Advocacy Committee • Israel Scouts • Jewish Book Festival • Jewish Community Relations Council • Jewish Young Professionals • Jewish Russian Cultural Alliance • Men’s Cultural Alliance • PJ Library • Publication of the Federation Star, Connections and Community Directory • Women’s Cultural Alliance • Women’s Division • Youth Activities Committee – sponsoring youth education and scholarships for Jewish Summer Camp and the Israel Experience

he Catholic Jewish Dialogue (CJD) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples is pleased to announce that Chief Jim Bloom of the Collier County Sheriff ’s Office will present a program on hate crimes, a topic of deep interest to our community. Chief Bloom is a 28-year veteran of the Collier County Sheriff ’s Office, rising through the ranks to increasingly responsible positions and currently serving as Chief of Operations. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, has a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from Central Michigan

University and a master’s network of community leaders degree, Homeland Defense who enhance their leadership and Security, from the Naval abilities and skills through Postgraduate School Center continuing education, shared for Homeland Defense and perspectives and commuSecurity (CHDS). Chief Jim Bloom nity involvement. The goal is A prominent member of working toward solutions in the community, Chief Bloom has been the public interest and seeking to eneractively involved with the Leadership gize a network of local leaders to address Collier Foundation, where he serves as public interest issues. a board member; Police Futurists InterThis free program will be presented national; Kiwanis Club of Naples; and via Zoom on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Make-A-Wish Foundation. 2:30 p.m. (EST). Registration is necesThe mission of the Leadership Collier sary to receive the Zoom link. Please visit Foundation (LCF) is to build a broad-based www.JewishNaples.org.

JCRC Day and Evening of Learning enlightens community By Joel Pittelman, Jewish Community Relations Council Chair

mong the responsibilities of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) are an education component and efforts to foster good relations between the Jewish and general communities. We believe this year’s Fifth Annual Jewish Community Relations Council Day — and now Evening — of Learning, which was presented virtually on March 7th and 10th, contributes to both of those. Thank you to all of the guest speakers; program chair Ida Margolis; Ken Goldstein, who assembled the Sunday panel; and the entire Day of Learning Committee for planning two outstanding programs. The afternoon program, “Chai Time to Visit Jewish Neighbors,” held on

Sunday afternoon, featured two speakers. Cantor Donna Azu of Temple Shalom spoke about the Jews of Persia, describing their long history and rituals. The audience was treated to Cantor Azu’s beautiful singing of the unique Sephardic melodies that she performed for her dissertation. Dr. Ron Duncan Hart spoke about Crypto-Jews, describing their origins, migrations and how they were treated upon their arrival in the Americas. The evening program, which was held on Wednesday, featured five Naples area clergy, who described their experiences dealing with the pandemic. The panel was chaired by Rabbi Adam Miller of Temple Shalom and included Reverend

Edward Gleason of Trinity-by-the-Cove Episcopal Church, Fr. Hugh McGuigan of Our Lady of Light Catholic Church in Estero, Pastor Lonnie Mills of Macedonia Baptist Church and Reverend Dawson Taylor of Naples United Church of Christ. The wide-ranging descriptions demonstrated the deep commitment these leaders have to their congregants and to the community. During this unprecedented time, they demonstrated creativity, courage and wisdom. While the virtual program was very successful in achieving its goals, the JCRC is hopeful that next year the Day (and Evening) of Learning can once again be held in person.

JCRC awards two nonprofits By Judi Palay

n Feb. 6, Jeffrey Feld, President and CEO of Jewish Federation of Greater Naples (JFGN), presented checks and plaques to the two nonprofit organizations selected by the Human Needs Committee of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC). Emerson Academy, which champions Book Buddies, was one of two groups to receive an award. BookBuddiesOnline is a summer program aimed at giving the top academicachieving high school students from economically challenged minority ethnic populations a head start in preparing for college. Its mission is to keep elementary school children reading at or above grade level and instill a love of reading in the process. Each grade school child is paired with a high school buddy who, while tutoring, earns community service hours needed for graduation. Naples Pride was the other group selected. Headed by Cori Craciun, Naples Pride is a volunteer-based grassroots nonprofit that aims to unite and empower Southwest Florida’s LGBTQ community, to educate and foster social change and equality for all.

(L-R) Bill McCormick, Director of Programs; Jeffrey Feld; Lindsey Abellard and Brittany Nguyen, student developers of program; and Vincent Keeys, President of the NAACP Photo credit: Les Schwartz and Chuck Naumoff Naples Pride helps meet the needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community of Southwest Florida from its community center, where it offers support groups for a wide range of individuals in need of support. Examples include the bereaved, veterans, transgender individuals and those suffering from substance dependency. Notably, it offers a professionally facilitated live chat support group for teens. The focus on youth protection arises from bullying, violence and even family rejection. Young people from the LGBTQ community seriously contemplate suicide at almost three times the

rate of heterosexual youth and are almost five times as likely to have attempted suicide compared to heterosexual youth. The Jewish Community Relations Council of JFGN recognizes nonprofit organizations in Greater Naples for their generous spirit and service. Accordingly, we present the Human Needs Award as we (JCRC of the JFGN) and the award recipients practice ‘tikkun olam’ — helping to repair the world. JCRC’s Human Needs Committee includes Suzanne Cherney, Bill Kaye, Stacy Nicolau, Judi Palay, Chair, and Betty Schwartz.

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April 2021

Capital campaign spotlight By Marcy Friedland, Capital Campaign & Planned Giving Director

his month, we would like to introduce you to the professionals designing the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center.

James Knafo Architect, Inc. James Knafo Architect, Inc. was founded in 2003 in Naples, Florida. Since its formation, the firm has completed numerous residential, corporate, institutional and hospitality projects. Mr. Knafo began working on architectural projects in Southwest Florida in 1997. Since his licensure in 1993, he has been the project architect at design firms in New York City, New Jersey and Naples, Florida. He has also worked as the residential design consultant to Princeton University. As a graduate of Syracuse University, he received a bachelor’s of architecture in 1986. While studying abroad in Florence, Italy, he exhibited at the 1985 Venice Biennale, an urban design proposal for the contemporary expansion of an ancient Roman city. Locally, James has served as the board president of the American Institute of Architects, as well as in positions of leadership on local faith-based institutions and government bodies. The firm’s architectural designs are consistently well thought out, efficient, aesthetically clean, straightforward, and very client and site specific. Additionally, James has always taken a very hands-on approach to the building construction process for all the company’s designs. All

Jeffrey Feld (left) & James Knafo with model of the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center construction projects are administered as the client’s representative with direct contractor communication, routine field inspections, review of all fabricator’s shop drawings and verification/certification of the contractor’s applications for payments. When we asked James to share with us what designing this project means to him, this is what he shared: In 2016, before serving on the Jewish Federation Board of Directors from 2017-2018, I designed a conceptual Jewish community center building for our community. This preliminary effort convinced me of the short- and long-term

importance of it, as well as the understanding that no local colleague could provide the effort, attention and dedication that I was committed to providing for this project to be successful. Subsequently, I served with Marc Saperstein in 2018 on the 2020 Vision Search for lease space, existing building purchase or a new land purchase with build to suit. The Temple Shalom land lease was ‘beshert.’ Marc now serves with Merlin Lickhalter a s t h e c u r re n t b u i l d i n g c o m m i ttee co-chair of our larger, very well organized and professional building committee, collectively committed to the successful execution of the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center. On a more personal level, this building will serve as the home of my 15-year-old son’s BBYO, and ultimately, as my daily community center when the time comes for me to slow down and retire.

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A welcoming place for all Jews in the Greater Naples area By Marcy Friedland, Capital Campaign & Planned Giving Director

ur Capital Campaign total to date is $8.6M! Todah Rabah to the following donors who have contributed $500 or more as of March 3. Add your name to the list of supporters by contacting Marcy Friedland, Capital Campaign Director, at mfriedland@jewishnaples.org or 239-263-4205.

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Rick Recht is back by popular demand By Jeff Margolis, IAC Committee Member

T Wishing You & Yours All the Joys of the Passover Holiday May You Be Blessed with Good Health, Peace, Prosperity and Togetherness on Pesach and Always!

he entire community is invited to a free virtual concert on Monday, April 19 at noon, to celebrate Israel Independence Day. This special Yom Ha’Atzmaut program will feature Rick Recht, Josh Nelson, Rabbi Lisa Silverstein and a cavalcade of entertainers. Rick Recht is one of the top touring musicians in Jewish music, playing over 150 engagements every year in the United States and abroad. One of the national celebrity spokespersons for

the PJ Library program, Recht is also the founder and director of Jewish Rock Radio — the first 24/7 international online Jewish rock radio station. Also appearing in the special event are Nefesh Mountain, Shimon Smith, David Broza, Chava Mirel, Laurie Akers and Rabbi Josh Warshawsky. To r e g i s t e r f o r this event, just go to www.jewishnaples.org. This program is sponsored by the Israel Advocacy Committee of Greater Naples, an affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.

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Herman & Paula Berzon will dedicate an ambulance in honor of Irving Berzon WW2 Camp Liberator. Program will also broadcast on Zoom, please contact Temple Judea at 239-433-0201 for more information. www.tjswfl.org 14486 A & W Bulb Rd Fort Myers, FL 33908 239-433-0201

Inside Israeli innovations By Monica Goodwin and Mark Schloss, IAC Committee Members

he Israel Advocacy Committee of JFGN is pleased to announce a new column coming to the Federation Star. “Inside Israeli Innovations” will regularly bring you stories of the newest meaningful innovations emanating from Israel. If one looks up the word “innovation,” several definitions appear: innovation is an idea that has transformed into practical reality; innovation is the commercialization of creativity; and innovation is the creation of something that improves the way we live our lives. Through innovation, Israel is improving lives all over the world. After all, Israel itself has evolved through innovation. Israelis had to create ways to build, irrigate and develop the land to make it the country and force it is today. Here are a few reasons why Israel, just 72 years old, is a global leader of innovation and inventions: • Israel invests 4.95% of its gross domestic product (GDP) annually on

research and technology. This compares with the United States’ GDP spending of 2.8%. • Israel lists 140 scientists and technicians per 10,000 residences compared to USA’s 85. • The emphasis and investment in education, from school age through funding universities, has had great returns. • Investments in new technologies, science, medicine, computing, agriculture, water management, space exploration and so much more, is the energy behind the ‘Start Up Nation.’ In the recently released 2021 Bloomberg Innovation Index, Israel is rated seventh in the entire world. Israeli universities and companies are behind innovative solutions improving the quality of life for men, women and children in Israel and throughout the world. As you read “Inside Israeli Innovations,” you will have that insider’s view of Israel, a light unto the nations. Tikkun Olam.

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Community-wide Yom HaShoah When you join Temple Shalom, you join our family. commemoration program It is never too early or too late to make meaningful connections at Temple Shalom. Whether you are he community is invited to attend which will be presented at this year’s Yom married or single, raising young children or an the virtual 2021 Yom HaShoah HaShoah Remembrance. empty nester, here for a few months or year-round. commemoration on Sunday, Conducting the service will be Rabbis EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY. April 11, 2021 at 10 a.m. (EST). The and ArielShalom. Boxman and There is a place forAdam you Miller at Temple a personal journey. The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida makes history personal every day. Zoom program willEvery be story, hosted by the Cantor Donna Azu of Temple Shalom, You belong here.Chorny of Beth Tikvah, Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. Rabbi Ammos Erik Kellar Photography

By Susan L Suarez, President and CEO, Holocaust Museum & Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center

Benno Benninga, Holocaust Survivor and Sanibel resident

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Reservations are required receive the Tuesday to to Sunday, 1:00-4:00 pm January -April Zoom link. Please visit www.jewishnaples. Tuesday to Friday, 12:30 pm - 5:00 Saturday and Sunday - 4:00 org to register. The Zoom link1:00 will bepm sent out two hours prior to the start of the program. While this is the second year the commemoration will be virtual due to COVID-19, the pandemic didn’t interfere with the creation of a special program involving local Southwest Florida Holocaust survivors, middle school students at Temple Shalom and museum educators at the Holocaust Museum & Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center. They just used the technology with which we all, by now, have become very familiar — Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, etc. Over the past few months, students and survivors met virtually to get to know each other. Many thanks to survivors Carla Benninga, Michael Eisenstadt, Rob Nossen and Judit Price for participating in this year’s program. Students also worked remotely with Sam Parish, Director of Operations/Education Specialist at the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center.

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The students pursued learning more about the Holocaust, while honoring and remembering those who died during it. They participated in a remote activity centered on a heroine named Irena Sendler and her selfless acts of resistance and rescue. Students heard from Dr. Stuart Mest, the son of two survivors, as he related both his parents’ stories and the

4630 Herman Pine Ridge Rabbi Howard of Road Naples Naples,and FL Rabbi 34119Mark Jewish Congregation Gross of the Jewish Congregation Phone: (239) 455-3030 of •Marco Island. A candle lighting www.naplestemple.org info@naplestemple.org ceremony with survivors, children and grandchildren of survivors will also impact they had on his upbringing. Then be included. they ‘took’ a one-hour, virtual version of We hope you will join the comthe Museum’s guided tour. munity for this virtual observance Armed with the knowledge gathered to honor and remember victims and from their conversations with surviSurvivors of the Holocaust. Again, vors, interactions with the Museum’s reservations are required to receive the Education Department, Dr. Mest and Zoom link. Please register at www. Temple Shalom classes, the students crejewishnaples.org. ated the “Survivor Interview” project,

EVENT FACTS Virtual 2021 Yom HaShoah commemoration Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 10 a.m. (EST) The Zoom program will be hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. Reservations are required to receive the Zoom link. Please visit www.jewishnaples.org to register.

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MCA programming approaches 200 events By Jeff Margolis

ven though we have reached the month of April, a time when many seasonal activities begin to wind down, MCA continues to offer a wide range of programs for members and will continue to do so through spring. Here is a sampling of upcoming events, all of which are being presented in a virtual format via Zoom and require registration.

Sunday, April 4 The documentary film program will present a showing of the film, “’Til Kingdom Come,” with streaming availability beginning on Sunday, April 4. The film examines the relationship between evangelicals, Israel and U.S. Mideast foreign policy. There will be no Zoom discussion following this presentation due to the time

difference between the U.S. and Israel. However, there is a pre-recorded discussion that may be available. Check the MCA website for updated information.

Tuesday, April 6 Travel raconteur Jim Sernovitz continues his global trek with a program about Central Europe. This lively travelogue will take place on Tuesday, April 6 from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Thursday, April 8 On Thursday, April 8, MCA’s monthly luncheon series continues with featured speaker Everett Cook. A former FBI agent, Cook will discuss his career with this high-profile government agency. The program begins on Zoom at 11:30 a.m.

Also, on April 8 at 2:30 p.m., the book discussion group continues its monthly program. For information about book selection and program format, please contact program chair Stan Farb at Stan4mignon@earthlink.net.

Tuesday, April 13 The MCA Science Group will present a program titled, “A Walk Around the Cosmos,” on Tuesday, April 13 at 1 p.m. The presenter for this out-of-this-world program will be John Psaras.

Thursday, April 15 On Thursday, April 15 at 10 a.m., The MCA Medical Group will present two distinguished speakers. Dr. Mel Kaplan will present a program on “Medical Screenings and the Adult” and Dr. Chuck Siegal will discuss “Chronic Nasal Problems.” Perennial MCA favorite, Steve Schreier, will provide the latest of his twice-a-year updates regarding what is happening in Israel. This installment of “Israel Between the Wars” will take place on Thursday, April 15 at 10:30 a.m. As usual, Schreier will provide his projection and analysis

of the current issues with Israel and its neighbors.

Thursday, April 29 MCA’s weekly Breakfast Program continues until the end of the month, with its last scheduled virtual get-together slated for Thursday, April 29 at 9 a.m. For those members who are leaving us for the summer season, we wish you safe travels. Please remember that MCA events are as close as your computer or cellphone and you can participate from virtually anywhere in the world. Programs will continue throughout the spring and summer. We are already planning the 20212022 season and hope you will consider being a part of this vibrant organization. Please consider renewing your membership or joining as a new or returning member. Check the website, www.MCAnaples.org, to register. Interested in getting more involved in MCA? Would you like to propose a new activity or interest group? Consider joining one of our committees. For more information about MCA, please contact Les Nizin, MCA president at MCAnaplespresident@gmail.com. There are 3 Ways to Join the MCA!

There are 3 Ways to Join the MCA!

Visit theon website www.MCAnaples.org. Click on 1. Visit the website at www.MCAnaples.org.1. Click theat MCA membership the MCA membership form and complete it. You form and complete it. You can pay by creditcan card or check. pay by credit card or check. 2. Send an and email with your name, email address 2. Send an email with your name, email address phone number toand phone number to joinMCA@MCAnaples.org. joinMCA@MCAnaples.org.

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To know Norm was to love him, as his infectious wit and genuine interest in others made him a cornerstone of our friendship, sharing, and mutual commitment. He was a superb bocce player, a great storyteller, as well as an earnest listener. His real-world experience gave him the ability to offer trustworthy insight with his uniquely practical perspective on life, often couching his suggestions in a humorous story to lighten any challenge. We will truly miss his wisdom, kindness, compassion, and integrity, . . . but most of all, his warm sense of humor. We salute his legacy – an enduring bond of fellowship among our group, and indeed with many others in the broader MCA community. We all will miss him greatly. Mark Albrecht | Morris Binder | Joseph Hoffman | Les Nizin Harvey Oriel | Marv Weisberg

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SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES: A HOMEOWNER’S WORST NIGHTMARE by Joe Jayne, Truly Nolen

Swarm season is well underway here in Southwest Florida and statewide, and homeowners really need to pay attention. Did you know subterranean termites are the most menacing of the 2,500 termite species? They live underground or in moist secluded areas with colony populations that can reach two million, and as they become pests for so many, they cause billions of dollars in damage each year worldwide. These cream-colored or brown termites break down cellulose substances (cellulose is what wood is made of) in the environment, turning them into nutrient rich material. They build mud tubes to allow travel back and forth, maintaining moisture, protecting themselves from UV-rays and predators, according to the National Pest Management Association, and these tunnels may be one of the first signs of a pest problem in a home. It is important for Naples homeowners to be aware of the differences in behavioral characteristics of subterranean termites versus other types of wood destroying organisms (other pests can damage the structure). Familiarizing yourself with evidence of droppings/frass/pellets can prove to be helpful in identifying signs of a possible infestation, as well as knowing what to look out for and where. Termites do not discriminate against home construction type and will eventually find their way inside any type of structure if the right conditions exist. Even homes constructed of concrete and block provide no match for a termite’s determination when attempting to invade your home. Although subterranean termites live below the soil, their tunneling capabilities allow them to weave and tunnel their

way until they find an appropriate entry point. There are several ways how subterranean termites can enter a home:

ideal entry point for termites to enter, feeding off of the insulation and wooden framing on the interior of those walls.

Mud Tunnels - Although the common way of entering the home is at ground level, subterranean termites also construct mud tunnels that allow them to reach entry points above the ground. These entry points can include even the smallest cracks and crevices in brick mortar and concrete slabs, (termites only need 1/64th of an inch) allowing them to travel through the interior of the foundational walls. The mud tunnels can be visible on interior and exterior stucco, drywall, brick, rock, adobe, ceilings, and most commonly foundation stem walls.

To avoid problems with subterranean termites, the NPMA suggests maintaining a one-inch gap between the soil and wood portions of buildings, but residents need to be on the lookout for other signs of pest invasions.

Wood-to-Ground - Structures that allow for wood-to-ground contact make the perfect roadway for termites to enter. Wooden support beams, viga beams, columns and posts, wooden decking/flooring, furniture and steps, window/door frames and more all provide ample opportunities for subterranean termites to find their way indoors. Additional wooden structures built onto the homes also provide possible entry points as homes built on concrete slabs are closer to the ground. Expansion joints - In-between the concrete slabs of your home and the beginning of the brick and mortar, there are joints that may sometimes expand, allowing for a small enough gap to allow termites to enter. In fact many expansion joints are often separated by a type of cork material, termites have no problem moving through these. Wall fractures - small fractures in the concrete foundation or brick mortar running throughout the perimeter of your home also provide the

When diagnosing the level of termite activity in your home, accurate identification of possible entry points from the exterior leading into the interior of your home is critical. Often, a termite infestation begins with swarmers, or pests looking to develop a new colony. Upon first sight of these winged bugs, seeking out and determining how these termites are entering your home provides a good foundation on which a trained pest control professional can assist you in determining the severity of problem and next steps. As a reminder, you can always request a FREE inspection by calling us or by visiting www.trulynolen.com and clicking “Schedule Free Inspection.” (Joe Jayne is the Manager for Truly Nolen in Naples. His service office can be reached at (239) 643-2555. Founded in 1938, Tucson-based Truly Nolen of America (www.trulynolen.com ) is one of the largest family-owned pest control companies in the United States. To learn more about Termites and the variety you may have in your home, please visit https://www.trulynolen.com/termite-control/.)

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WCA’s virtual offerings continue to flourish By Emily Berkowitz, Coordinator-at-large

magine a cornucopia filled, not with an abundance of fall vegetables, but rather, overflowing with classes and programs. Now, you have a sense of all WCA has to offer virtually. This month, we continue to describe more of these courses, led by WCA members, which have successfully pivoted to Zoom during the pandemic.

Couples group Meeting new couples and socializing are the focus of WCA’s wildly popular Couples group. COVID-19 initially made the group’s activities nearly impossible, yet, Coordinator Phyllis Strome inventively found online ways for couples to mix and mingle, as they did for the December Chanukah event. There’s much more planned, too. On April 1, for instance, Gail Nizin is organizing an April Fool’s virtual storytelling event. Each couple will relate a short tale with the theme of “Unexpected Consequences.” Afterward, other couples will vote on whether it was an April Fool’s/ false story or a true one. Whether fact or fiction, it sounds like great fun!

Contemporary Short Stories group Members seeking more fictional tales should join the Contemporary Short Stories group. Initially led by Linda Hertzberg, it’s now coordinated by Terri Kline, who mentioned that participants have been enchanted by stories from Edith Pearlman’s “Binocular Visions.” Currently, they are enjoying “The Best Short Stories of the Century,” edited by John Updike. While Kline feels nothing beats faceto-face meetings for the exchange of ideas and enthusiasm as well as the camaraderie that develops, she says, “I feel very blessed that we have Zoom technology so we can share and explore our wonderful stories.”

Writing groups Many WCA members are eager to write stories of their own, and they have at least two such groups in which to participate: Memoir Writing and Creative Writing. Judith Huizenga, the Memoir Writing group facilitator, explains that writers join

WCA member Leslie Feldman created this lovely landscape in Bronia Ichel’s art class. with different goals in mind; some want to leave a legacy for their family, while for others, it’s the opportunity to reflect on aspects of their lives, like parenting. The classes are taught by professional writer, Lisa Wroble. Huizenga explains the process, “We read our memoirs aloud in class. Wroble and classmates comment on each author’s writing. Wroble stresses what she values and gently suggests improvements.” With virtual meetings, Wroble can now share the text, online, as the author reads. “The members, having the material, can offer more specific ideas for improvement,” says Huizenga.

Creative Writing group Iris Shur, facilitator of the Creative Writing group, has found similar benefits to Zoom, chief among them, the opportunity for writers to participate regardless of their location, and the ease of meeting from home. The group has continued monthly for the last five years. Shur’s boundless creativity has led to a new endeavor, WCA Words, an online literary journal for WCA members to publish their work.

Art gallery tours Art — learning about and creating it — is of tremendous interest to WCA members, too. Interest has flourished virtually during the pandemic. Art gallery tours have been coordinated by Judit Price for six

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Linda Wertheim, WCA member, drew this impressive portrait of Einstein in Nancy Suslov’s class.

years. She organizes artists’ presentations, as well as gallery and studio visits. While she feels, “Zoom doesn’t take the place of visiting an art studio in person,” Price has expanded this year’s events from 5 to 7. “Because of the pandemic, I thought women could use more beauty in their lives,” she explains. Doubtful at first if this could be effective online, she now says, “People are signing up to participate … and listen to artists talk about their amazing work.”

Painting instruction One such artist is Bronia Ichel, who offered painting instruction as part of WCA’s Live Painting via Zoom. With a camera tripod and special attachment, Ichel demonstrates painting techniques and offers guidance to participants. Zoom’s screen sharing is another helpful tool in teaching painting. An added benefit? On Zoom, “We don’t need to wear masks and can see everyone’s smile,” Ichel says.

Charcoal portrait drawing WCA members also learned charcoal portrait drawing from artist and instructor, Nancy Suslov. In two, two-hour classes, students created portraits of Dr. Albert Einstein, with outstanding results. Though it was more difficult for Suslov to help students during the Zoom classes, she problem-solved inventively.

“I gave detailed individualized critiques and suggestions for each piece of work submitted to me between the two classes and afterwards,” Suslov explains. It was so successful, it enabled one student to discover her own talent, telling Suslov, “she never knew she could draw. The class was a gift.”

Mental and emotional health Especially important during the pandemic is the psychological state of members, and WCA has a group for that: Mental and Emotional Health. Jackie Sallade, who has a doctorate in psychology, addresses topics like depression, anxiety, dreams and relationships in this discussion group. Though not therapy, Sallade offers information and ideas, then leads the conversations. While there seemed to be more intimacy and bonding when it was in person, “Zoom has enabled more people to participate from different locations,” Sallade says. “I found the women eager to discuss [topics] in depth … it can be helpful to everyone.” The ability to offer creative classes and intellectually enriching, health-promoting courses and social opportunities virtually during the pandemic has been immensely nourishing to WCA members. Whether participant or facilitator, members have devotedly shared their creativity, talents and friendship to enrich the entire WCA community.

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“A Celebration of Women’s Philanthropy” Lions of Judah and Pomegranate Society to join together for exclusive event By Susan Pittelman, Associate Chair of the Pomegranate Society

highlight of the programming for the Lions of Judah and the members of the Pomegranate Society the last two years has been the opportunity to join together for an exclusive reception with a featured speaker from the Jewish Book Festival. In March 2019, the women had the opportunity to gather at Clive Daniel Home to meet with Beverly Gray, author of “Seduced by Mrs. Robinson.” Last January, the women gathered at the Naples Sailing and Yacht Club to talk with Book Festival author, Elizabeth Weitzman, who wrote “Renegade Women,” a tribute to women who broke the glass ceiling in the film and television industries. That event was the last opportunity for us to gather before COVID-19 struck, requiring us to begin to social distance. The Lions and Poms are determined women, and even the pandemic won’t prevent them from enjoying an exclusive reception with an author from the Jewish Book Festival. As with all events this past year, we are pivoting to a Zoom format for our third author reception. (An advantage is that our snowbirds, who either have already returned to their northern home or who never made it to Florida this year, will be able to join us.) The theme of this year’s event, which will be held on Tuesday, April 6, is “A Celebration of Women’s Philanthropy.” The featured speaker will be awardwinning professor, historian and author, Pamela Nadell. Professor Nadell, Chair of Women’s and Gender History at American University in Washington, DC, is the recipient of the university’s highest faculty award, the “Scholar/Teacher of the Year.” Her book, “America’s Jewish Women: A

Federation’s philanthropy touches the lives of Jewish people in our local community, in Israel and in countries throughout the world. The Lions of Judah and the members of the Pomegranate Society play a powerful role in making that happen. Our collective philanthropy enriches our own lives while improving the lives of others. To become a Lion of Judah, a woman makes a minimum annual History from Colonial Times to Today,” won the 2019 National Jewish Book Award from the Jewish Book Council. Professor Nadell will introduce us to women who, were they with us today, would surely wear the pins of the Lions of Judah or Pomegranate Society proudly. She will share the accomplishments of women, some who are familiar and a few others, whose names are not as well known, focusing on their contributions to philanthropy and the organizations they created to sustain Jews at home and abroad. The twin threads binding all of these women together are a strong sense of self and a resolute commitment to making the world a better place. This certainly sounds like the focus of the Lions of Judah and the members of our Pomegranate Society! Each participating woman will receive a copy of “America’s Jewish Women.” The Lions of Judah and the members of the Pomegranate Society are women in our community who carry on the fundamental Jewish tradition of tzedakah. They set exemplary standards of leadership and giving. So far this year, the Women’s Division has contributed an impressive $523,369, which is 41% of the $1,270,445 raised to date for the Annual Campaign. Thank you Lions and Poms! This certainly is something to celebrate!

commitment of $5,000 to our Federation’s Annual Campaign. To be a member of the Pomegranate Society, the minimum gift is $1,800. Lions and Pomegranates are the heart and soul of our campaign, inspiring others to translate their Jewish commitment into giving that makes a difference. We hope that you will join us in being one of these women. For further information, please call Jeffrey Feld at 239-263-4205 or email JFeld@JewishNaples.org.

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Thank You to the 21 Authors who made our 2020-21 Jewish Book Festival a Huge Success

“If you stop to think about it, you’ll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters. The letters are always the same, only the arrangement varies. From letters words are formed, from words sentences, from sentences chapters, and from chapters stories.” ~ Michael End

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It takes a village . . . A message from your Jewish Book Festival Co-Chairs

t the beginning of most Book Festival events, we commented that we couldn’t offer a 19-event Festival featuring 21 authors without a great deal of support and assistance — and that it takes a team to bring you the Book Festival. Well, we were wrong. It doesn’t take a team — it actually takes an entire village! Thank you to the many people who make up the village: Our 15-member Jewish Book Festival Committee for their advice, guidance and book reviews as well as for serving as an overall sounding board. (Their names are listed on page 28.) The committee helped finalize the recommendations of the “Author Selection Team” (Carole

Greene, Reneé Bialek and the two of us). Judith Finer Freedman was instrumental in structuring this year’s very successful Patron program. The committee also planned the successful online Preview Event under the direction of Gayle Dorio. And so much more. The 31 Platinum, 70 Silver and 210 Bronze Patrons. Your financial support and enthusiasm for Book Festival events

made the Book Festival possible. (See the Patron listing on page 16.) The 24 sponsors, including many long-time sponsors as well as a first-time sponsor. We know this past year has been unsettling for many of our sponsors and we are grateful that, in spite of that, they offered their support. (A list of sponsors is on page 17.) The 21 authors who participated in our Book Festival. Each one was outstanding and kept us fully engaged. We hope that you will purchase their books to show your appreciation for their participation in the Book Festival. (The list of authors is on page 14.) The Jewish Book Council for introducing us to nearly 250 talented authors this past summer and scheduling the authors to speak at our Book Festival. The very articulate moderators who introduced the authors and moderated the Q&As. You were key to the success of the program: Cary Barbor, Gayle Dorio, Carole Greene, Steve Brazina, Iris Shur, Karen Deutsch, Sue Bookbinder, Donna Messer, Ellaine Rosen, Irene Pomerantz, Rabbi Adam Miller, Susan Suarez, Susan Koeppel and Felicia Anchor. Federation representatives who welcomed the community near the beginning of each event: Board Chair Jane Schiff, Annual Campaign Chair

Karen Deutsch and President/CEO Jeffrey Feld. Federation staff who worked behind the scenes to ensure that your questions were answered when you called and took care of registrations, payments, Zoom connection problems, gift wrapping books and more! Thank you, Marcy Jewish Book Festival Co-Chairs Friedland, Jeanine Susan Pittelman and Robin Mintz Hu d a k , Na t h a n Ricklefs and Teresa Zimmerman. And last, but certainly not least — Larry Israelite, who created the Book Reneé Bialek — for her invaluable help Festival registration form on Reg Fox, with all of the above. and arranged for closed captioning. And thank you, the members of our Jake Tavill of Indigo Soul Entercommunity, who loyally attended and tainment and his staff for being supported the Jewish Book Festival. the wizards behind the webinars, We feel fortunate to be a part of this ensuring that each panelist was on the screen incredible village. at the appropriate time, could be clearly Thank you for giving us the opporheard, had proper lighting and more. tunity to create events that engaged, Sharon Hood, editor of the Federation entertained and educated you. We felt Star and her team for designing Book privileged to be able to bring our comFestival articles and ads, and for giving munity together under the auspices them prominent placement. of the 2020-21 Greater Naples Jewish Florida Weekly, for publishing articles Book Festival. about the Book Festival written and Todah Rabah, submitted by Jewish Book Festival Susan & Robin committee member Carole Greene.

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THANK YOU, Jewish Book Festival Patrons! Without your generous support, we would not have been able to bring you this year’s 19-event Festival featuring 21 authors.

Stacey & Frank Baum Goldie Bertone Karen Deutsch Shelley Einhorn Jeremy Freedman Judith Finer Freedman Norman Foster Family Rosie Hyman

Howard Agranat Anonymous (2) Gayle Levy & Martin Barber Phyllis Barolsky Jill Binder Terri David Barbara Druckman Geraldine Feldman Arnan Finkelstein Marlene Finkelstein Louise Forman Spencer Forman Myra Friedman

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Larry Israelite Wendy Israelite Nancy Kahn Merrylee Kandel Lin Klein Robin Mintz Marla & Rick Osgood Jackie & Franklin Paulson

Susan Garelick Priscilla Gerber Jan Goldman Susie & Ron Goldsmith Carole Greene Sherry Greenfield Lenore Greenstein Linda Grusin Ronna Hain Linda Hamburger Sharyn & Larry Harris Carol Hirsch Judy Isserlis Pamela Karll

Susan Pittelman Estelle Price Stuart Price Ellaine Rosen Judy Roth Samuel A. Roth Joan Saperstein Jane Schiff

S I LV E R Bobbie Katz Deborah Kohler Toby Kosloff Fran Kroll Gracia Kuller Debbie Laites Dana Lefkowitz Toby Levine Marci Margolis Bob Mensch Iris Podolsky Steve Podolsky Terri Polacheck Irene Pomerantz

Arlene Shapiro Donald Shapiro Gail Smith Phyllis Strome Irene Thompson & William Petasnick Deborah Waranch Ellen Wollman

Susan Rabin Mae Riefberg Susan Ritter Ellen Rodwick Barbara Ross Adrienne Russ Sheri Sacks Linda Scheinberg Mark Shiffman Bernie Lashinsky & Iris Shur Arlene Sobol Elaine Soffer Howard Solot Harriet Spirer

Fritzi Thorner Heidi Thorner Allison Tucker Rebecca Vaccariello Linda Wainick Ferne Walpert Laurie Weinberger Joan Werhane Lynn Wilner Barbara Winthrop Leona Wreschner Susan Yale Judy Zahn Deborah Zvibleman

BRONZE Cheryl Abrams Sheryl Affrime Belle Agronin Barbara & Hymie Akst Jody Altschule Sarah Anne Anes Anonymous (1) Marlene Apkon Nancy Armocida Barrie Atkin Nancy Bachrach Patti Badiner Sheila Barsky Doris Baum Alvin Becker Joan Becker Susan Bellows Lea Bendes Carole Berkowitz Minda Bernberg Harriet Berneman Rita Bernstein Rosalyn Bernstein Rose Bernstein Paula Blachman Penni Blaskey Jamie Blatter Beverly Blazar Sonya Bloom Rosalee Bogo Patti Boochever Sue Bookbinder Caren Bosk Stephanie Bradford Steve Brazina Tim Broms

Nancy Brother Cipora Brown Melissa Chalfin Jacqueline Chizever Nan Ciralsky Diane Clarke Sharon Cohan Edye Cohen Mimi Cohn Dorothy Collens Karyn Conrath Ann Cowen Myra Cristall Susan Dean Linda Denning Sandy Diamond Sandra Dorfman Gayle Dorio Benjamin Dubin Florence Feinson Marcia Fine Eloyse Fisher Gerald Flagel Sheila Frank Suzanne Gallant Nancy Garfinkel Molly Getnick Heidi Gilbert Annette Goldenberg Marilyn Goldenberg Barbara Goldenziel Dr. Mel Goldfine Fran Goldman Diane Goldstein Donna Goldstein Judith Goldstein

Hannah Goodman Ellen Gordon Michael Gotthelf Heather Greenfield Elaine Griver Marti Gross Debbie Grossman Myra Hackel Carol Halbert Jean Haven Deborah Hermalyn Howard Herman Mona Herman Janet Herring Sylvie Heyman Robert Hirsch Yvonne Holtzman Susan Horowitz Rolly Jacob Steve Jordan Susan Jordan Alan Kaplan Arline Kaplan Judith Kargher Di Karpman Janyce Katz Bunny Kaufman Gail Kedrus Melissa Keel Helen Kestler Carolyn Kimmel Susan Koeppel June Kruger Lois Kugelman Barbara Kushnir Sayde Ladov Lisa Lauber

Meryl Layton Barb Lefkowitz Bettye Leibowitz Linda Lerner Arlene Levin Hilda Levine Harriet Lickhalter Arlene Litow Dorothy Litt Louise Loewenstein Reggie Lowenhar Barbara Lozner Katrin Lubars Leda Lubin Phyllis Luts Marcia Maloni Ida Margolis Harriet Matz Carolyn Maxim Stephen McCloskey Ruth Messineo Audrey Meyer Lynn Miller Rochelle Miller Stuart Miller Irwin Moore Elyse Morande Marsha Moranz Karen Moss Karen Mullins Helene Naimon Sara Newman Mary O’Haver Ann Packman Annette Paine Judi Palay Judith Peltz

Jane Perman Judith Picus Terri Polacheck Rochelle Pollens Estelle Rauch Susan Rees Sue Reiver Deedee Remenick Muriel Rosenfeld Marilyn Ross Luba Rotsztain Nan Roytberg Midge Rozen JoEllen Rubenstein Norma Rubin Jackie Sallade Sandra Sanfilippo Stuart Sarshik Maureen Schaab Shepard Scheinberg Diane Scholnick Avra Schwab Diane Schwartz Harriet Schweitzer Millie Sernovitz Linda Shapess Jane Shaw Dina Shein Linda Simon Ruth Simon Linda Singer Linda Smith Merrill Solan Gail Solomon Tracey Sosnik Daniel Spintman

“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.”

Leslie Springman Harold Stein Loretta Stein Marilyn Storch John Reiches & June Streisand Barbara Suden Denise Sultan Ann Swartz Shira Swartz Fahn Tishkoff Suzanne Tolpin Joyce Toub Sheila Ullmann Rebecca Vaccariello Ann Varsano Joan Vazakas Lisa Vogel Gail Volk Leslie Wasserman Sydelle Weinberger Suellen Weiner Ellen Weisberg Susan Weiss Linda Wertheim Goldie Wetcher Jack Wiadro Nancy Wiadro Phyllis Winski Beth Wolff Sandra Yuil Suzann Yussen Cathy Zacks Joni Zalasky Judy Zaller

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NAPLES SENIOR CENTER

www.naplesseniorcenter.org / 239.325.4444

Naples Senior Center helps seniors get vaccines How did it happen? Dr. Jaclynn Faffer President/ CEO

aples Senior Center has become “vaccine central” for seniors attempting to secure appointments to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. What started as a small project of 150 appointments for Senior Center members over 80 years old and without technology, has developed into a community-wide program, where, to date, we have made more than 3,500 first-shot and 650 second-shot appointments for our seniors. Among those numbers are 350 veterans and at least 10 individuals over 100 years old, with the eldest being a Senior Center member who just turned 106! I am also proud of the connections I made for Beth Tikvah, Chabad and Temple Shalom with the County Department of Health so that they, too, could be part of the process! Although a trite phrase by now, we are all in this together.

Several months ago, Commissioner Penny Taylor and I were talking about how difficult and frustrating the vaccine registration system was for all seniors, but particularly those who do not use technology. In that same phone call, Commissioner Taylor reached out to state Senator Kathleen Passidomo and the health department, and very quickly, Naples Senior Center was allocated 150 appointments for our seniors. The system worked so well that we continue to get special allocations of appointments and links to Eventbrite for scheduling. Staff and volunteers are working diligently, tirelessly and enthusiastically to make sure seniors in our community get vaccinated.

How does it work? Seniors call or email us, providing their information, such as name, date of birth, address and phone number. We put them on a list, eldest and veterans first, and contact them when we get our allocation of appointments. Every senior we talk to expresses how meaningful it is to continued on page 19

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Karen & Stanley Deutsch In honor of your 50th wedding anniversary Judy & Ed Bederman Paula & Ron Filler Nancy & Jack Wiadro

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Eloyse & David Fisher In memory of Robin Fisher Solis Jane Schiff Marcy & Jerry Sobelman

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The Krivosha Family In memory of Judge Norman Krivosha Jane Schiff

Melissa Front & Jonathan Front In memory of Sigmund Front Toni Front

Tributes require a minimum donation of $18.

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Alice Richter & Family In memory of Jerry Richter Sue & Ken Reiver Maureen & Dennis Schaab Jane Schiff Emily Schaab In honor of your Bat Mitzvah Jane Schiff

To: Nancy Siegal In memory of Philip Siegal From: Willa & Stephen Goldberger To: From:

Peter Weinberger In memory of your mother Susie Silversmith & Larry Leventon

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The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples Community and Staff A thank you for good wishes on our 50th anniversary Karen & Stanley Deutsch

To place a Tribute in the Federation Star in honor or memory of someone, please contact Nathan Ricklefs at the Federation office at 239.263.4205 or nricklefs@jewishnaples.org. Tributes require a minimum donation of $18. A note will be sent to the person you are honoring. Tributes help further the work of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.

TO OUR WCA VOLUNTEERS! Every April during National Volunteer Week, organizations nationwide celebrate and recognize the efforts of their volunteers. The Women’s Cultural Alliance proudly thanks the hundreds of amazing women who create, organize and facilitate activities for WCA. YOU are key to the success of the outstanding programming that WCA offers to our members.

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HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & JANET G. AND HARVEY D. COHEN EDUCATION CENTER www.HMCEC.org / 239.263.9200

Dimensions in testimony and more Susan Suarez President & CEO

coupled with high-tech image projection, makes it appear as though the survivor is in the room with you. I was fortunate enough to be able to see this in person. If you ever have the chance to do so, I highly recommend it. This is just one of the Foundation’s projects created by using state-of-the-art technology. The program also included a special, curated experience featuring our Southwest Florida Holocaust Survivors. In interviews, they spoke of their involvement with our Museum and the importance to them of continuing to carry out our mission — to teach the lessons of the Holocaust to inspire action against bigotry, hatred and violence. The preservation of survivor memories, testimonies and stories from the Holocaust and other genocides are why the work of Museums like ours and organizations like the USC Shoah Foundation are so important. Every day we lose more of these eyewitnesses to the Holocaust and World War II. We must continue to share the lessons of the Holocaust, so that students and the public will learn from the past and apply those lessons to their lives today.

hank you to all who took part in our annual Triumph fundraiser to benefit Museum Education programs. “Triumph of Memory and Hope for the Future,” the first virtual Triumph, had our largest Zoom audience to date. Considering that, a year ago, the phrase “to Zoom” primarily meant “to go faster,” this was quite an accomplishment for all of us! We are grateful for the support of all this year’s Triumph sponsors. We were so pleased to have Dr. Stephen D. Smith of the USC Shoah Foundation with us. He spoke of the Foundation’s work to preserve the testimonies and legacies of Holocaust survivors. Dr. Smith is also a well-known lecturer on issues relating to the history and collective response to the Holocaust, genocide and crimes against humanity. A highlight of his presentation was a demonstration of the Foundation’s unique “Dimensions in Testimony” series, developed using advanced technology. This amazYom HaShoah ing interactive program We look forward to your allows an audience to ask participation in this questions of the holomonth’s annual comgraphic image of a HoloDr. Stephen D. Smith munity commemoration caust survivor projected of Yom HaShoah. With in front of them. The surCOVID-19 mandates still vivor answers the quesin effect, the ceremony tions in real time, and can will be hosted on Zoom change facial expressions, by the Jewish Federation move, and even appear of Greater Naples. For to take time to ponder more information and to the question. RSVP for the Zoom link, This digital experience please visit HMCEC.org was created by interviewor JewishNaples.org. ing individual survivors in a TV studio, where they were surrounded by many Double your lights and cameras. They donation responded to hundreds of impact Dr. Amra questions asked by an offL a s t m o n t h , s e ve r a l Sabic-El-Rayess camera interviewer about anonymous benefactors their lives during and after the Holocaust. generously issued a “Challenge Grant” The careful editing of these interviews, to benefit our education programs. The

Dimensions in Testimony in Sweden grant will run through June 30, 2021, matching your donations dollar-for-dollar up to a total of $35,000.

Upcoming programs April is Genocide Awareness Month. In recognition of this, we will have a special Zoom program on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 3 p.m. (EST U.S. and Canada) via Zoom. “Discussion with a Survivor of the Bosnian Genocide” will feature a conversation with Dr. Amra SabicEl-Rayess, a survivor of the Bosnian genocide. She grew up in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After surviving ethnic cleansing and more than 1,100 days under the Serbs’ militar y siege,

Sabic-El-Rayess emigrated to the United States in 1996. By December 1999, she earned a BA in Economics from Brown University. Later, she obtained two master’s degrees and a doctorate from Columbia University. She is co-author, with Laura Sullivan, of “The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival.” There is no charge to attend, but reservations will be required to receive the Zoom link. Email Info@HMCEC.org for more information. We also hope to present a Zoom program about the children’s book, “Hana’s Suitcase,” with a very special guest joining us. More information will be available shortly on our website at HMCEC.org.

Thank You for making “Triumph of Memories and Hope for the Future” A Great Success! Our special thanks to Dr. Stephen D. Smith, Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation, for his exceptional presentation; to our Holocaust Survivors for participating in the "Curated Experience" program of memories and hope; to everyone who “Zoomed” in to join us, and to our Triumph Sponsors (as of 3/17/21) below:

Remembrance Sponsors: Shelley and Steven Einhorn, Maureen and Arnold Lerner, Estelle and Stuart Price

Testimony Sponsors: Lorelei Meeker and Geoff Grodner, Fran and Rob Nossen

Hope Sponsors: Gracia Kuller, Michele and Rich Yovanovich

Inspire Sponsors: Felicia and Ken Anchor, Silvie and Herb Berkeley, Patti and Pete Bloom, Daniel Mann, Diane and Ron McGinty, Pam and Bill Ross, Sandy and Fred Roth

Patron Sponsors: Barbara and Hymie Akst, Nancy and Constantine Barbounis, Goldie and Lou Bertone, Aimee and Michael

naples senior center...continued from page 18 have a person to talk with during this completely tied up that not everyone can challenging time. get through. Of course, there are bumps in the At some point, I am sure this great road. Although we have added three need will diminish, but until then, we telephone lines and brought in temare proud to be part of the team that porary help to supplement staff and will help get us back to some semblance volunteers, many times, the lines are so of normalcy!

Clarke, Suzanne and Norman Cohn, Alicia and Michael Feldman, Shelli A. Halper, Susan and Nathaniel Ritter, Linda and Russ Southworth, Phyllis and Steve Strome, Nancy G. White, Barbara Winthrop

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“Hate never disappears. It just takes a break for a while.” Ida Margolis GenShoah Chair

ince Jan. 6, I have been reading articles and statements relating to the insurrection at the Capitol. Generally, I was disappointed by the statements put forth by organizations that I expected to make a powerful statement about the horrible events that took place in front of everyone watching television that day. I have read some well-written letters to the editor and thought-provoking articles. Two articles that I found significant were written for Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, 2021. While some months have passed since the events of Jan. 6, the horror of the insurrection is still fresh for many and those articles are extremely relevant, especially as Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, approaches. (This year Yom HaShoah is on April 8 and will be commemorated locally on April 11. See page 24) “‘Hate Never Disappears. It Just Takes a Break for a While.’ Why the U.S. Capitol Attack Makes Holocaust

Remembrance Day More Important Than Ever” is the title of an article from Time.com, on Jan. 25 by Olivia Waxman. Waxman wrote that among the most shocking images from the Jan. 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill were pictures of a man wearing the antisemitic sweatshirt that said, “Camp Auschwitz” and “work brings freedom.” She went on to say that, while the display of antisemitism was shocking, to Holocaust scholars it was not new. Rather, it was the latest example of the association between white supremacist and pro-Nazi sentiment in the U.S. Over 75 years since WWII, the attack on the Capitol was a reminder of the continuation of Nazi ideas. University of Southern California history professor Steve Ross said the Jan. 6 events showed that hate never left this county, it was underground and resurfaced, and this is one reason that the Holocaust should be remembered. Ross noted that, after WWII, resentment grew in areas of the U.S., when minority groups started demanding more rights. In 1946, there were groups that wanted the extermination of the Jews and the return of all Blacks to Africa. Ross said there were times in the past when, if government leaders and others had spoken out against white supremacy, antisemitism and racism, they could have

stopped the hate groups. Ross concludes that right now, we have a chance to make a difference, “but nothing is going to change unless we confront our own history and confront it right now, not just for the past, but for the present.” An article in American, a Jesuit publication, noted that Pope Francis said, “Remembering the Holocaust and its victims is not only an act of solidarity, but also serves as a warning to humanity that such horrors could happen again.” In January, the pope called on the world to “remember the Shoah” and to “be aware of how this path of death began, this path of extermination, of brutality. “To remember also means to be careful because these things can happen again, starting with ideological proposals to save a people, and ending up destroying a people and humanity,” he said. Audrey Azoulay, director-general of UNESCO, stated, “As hateful voices continue to rise, denying or distorting the implacable reality of these facts, we have a universal responsibility to remember each and every individual whom the Nazis sought to erase from the face of the Earth.” In Germany, Catholic bishops marked Holocaust Remembrance Day by calling for action against all forms of antisemitism.

Do you know about hero André Trocmé? By Ida Margolis, GenShoah Chair

few years ago, while reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book, “David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants,” I read the story about a village in France, called Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, and what the entire town did for Jews during WWII. I know that Gladwell’s book is nonfiction and I wondered why, if this is a true story, I had never heard about it. I proceeded to research this village and found out that indeed this was a true story, and I learned about the amazing spiritual leader of the Protestant congregation in this village, André Trocmé. During WWII, this village became a haven for Jews fleeing the Nazis and their French collaborators. When the deportations began in France in 1942, Pastor Trocmé urged his congregation to give

shelter to “the people of An article about the Bible.” Soon, hundreds Pastor Trocmé at Yad of Jews were in the village Yashem.org, noted and its outlying areas. Some that “The people of found permanent shelter in Le Chambon acted Le Chambon-sur-Lignon; upon their conviction others were given temthat it was their duty porary asylum until they to help their ‘neighwere able to escape across bors in need.’” The the border. article continued to Jews were housed in state that, “Many facnumerous places, including tors joined together with local townspeople and to create this generous farmers, even though they spirit: the history of Pastor André Trocmé understood the danger. Protestant persecution Some Jews were escorted on the dangeras a religious minority in Catholic France; ous treks to the Swiss border. It was amazempathy for Jews as the people of the Old ing to read that an “entire community Testament and a shared biblical heritage; banded together to rescue Jews, viewing and, last but not least, the powerful leadit as their Christian obligation.” ership and example of the pastor and his wife, André and Magda Trocmé.” Obviously, it was not possible to keep these rescue activities secret for long. The Vichy authorities suspected what was taking place and demanded that the pastor cease his activities. When told to abandon the Jews, Pastor Trocmé responded, “These people came here for help and for shelter. I am their shepherd. A shepherd does not forsake his flock... I do not know what a Jew is. I know only human beings.” I was so moved when reading that, thinking about the risk and courage of Service Printer serving Naples since 2003 someone who would respond that way rather than take the easy route of turning Graphic Design • Mail Campaigns • Brochures • over the Jews to the authorities. • Business Cards • Business Identity Packages • Yad Yashem reported, “Neither pres• And Much More! sure from the authorities nor searches by security agents diminished the resolve

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“The memory of the Holocaust fills me with profound sorrow, but also with shame, because so many remained silent at the time,” the president of the German bishops’ conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, wrote. He said people must courageously oppose “anti-Jewish prejudice, conspiracy myths and every form of hatred in everyday life, at school or among friends.” The “industrial murder of the Jews” had been at the end of a path “that began with hate speech, conspiracy myths and social exclusion. We must never go down that path again.” Holocaust survivor Margit Meissner said, “Days of Remembrance is an opportunity for us to remember the suffering that was and the efforts that were made to put an end to such suffering, and it’s a call to conscience today in our world to make sure that we aren’t the silent ones standing by, contributing to the suffering of others.” Another survivor, Tova Friedman, said, “Today, as antisemitism is rearing its ugly head again, the voices of protest are not many and not loud enough.” Please register for the Yom HaShoah at www.jewishnaples.org. Then decide if you will speak up and if you will be loud enough.

Heroes Heroines &Helpers of the Trocmés and their team. On 15 August 1942, Trocmé vehemently articulated his opinion to Georges Lamirand, a minister in the Vichy government, on an official visit to the small town. “Several days later, gendarmes moved into Le Chambon to purge the town of its ‘illegal’ residents. Two weeks later, on 30 August, the suspense climaxed with rumors of an arrest warrant issued against the minister. In his overflowing church, Trocmé urged his congregants to ‘do the will of God, not of men.’” The gendarmes were ultimately withdrawn. However, in February 1943, Trocmé and two colleagues were arrested. Held for five weeks, Trocmé was pressured to sign a commitment to obey all government orders. However, the minister refused to sign as ordered. He was released, but forced to go underground, yet his positive influence on the residents of Le Chambon had already been marked — they continued Pastor Trocmé’s legacy by welcoming persecuted Jews into their homes, enabling many of them to live until the end of the war. On Jan. 5, 1971 and May 14, 1984, Yad Vashem recognized André Trocmé and his wife, Magda, respectively, as “Righteous Among the Nations.” A 1987 documentary, “Weapons of the Spirit,” was made about this village, but is not easily available. It was said that this documentary exposes a “conspiracy of good.” I am glad I learned about André Trocmé, and hope his story becomes more widely known. With current conspiracies in the news, a “conspiracy of good” is welcome. Pass it on.

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CNN changes, Punky fest, Shatner flick and two documentaries Stars of David By Nate Bloom, Stars of David Contributing Columnist

ditor’s Note: Persons in bold are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish for the purpose of this column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jewish parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism — and do not identify with a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are also identified as Jewish. On April 1, Jake Tapper will assume the title of CNN’s “lead political anchor.” This title has long been held by Wolf Blitzer, 74. Also on April 1, Blitzer’s daily CNN program, “The Situation Room,” will be reduced from two hours to one. “The Lead with Jake Tapper” will expand to two hours. Meanwhile, Tapper has already begun to share his Sunday program, “The State of the Union,” with correspondent Dana Bash, 49. They host on alternate weeks. All three have strong Jewish backgrounds. Blitzer is the son of Auschwitz survivors and became fluent in Hebrew while working for the Jerusalem Post. Tapper is a Jewish Day School grad. His mother, like his (only) wife, are Jewsby-Choice and he was married by his brother’s wife, a Conservative rabbi. Bash’s mother has a master’s degree in Jewish studies. She was formerly married to Jeremy Bash, the son of a Conservative rabbi, and CNN correspondent John King, 59, who converted to Judaism before marrying Bash. It occurred to me that if “SNL” ever revives “Hanukkah Harry” (see YouTube), a fantasy character who brings presents to Jewish kids, Harry could name his reindeer “Bash, Blitzer and Tapper.” Just sounds right somehow. After years of relative obscurity, Soleil Moon Frye, 43, is back. A 10-episode reboot of “Punky Brewster,” the popular ’80s sitcom, is now streaming on the Peacock channel. In the original, Punky (Frye) was a warm and funny 7-year-old who was abandoned by her parents. Luckily, she met a kind old man who eventually became her legal foster parent. In the new version, Izzy, a young girl who is suffering in the foster system, is taken in by (the adult) Punky (Frye, again). In 1998, Frye wed TV producer Jason Goldberg, now 48, in a traditional Jewish ceremony and they had four children. Sadly, they separated last year. But Goldberg is the producer of Frye’s new documentary, “kid 90.” Back in the ’90s, a teenage Frye always carried a video camera and amassed tons of footage (many shots of famous teens). Those videos provide a focus for (director) Frye and about a

dozen actors, about her age, to talk about fame, sex, drugs, aging and the unique problems of young female actors (now streaming on Hulu). If Frye is an “oldie” star, then William Shatner, 89, is an ancient one. But his star still burns bright and his trek goes on. His latest film, “Senior Moment,” opened in theaters and on demand on March 26. Shatner stars as Victor, a retired NASA test pilot whose license gets taken away after he's found speeding in his vintage Porsche convertible with his best friend (Christopher Lloyd of “Back to the Future” fame). Victor’s life changes as he finds himself trying to get around by riding the bus, spurring his meeting with the beautiful free spirit, Caroline, (played by Jean Smart, 69, a star of “Designing Women”). Victor and Caroline have very different lifestyles and, Smart says, they have to “negotiate their romance.” But, she adds, they [end up] filling each other’s gaps.” On April 2, Hulu will begin streaming a new documentary, “WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn.” WeWork is an office-sharing company that attracted massive investment and then nearly financially collapsed in 2019. The company is currently valued less than the money that investors poured into it. The co-founder and former CEO of WeWork is Adam Neumann, 41. For a time, he seemed like a Jewish role model: born in Israel and a veteran of the Israeli navy, he permanently settled in the States around 2000. This handsome and charismatic guy is a religious Jew, has a smart Jewish wife (who is a first cousin of Gwyneth Paltrow), and together, they have five kids. WeWork wasn’t quite a scam, but it was way “oversold.” Fortunately, for Neumann, most of its debt was held by a Japanese bank that felt they had too much invested to let WeWork fail. They “forced” Neumann out in 2019, but he walked away with a $1.7 billion severance package. The documentary was directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jed Rothstein, 47. (Apple TV+ has separately “greenlighted” a dramatic limited TV series about the WeWork crash. Anne Hathaway will play Rebekah, Adam’s wife, and Jared Leto plays Adam.) Do check out the PBS documentary “Hemingway” (about Ernest, of course). The first of three parts airs on April 5. The filmmakers are Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, 58.

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Moscow Male Jewish Cappella Choir By Arlene Stolnitz

any of us with an Ashkenazi heritage can trace our roots back to ancestors who came from the area known as the Pale of Settlement, which stretched to the most western borders of Imperial Russia. Known in those days as the Russian Empire, it became part of the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1917.

Perhaps it is because my maternal grandmother came from Odessa (which was part of the Pale), that the music of the Moscow Male Jewish Cappella Choir spoke to me. A little research revealed that, even though life was deplorably hard at the time for many Jews, Odessa was known as a singularly musical place, with music, theater and opera playing

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a significant role in the lives of its residents. Russian and Yiddish folklore were popular, and songs of the era dealt with varied aspects of the Jewish experience. The repertoire of Russian and Yiddish songs reveals the carefree but dangerous life of the time. In a future article, I hope to write about the life of the underworld employing the stylistic music known as blatnaia pesnia. In my reading, I came upon a group called the Odessa Jewish Cultural Society, which was a launching pad for the world of the arts. Renowned poet Haim Nachman Bialik came from this period as did countless actors, writers, novelists, journalists and musicians. The Jewish Song workshop, known as De Yiddish Leed, listed scores of musicians and included well-known names, like violinists David Oistrakh and Nathan Milstein. All of this has greatly influenced the music of the Moscow Male Jewish Choir, which was established in 1989 under the Male Choir of Cantorial Art Academy with support from Mikhail Gorbachev, who was then president of the USSR. Together with the Russian Jewish community and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (also known as JOINT or JDC, a Jewish relief organization based in New York City), the choir was renamed the Hassidic Cappella, and later became known as the Moscow Male Jewish Cappella.

The choir’s s i n g e r s a re professional musicians f r o m Mo s cow’s leading Arlene Stolnitz musical institutes and conservatories. They are mainly students and teachers, who are committed to performing Jewish liturgical and cantorial music that has been largely forgotten. The music they sing today originally appeared in the early- and mid-19th century in the countries of Eastern Europe and Western Russia, but virtually disappeared after the 1917 revolution. In addition to Jewish liturgical music, the choir’s repertoire includes folk song compositions in Yiddish, Hebrew and Russian. The music’s original harmonies and beauty, along with its rich Russian sound, make it especially appealing to audiences the world over. The choir’s founder and artistic director, Alexander Tsaliuk, has directed more than 800 concerts and has participated in countless international music festivals. The choir also has recorded five CDs and two films. The choir consists of 18 singers, two soloists, a conductor and the music director. With only 22 members, the choir is very compact and mobile and has a reputation for learning and performing difficult works in a short time period. YouTube has several videos of the Moscow Male Jewish Cappella. I recommend listening to “Avinu Malkeynu” for a thrilling experience!

You Are Invited to Attend the … Annual Community-Wide Commemoration of Yom HaShoah Sunday, April 11, 2021 10:00am Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada) Via Zoom

Please join us for the annual Community Remembrance of the victims and Survivors of the Holocaust. The Zoom program will be hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. A special project about SWFL Holocaust Survivors, created by the middle school students of Temple Shalom, will be presented. The program will also feature a Candle Lighting ceremony with Holocaust Survivors, Children and Grandchildren of Survivors. Program sponsors are GenShoah of SWFL, the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, Temple Shalom and The Holocaust Museum & Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center. Community Synagogue Partners include Beth Tikvah, Chabad of Naples, the Jewish Congregation of Marco Island and the Naples Jewish Congregation.

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Judge Judy’s advice to seniors Aging Jewishly — What our traditions tell us about growing old By Rabbi Barbara Aiello

he timer on the kitchen stove began its ding-ding-ding, reminding Iris to switch on the television and call to her husband. “Come on, Larry. It’s five minutes to Judge Judy!” That was enough for Larry to stop his cleaning binge, and in minutes, both Iris and Larry had tuned into to their favorite program. Watched by more than 10 million viewers daily, Judge Judith Susan Blum Sheindlin has dispensed advice for nearly 25 years, but for Larry and Iris, one admonishment really hit home. Larry recalls, “I heard her say it on a documentary about her life. Judge Judy was talking about becoming a senior citizen. And she said something that struck me. ‘To live a long life, don’t fall!’” At 78 years old, Judge Judy knows what she’s talking about. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, “falls are the No. 1 cause of injuries in seniors, often resulting in hip fractures, cuts, and even serious head and brain injuries that can be fatal.” Many seniors who have tripped or tumbled have seen their independence evaporate and their longevity compromised as a result of the fall. So, Judge Judy, television’s queen of blunt, doesn’t mince words: “To live long, don’t fall.” For seniors 65 years old and older, one person in three will have had a fall,

so it is no wonder that a quick Google search of “fall prevention for seniors” nets more than half a million articles, websites and long lists of do’s and don’ts — information that prompted Larry to do some

I talked to my friends whose falls had caused them to move out of independent living and this is what I found.” Larry explains that for many seniors, a fall happens when they were doing two things at once. This is what Larry calls the Seven Steps to a Fall or the “I was walking and …” syndrome (see sidebar to right). In Proverbs, we read that, “A righteous person falls seven times and rises up again.” Rabbi Barbara Rabbi Andrea Steinberger (Wisconsin Aiello Jewish Chronicle) expands on those words research of his own. when she writes that “Seven is life giving. A statistician by trade, Larry studied a It is a number full of strength and health number of fall prevention recommendaand hope for the future.” tions that included common sense items, Larry’s Seven Steps to a Fall remind us such as installing bathtub handrails, elimithat there are things we can do — simple, nating throw rugs, powerful, life-affirmMany seniors who have cleaning up clutter ing tools — that offer and adding night tripped or tumbled have hope for us as we age. lights in the hall. But Like the Judge seen their independence it was the information says, “To live a long evaporate and their that Larry gleaned life, don’t fall.” from his anecdotal For 10 years Rabbi longevity compromised. survey that opened Barbara Aiello served his eyes and swayed his opinion about the Aviva Campus for Senior Life as resiseniors and falling. dent rabbi. Her most popular columns are “I live in senior housing,” Larry now published in her new book, “Aging explains. “And on our campus, we have Jewishly,” available on Amazon books. what they call the continuum of care. Rabbi Barbara now lives and works in That means that we can live indepenItaly, where she is rabbi of Italy’s first dently, in assisted living or even on the Reconstructionist synagogue. Contact her at nursing floor — whatever you need. So, Rabbi@RabbiBarbara.com.

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Mimouna celebration Recipe by Chef Dalia

he week-long Passover holiday can often come to an end with a good sandwich or pizza, but for Moroccan Jews and more and more Israelis, it’s not complete without a Mimouna fest. Moroccan Jews have made the end of Passover into a true extravaganza of sweet pastries, with music, drums and sequins, lots of marzipan sweets and friends and family. Of course, that’s Mimouna, the “open door” holiday that I dream about throughout the year and my family and friends love to attend. This year, it falls on Sunday night (April 4). As many of you know, the tradition of Mimouna has already taken root in Israel. It has changed from magical nights among neighbors to loud, daytime barbecues in public parks. Last year, after being celebrated for hundreds of years, Mimouna parties around the world came to a stop, conquered by a tiny virus, and for the first time ever, I was alone on the last night of Passover. No big deal, right? I had managed to make a festive dinner for the first two nights of Seder, had a steady supply of matzo and a fridge packed with leftovers. To be honest, I was kind of looking forward to not having to cook “kosher for Passover” food for 8 days — so what was the problem? The Mimouna! COVID-19 quarantined Mimouna parties. For me, Passover isn’t Passover without a Mimouna celebration. I love the traditions;

I love the food; I love the whole family reunion aspect of Friday night dinners, holidays and Seders, but the Mimouna is the highlight of all, and it means a lot to me. So, I tried to organize a virtual Mimouna celebration. Sure, our beautiful traditional Mimouna table of Moroccan sweets and spread was made, with a whole fish, a bowl of flour topped with

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gold coins, dairy products, honey, dates, a colorful arrangement of marzipan sweets and pastries, tea with mint, and of course, the tasty, fried dough pancakes dipped in honey called mufleta (these foods and decorations are symbols of fertility, wealth, success and sweetness). The “Tirbach u’tissad” (May you prosper and succeed) Mimouna greeting was given, but everyone knew there was something missing. You could ser ve the world’s greatest mufleta, and there would still be something missing. I know there are livestreaming and digital tools that help us approximate reality. But not for Mimouna! Not for a celebration where the aroma of mufleta is central to the experience, unless Zoom has a new smell feature. As I go through the process of actually buying and making the sweet, fragrant dishes that I dream about throughout the year, I feel connected to my roots and my grandmother in a way that’s truly unexpected. On that one magical night of the year, when the mufletas are hot, the doors are open, and everything is possible, I hope that the blessing of sweetness and good fortune will become a reality for Mimouna of 2021. For the past 18 years, my husband and I have hosted a beautiful Mimouna.

Mufletas Ingredients • 2 lb. bread or pizza flour • 1 tbsp. dry yeast • 1 tsp. sugar • 1 tbsp. salt • 3 cups lukewarm water • A cup of oil for dipping (doesn’t go into the dough) • Slightly softened butter or butter substitute • Honey for drizzling • Lots of napkins

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Personal Chef Dalia Hemed can be reached at daliahemed@msn.com. After one year of a COVID-19 break, I am glad to announce we are going to host a Mimouna celebration again this year. I’m proud to have successfully recaptured the aura of the Mimouna I grew up with in Israel. The best part of the sweet magic of Mimouna: no formal invitations. We hope you will celebrate with us. I miss the Mimouna festival at safta Dalia house in Jaffa. The tables were laden with delicacies, but the star of the show was a thin, mouth-watering Moroccan crepe, called the mufleta, which you roll up with soft butter and honey. Please trust me when I tell you that, to this day, few things in life are as perfect as a couple of hot, sweet, tender mufletas right after you’ve come off a stern eight days of dry matzahs. Even if you can’t get to a Mimouna party, you can still get in the Mimouna celebration. Try your hand at mufleta. They are so delicious; they disappear before they have a chance to get cold. “Tirbach u’tissad”

fingertips and every so often, dip your fingers in the oil. You want the dough to be thin. The mufleta needs to be the size of whatever pan you’re using. 4. Place the mufleta on a hot pan, wait a minute, or even less, until it goes golden and then flip. This is the only mufleta you fry on both sides. While the mufleta is in the pan, start preparing the next one. As soon as you flip the mufleta, place the next one on top, wait a minute, peek and see that the underside is ready and then flip the entire stack, meaning that the mufleta that was on top is now on the bottom, then place another new mufleta on top, wait a minute, and flip the whole stack. Don’t worry, it’s not complicated. 5. You can make a few mufletas in succession and then remove the stack once six to seven are ready, whatever works for you. Once you remove the stack, start all over again, frying the first one on both sides, and so forth. 6. Prepare a lot of napkins. Spread the softened butter on the mufleta and drizzle with honey. Roll or fold the mufleta so you can hold it without getting too messy and enjoy!

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Second “FIDF LIVE” features Shir Peled, whose IDF service inspired the only female role on Netflix’s “Fauda”

he second episode of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) philanthropic initiative, “FIDF LIVE,” focused on International Women’s Day and highlighted the history of women in the IDF. Joining the episode was Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Shir Peled, 37, the first woman to serve as an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) combat soldier in an Israeli counterterrorism unit. The role of Nurit, played by actress Rona-Lee Shimon in the Netflix hit, “Fauda,” was inspired by Peled’s IDF service. In addition, the episode showcased a virtual base visit of the Combat Intelligence Corps featuring Lone Soldier Sgt. Oran, originally from San Francisco. Also taking part in the episode were Lone Soldiers Pvt. Alexa from Los Angeles, who serves in the Kedem Battalion of the IDF Home Front Command’s Search and Rescue Brigade, adopted by FIDF’s Baltimore Chapter as part of FIDF’s Adopt a Battalion; and Cpl. Kylie from New Jersey, who serves in the Tavor Battalion of the IDF Home Front Command’s Search and Rescue Brigade, adopted by FIDF’s Westchester and Connecticut Chapter. The FIDF LIVE platform, hosted by American stand-up comedian and author Joel Chasnoff, is a high-level production broadcast experience that provides an alternative to in-person experiences and brings awareness of FIDF’s cause and

activities to a broader audience. FIDF LIVE airs on FIDF’s website every other week at 8:30 p.m. (EST). One of the main objectives in introducing content through this platform is keeping the community’s connection with Israel alive and thriving. FIDF has always been a bridge between Americans and Israelis, so this virtual experience continues that tradition in a novel way, serving as the place for everyone who loves Israel and wants to stay connected and in the know. As long as its supporters are unable to physically gather at FIDF’s events and galas, travel to Israel on FIDF’s missions, visit soldiers on IDF bases or meet them in the United States, FIDF will provide exclusive virtual access to content that cannot be found anywhere else.

Joel Chasnoff interviewing Shir Peled

To watch episode 2 of “FIDF LIVE,” go to https://www.fidf.org/fidflive/episode-2.

FIDF was established in 1981 by a group On March 4, FIDF Florida held a of Holocaust survivors as a 501(c)(3) notregional donor appreciation event. The for-profit organization with the mission of event focused on how FIDF is changing offering educational, cultural, recreational the lives of Israeli soldiers. Maj. Gen. and social programs and facilities that proNadav Padan, former Head of IDF Cyber vide hope, purpose and life-changing support Defense Directorate and Commander of for the soldiers who protect Israel and Jews Central Command, spoke at the event. worldwide. Today, FIDF has 24 chapters Also featured were IDF soldiers Aviram Book Festival C throughout the UnitedRobin States. FIDF proudly Fima, IMPACT! recipient and winner of Mintz and Su supports IDF soldiers, families of fallen the Berlin Fashion Competition; Lone soldiers and wounded veterans through a Soldier from Miami, Lt. Ariel; and Capt. variety of innovative programs that •reinforce (Res.) Adir from the Ram Carole Battalion.Greene, Author Review Team Phil Jaso the vital bond between the communities in The event’s co-chairs were Greater the United States, the soldiers of the IDF Miami Chapter President Evelyn Katz; Patti Boochever Judith Finer Freedman Lee He and the state of Israel. For more informaPalm Beach Chapter supporter Elaine HarStevePalm Brazination, pleaseSusie Goldsmith Carol H visit www.fidf.org. ris; and Vice President of the South Bobbie Lenore Greenstein Beach/Broward Chapter David Gayle Baum. Dorio

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April 2021

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JNF-USA Breakfast for Israel “Fauda” style

tars of the binge-worthy Israeli Netflix hit series, “Fauda,” will be joining Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA), the Naples community and thousands of supporters across the country for the organization’s annual Breakfast for Israel on April 18 at 10:30 a.m. (EST). While participants may have to BTOB (bring their own bagel) to the virtual “breakfast” this year, JNF-USA promises to deliver the same high-quality, starstudded complimentary event that community members have been accustomed to since the first annual Breakfast for Israel dazzled eventgoers in 2003. “JNF-USA’s Breakfast for Israel is sure to be a much-looked-forward-to event on the communal calendar,” says Jerry Kumin, JNF-USA Naples Breakfast for Israel co-chair and member of JNF-USA’s Naples Board of Directors. “This year, we’re hosting a vibrant celebration in honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut as we bring our community together to ensure a bright, prosperous future for the land and people of Israel, and Jewish people everywhere. We’re thrilled to be able to host this event in the Naples community for the first time and look forward to hosting it in person in the coming years when life returns to normal after the pandemic.” According to The Wrap News Inc., “Despite the language barrier, “Fauda”

(chaos in Arabic), somehow managed to break out of the dark corners of Netflix’s foreign language section and get noticed by both Hollywood heavy hitters and New York Times TV critics.” Guests who attend JNF-USA’s 2021 Breakfast for Israel will hear from “Fauda” celebs, Tsahi Halevi, who plays Naor; and Rona-Lee Shimon, who plays Nurit, live in studio with Yoav Limor, a veteran military correspondent who has been covering the Middle East conflict for the last 33 years, moderating the interview and Q&A session.

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Today, Limor is the host of a morning show on Israel’s Channel 2 Keshet, a defense commentator for Israel Hayom daily newspaper, and a regular contributor on i24 News. “Whether in person or virtually, JNFUSA has seen attendance at Breakfast for Israel events across the country skyrocket year after year, as hundreds of supporters from coast to coast come together to support the land and people of Israel,” says Goldie Wetcher, JNF-USA Naples Breakfast for Israel Co-Chair, who is also a member of JNF-USA’s Naples Board of Directors. “This year, we’re expecting record high participation in Naples and beyond. After all, who doesn’t love ‘Fauda?!’”

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• We have delivered over 160 programs, with a combined attendance of over 7000. • We have talked with mayors, artists and musicians, travelled the world, discussed important films and learned about our nation’s government. • We have had virtual breakfasts and lunches, played games and found ways to create community, even though we were unable to be together. • We offer video replays of most of our speakers (on our website).

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COMMENTARY

April 2021

Observing sacred milestones Rabbi Mark Wm. Gross

generation ago, Carly Simon’s song, “Anticipation,” was used in a commercial promoting a major brand of ketchup (or catsup — your choice), with the implied message that the condiment was so rich and thick that “it is keepin’ me waitin’” to come out of the bottle. This year, no one had to wait for the Jewish holidays — the spring festival of Passover kicked off while it was still March and Purim fell back into February. Purely in administrative terms, that phenomenon is a simple consequence of

the disparity between the lunar months of the Jewish calendar and the length of the solar year. But in psychological terms, it feels as if, after almost a year of pandemicinduced social distancing, cabin fever has promoted a kind of “progressive Judaism” inclining us to “lead off ” on our yom-tovim. However, the spiritual reality is that Judaism has always been about progression, process and anticipation. That has been the case ever since the birth of our fabulously ancient people through the Exodus from Egypt. We sacrificed a sheep at sundown on the night of the full moon of Nissan to put its blood on the lintel and doorposts of our houses — but, tellingly, we had been instructed to set the animal aside and guard it closely for five days beforehand. Counting down and looking forward has been part of Jewish life ever since.

That is reflected in our calendar and in its associated synagogue ritual. Shabbat Sh’qalim (which we at JCMI celebrate annually as Federation Sabbath) marks the start of an almost seven-week run-up to Passover. The Feast of Unleavened Bread, in turn, inaugurates the ceremonial 50-day spring s’firah (“countdown”) culminating in Shavuot, the Feast of the Giving of the Torah, when we made the enduring Covenant for which we had left Egypt in the first place. Conditioned by that kind of sequential thinking, we mark the bleak threeweek summer s’firah between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av, as a somber alignment with long-ago tragedies for our people. But shortly afterwards, we also mark the month-long S’lichot penitential season during Elul, as a purificatory prologue to Rosh haShanah, representing the

promise of healing and renewal for the individual person. That kind of counterpoint emphasizes an important spiritual lesson: no one Jewish holiday, however popular or esoteric it may be, exists in a vacuum. All are sacred milestones in the year, pointing us forward along an archipelago of equally sacred moments as part of a larger and higher purpose of which they, and we, are all a part. So, it matters less when the holiday is observed, than it does that it is observed … by all of us … in sacred unity … with sacred purpose … and in sacred and joyous anticipation of whatever is coming next. Go ahead and anticipate, because whatever it is, it’s going to be worth waiting for. Rabbi Mark Wm. Gross serves at Jewish Congregation of Marco Island.

“Have you asked a good question today?” Rabbi Adam F. Miller

itting around our Seder table, my eyes fell on one of my favorite stories added into the Haggadah

we use, “A Different Night,” just opposite the Four Questions. When Isidor Rabi turned 5, his parents sent him off to attend school for the first time. On the first day of school, Izzy was so excited that he woke up early, rushing to dress and leave for school. On his way out the door, his mother kissed him goodbye and said she would see him after school.

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Izzy nearly ran home that first day, so excited by the people he met and the friends he made. His mom greeted him and said, “So, nu, Izzy, did you ask a good question today?” Izzy paused, realizing that, in all of his excitement, he could not remember having asked a single question. Seeing his hesitation, his mother said, “Tomorrow, I want you to ask a good question.” The next day, they were learning about fruit. Izzy raised his hand, “Why do apples have stems?” Surprised by the question, the teacher explained that apples come from trees. When Izzy got home, his mom greeted him and said, “So, nu, Izzy, did you ask a good question today?” Izzy repeated his question and his teacher’s answer. His mother smiled and nodded while she listened. Each day Izzy came home, his mom asked whether he posed a good question. Several years went by and finally, Izzy decided to ask his mom a question, “Why do you always ask me if I asked a good question?” She replied, “I wondered when you were going to ask that one. I want to make sure that you learn as much as you can. When you ask a good question, it means that you are not only listening, but you are thinking about what you are learning.” Izzy’s mother’s zest for learning through questions made a significant impact on him. He kept asking questions throughout his life and was eventually recognized

with the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in nuclear magnetic resonance, the groundwork for the MRI of today, as well as the modern microwave. The authors of the Haggadah used Izzy’s story to emphasize that Passover is a time for questions. Yet, the message of asking questions goes well beyond our Seder table. Questions serve an invaluable role in our lives. A good question seeks to learn something we don’t yet know. Over the course of this last year, our questions helped us navigate the fluid situation of the pandemic as we asked, “What is safe to do in COVID-19? How does the virus spread? When will the vaccine arrive? Where can I find toilet paper or yeast?” More than a source for gathering information, questions also help us appreciate life. When we ask questions, we take notice of what is happening, and gain a renewed sense of mindfulness. We are conscious of the blessings around us. In this time of COVID-19, reaching out to ask how others are doing also strengthens our sense of community. While Passover is drawing to a close, take your questions beyond the confines of the Seder table. Be like Izzy and employ questions to explore the world around you. You never know what you might learn, what connections you will create or where the answers may take you. Nu, have you asked a good question today? Rabbi Adam F. Miller serves at Temple Shalom.

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Jewish lives matter since before the flood By Marina Berkovich, president

Marina Berkovich JHSSWF President

istory is a study of past events and the impact they have on human affairs. Jewish history, from its biblical origins forward, is a study of surviving the adverse human conditions that repeated destructions of civilization bring. “Civilizations vanished, but the Jewish people have not,” is an entire history lesson in itself that is taught at every Passover table and in many gentile homes through learning the Exodus chapter of the bible. I believe the core of our survival is deeply rooted in those Jewish people, who, despite direct threats, danger, fear, persecution and corruption, were able to preserve the values and practices of everyday Judaism for us, as pristinely as humanly and historically possible, through the millennia of change. Our generation, with our ease of information and communication accessibility, is trusted to help carry our small personal share of that responsibility. Easy-peasy, you’d think. There are 195 countries in the world now; 193 of them are members of UN; Vatican and “The State of Palestine” are not. Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Syria and Yemen now ban Jews from entering, but before the radical Islamists resurgence of the mid 1970s, these countries had thriving Jewish communities for a doubledigit number of centuries. Not without periodic pogroms, of course. Note, I reserve the word “pogrom” in its traditional meaning of rioting and killing the Jews in acts of mass violence.

Rare is the spot in the world that did not have these periodic pogroms. Modern day pogroms are institutionalized and systemic. In 2020, Israel was condemned by the UN 17 times, triple that of other nations. Everything is upside down lately, and the Jews, the under 1% of people in the world, are again frivolously called aggressors, oppressors and worse by the much more numerous groups, whose plight Jews have frequently championed. As a Jew who understands the development of history, I fear that century XXI worldwide persecution of Jews is now a fete accompli, and it is only a matter of time before acts of overt antisemitism will spread to local communities. The quest I am on is to educate our people and our people’s neighbors about us and our essential role in our local area. Perhaps, it could be a deterrent, should we be faced with neighbors denouncing their neighbors again. Perhaps, it is a quixotic quest that would not play in a bigger game. I try, and I implore you to try with me. In my own humble eyewitness opinion, it is a much more realistic expectation to continue building up Jewish communities of the New World, where there is still a chance that human decency will prevail, than to funnel support into historically proven failures of the Old World, where, no matter the era, the Jewish money was always used to ultimately destroy their local Jews. Plenty of historical evidence supports this point. All Jewish lives matter — from agnostic and cultural to the ultra orthodox. No Jewish leader, however large or small their group, has a right to disparage that. The Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida is home to the history of all Jews comprising our area’s Jewish population.

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April 2021

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The shining light of Hadassah Joyce Toub Collier/Lee Hadassah President

aving recently celebrated our holiday of Purim, with its heroine of Queen Esther, Hadassah as an organization is once again where it belongs — a hero in today’s international fight. We are about to celebrate another major holiday, Passover. The relationship from the past to the present is uncanny. Passover tells us to remember the past as if we, ourselves, were participating in the Exodus. Do we find it difficult to imagine plagues today, considering the hunger and homelessness in our cities, snow and ice in Texas, insurgency in

Mozambique, famine in Nigeria, attacks on aid workers in Syria and the international terror of COVID-19? It is all too real and terrifying. In this uncertain time, there is the shining light of Hadassah, whose work centers on Israel, but whose research and humanitarian work resonates throughout the world. Our Hadassah Global Response Team has reacted to COVID-19 in many different ways internationally. In Argentina, with the help of Hadassah International, the Jewish community has come together to fight COVID-19. Business leaders have donated $100 million to the CV-19 Argentina Fund, which provides a volunteer network to support the elderly and establish temporary clinics. Jorge Diener, Associate Director of Hadassah International, is in daily contact with the community leadership to implement this program.

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The Mexican Jewish community approached Hadassah Mexico, requesting advice from HMO and Hadassah International as to how it should protect its community. There’s now a website, https://Jerum.org, that is a resource for the Jewish community. In Chile and Ecuador, discussions were held regarding the handling of COVID-19. Jorge Diener reports daily on COVID-19 in Spanish and has a regular column in the Argentinian Jewish News, serving all of Latin America. In France, the Jewish community turned to Hadassah for advice and information. A program with Professor Yoram Weiss, director of Hadassah Ein Keren, aired on Shalom Radio, the Jewish radio station. Hadassah Australia has been facilitating contact between medical professionals at HMO and major hospitals in

Melbourne, the Royal Melbourne and the Alfred hospitals, to discuss best practices. In the hope of Tikkun Olam, Hadassah sets a positive example for the world — leading in healing, inspiring kindness and giving. We all continue to help Hadassah build on what has already begun, so we can continue to see the fruit of our labors.

Hadassah happenings This month, we hope all our members will join us for these Expanding Horizons programs: • April 5, 2021 – “Remember the Ladies” will offer insights and interesting facts about the writings and education of several of America’s first ladies. Our presenter is Jeff Margolis. • April 12, 2021 – “The Art of Fused Glass & Mosaics” will feature Judy Belmont from her studio, Naples Glassworks.

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oin us to support the functions JWV fulfills. As our veterans return from current conflicts, wounded in both mind and body, the JWV stands ready, as it has since 1896, to ensure that those who have served in our nation’s armed forces receive the treatment and respect they deserve from a grateful nation through JWV’s access to VA and government officials. As a member of the JWV, you will continue a proud tradition of service to our country and to the Jewish community here and abroad. As antisemitism rises around the globe, the JWV stands ready, as it has since 1896, to fight bigotry and prejudice wherever it is found and to support the state of Israel, the bastion of democracy in the Middle East.

JWV members enjoy • Veterans service officers throughout the nation represent veterans and their

Martin Cohn Vice Commander JWV Post #202 families before the Department of Veterans Affairs in benefit disputes. • Advocacy for veterans’ entitlements, civil rights, Jewish issues, etc. • A network of volunteers provides needed service in VA hospitals. • Comradeship, social events and support in times of need • Informative reporting on Jewish and veterans’ issues through our national publication, “The Jewish Veteran”

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Post 202 recent activities We invite those who have served in the U.S. military (combat not required) to join us at our monthly meetings. If you are not a veteran, but are grateful for their dedication to our country, you are invited to uphold our values as a Patron Member. To learn more, contact us at jwvpost202@gmail.com or call 239-272-5999. God bless America.

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April 2021

NAPLES JEWISH CONGREGATION

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The confluence of Passover and the pandemic Steve McCloskey President

ack in February of last year, who would have contemplated that we would commemorate two consecutive Passover seders “virtually,” indelibly, yet ironically, linked by our own plague, the novel coronavirus? This somber turn of events does prove the adage that sometimes fact is stranger than fiction. As NJC prepares to observe Passover “virtually” on Sunday, March 28 at 5 p.m., we should ponder what lessons we might glean from the travails and triumphs our ancient forebears experienced some three-and-a-half millennia ago. The ancient Israelites quickly learned that liberation does not necessarily equate with freedom. Although Moses led them out of the bondage they had

endured in Egypt, the quest for freedom required much more of them — that they work together to forge a new nation, predicated upon justice, compassion and humility. In our time, although the COVID-19 vaccines may liberate us from the worst of the scourge that is the coronavirus — that is, serious illness, hospitalization and death — freedom from the global pandemic will require that we achieve herd immunity. We can only accomplish this together by overcoming vaccine hesitancy, continuing to mask up, maintaining our physical distance and adhering to rigorous hygiene protocols. While our eventual emergence from the pandemic is ineluctable, its precise terminus depends on our vigilance in complying with the CDC guidelines as we wait for our shots. Passover is also a time for remembrance. The Israelites were implored to recall the bitterness of their bondage when they were strangers in the land of Egypt, to gird themselves against the

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evil inclination to afflict the “others” in their new land with the same treatment at their hand. This marginalization and sometimes demonization of the “other” in our midst persists to this day. Too often, the unfamiliar becomes what we fear. Getting to know someone who is not like you expands one’s circle of humanity. Remembrance requires education and reiteration. We must constantly remind ourselves that human aspirations are wellnigh universal — to be part of a loving and supportive family, be able to provide for that family and be part of something bigger than ourselves to improve our collective lot in life. Throughout the pandemic, our resilience has been manifest, our hope fervent. It is our resolve that has wavered, if not waned, at times. The explanation for this seems rather apparent. As the pall of the pandemic seeped into the very essence of our being, both literally and figuratively, the frightening unknown loomed over us

and before us; it still does. It is as if we are the Israelites of millennia past, venturing out from the throes of captivity into a world full of potential pitfalls and even outright danger. Nonetheless, we can always return to what we know in our hearts is right, that the true path forward lies in trust in our traditions and institutions as well as scrupulous devotion to the truth, amid the fog of misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy mongering. As we gather “virtually” again this year to observe Passover, let us be reminded that our journey toward redemption is always difficult, requiring us to do hard things, such as joining forces with others to strive for a more equitable society, caring for the most vulnerable among us, treating all whom we encounter with the dignity and respect we expect from them and remembering to always lead with grace and lovingkindness. We can ponder all this, knowing that gratitude for the strength of our community can see us through this.

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Chabad Naples update By Rabbi Fishel

habad of Naples is maintaining its high level of serving and caring for the community in both traditional and COVID-responsive ways. We are continuing our ongoing services and strive to be here for the community in every imaginable way. Don’t hesitate to let us know if you are aware of someone who needs a little TLC.

Pesach Pesach kept us very busy again this year, with enjoyable tasks, like distributing hundreds of boxes of Schmurah Matzah, Seder kits-to-go and kosher Passover meals for those in need. You can join our limited services for the last days of Pesach and for Yizkor. To submit names of people you would like us to pray for, please notify our office by emailing office@chabadnaples.com.

COVID -19 vaccine assistance We are very grateful to our dedicated team of volunteers, who have been working tirelessly to secure vaccination appointments for people in the community. Special mention goes to Tori Fuchs, a Hebrew school student who made it her mitzvah project for her upcoming Bat Mitzvah. She is good with computers and has been in touch with people, calling and comforting them. If you know of someone who needs assistance, please reach out to us and we will attempt to help them.

The flying challah Each week, we send out smiles with an uplifting message in the form of a tasty fresh challah. What a lovely way to say

that, during this challenging time, we, and the community, are here for you! Nominate a recipient by sending us an email and we will have it delivered.

Minyan If you have a yahrzeit or need to say Kaddish, we are always here to help make a minyan during the week. We are so grateful to those who help us with this minyan service, when called. There have been so many minyanim during the week and it is amazing to see how the community comes together for each other.

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A Zoom Torah class is being offered on Wednesday at 11 a.m. If you wish to join, please RSVP to our office and we will send you the link. As the schedule changes at times, please reach out to confirm weekly.

Rabbi Fishel offers a video each week. If you want to receive them, reach out to office@chabadnaples.com and we will place you on the weekly email list. You can also view the past 12 months’ worth of videos at www.chabadnaples.com.

Hebrew school We are currently offering in-person Hebrew school. All children and teachers wear masks and social distancing is practiced. Please sign up if your children wish to participate. Call 239-262-4474 or email office@chabadnaples.com.

Summer camp Summer Camp registration is open — you may sign up now. For more information, visit naplespreschoolof thearts.com.

Lag B’omer This year, we will celebrate this joyous holiday to coincide with Appreciation Day, when we recognize our teachers who do so much for our students. The children will celebrate in the beautiful Garden of the Arts and the outdoor classroom, as Lag B’omer is a celebration of the beauty of nature and how G-d is in everything. Here’s a chance to stop and recognize the unity and the godliness in all. Visit our website closer to Friday, April 30 for an updated plan to celebrate as a community.

Volunteer assistance Our volunteers continue to be available if elderly or homebound people need help shopping for groceries or medicine. Just let us know.

Shabbat services We offer limited, abbreviated indoor Shabbat services from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Reservations must be made in advance, seating is limited, and you will receive the full guidelines and policy upon receipt of your RSVP. Safety is our primary concern.

Are you in your forties or fifties, single and Jewish? Sign up now by emailing: rbialek@jewishnaples.org to meet other Jewish Singles

Read our weekly eblast to learn when the next activity will be.

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TEMPLE SHALOM

Temple Shalom events open to the community By Jeanette Fischer, Temple Shalom Director of Communications

emple Shalom offers many virtual opportunities to stay connected during this time of social distancing. In addition to the events listed below, please visit our YouTube channel, Temple Shalom Naples, for beautiful music from Cantor Donna Azu and previously recorded programs from Rabbi Adam Miller, Cantor Donna Azu, Rabbi Ariel Boxman, Rabbi James Perman and Rabbi Frank Muller. Follow us on Facebook, Temple ShalomNaplesFL, for informational links and live content. For Zoom links to our

other programs and events, please send a request to info@naplestemple.org.

Shabbat services

on our Facebook page and interactive on Zoom. Please email info@naplestemple. org for the link.

Tune into our Shabbat services via our livestream (found on our website under the Media tab) and Facebook Live on the Temple Shalom Facebook page Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings at 10 a.m.

Saturday Morning Torah Study

Havdalah service

Scheduled for Wednesday, April 14 at 10 a.m. via Zoom and facilitated by Cantor Donna Azu, Stories of Music

Every Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m., our Havdalah service can be found live

Participate in our Torah Study every Saturday at 9 a.m. via Zoom. Please email info@naplestemple.org for the link.

Stories of Music

is an adult education project of the Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Each class offers a broad range of musically related topics about the American Jewish experience through stories of the evolving nature of Jewish music. On April 14, the topic will be “Musical Journeys Through the Holocaust.” Please email info@naplestemple.org for the Zoom link.

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BETH TIKVAH

Beth Tikvah update

pril is upon us and many of our seasonal residents, who normally are leaving to resume their lives up north, are just arriving. And others are staying longer in order to receive their vaccinations. This year, our summer camp will be filled with extended activities as well as many dear friends. We wish all those leaving Naples for the summer a healthy, happy few months. Travel safely and come back to us soon. Beth Tikvah has completed a successful season of adult education and programming. Highlights include our lecture series, new courses on Jewish History, our Scholar-in-Residence weekend with Dr. Sandra Lilienthal, Jewish Jazz with Amici and the conclusion of the eighth sold-out season of our Naples Jewish Film Festival. Participation in our Shabbat services and kiddush lunches has continued streaming on Zoom. We have been able to conduct all our programs, due to the skills and creativity of Rabbi Chorny. We are especially appreciative of support from the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples (JFGN), which has permitted us to bring many of our programs to the community.

Beth Tikvah Co-Presidents Shelley Goodman and Sue Hammerman

Rosh Chodesh Women’s Study Our Rosh Chodesh Women’s Study brings friendship and intellectual stimulation together monthly. This month, we will meet on Sunday, April 18 at 11 a.m. All women interested in attending are welcome. Visit our website at www. bethtikvahnaples.org for the Zoom link.

Expanded programming Due to the relentless nature of COVID19, it has become necessary to expand our programing beyond the usual winter season to meet the desire of our congregation to stay connected. We have added a

Yom Ha’atzmaut concert on Sunday, April 11 at 2 p.m. as well as a second Jewish Jazz concert with Amici Music on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. For further details, please contact office@bethtikah.org or go to our website at www.bethtikvahnaples.org. Further programing additions will be announced as they are scheduled. We suggest you refer to our website, www.bethtikvah naples.org, for the most recent information throughout the summer months. Beth Tikvah is the affiliated congregation in Greater Naples of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ). We are grateful to the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples (JFGN) for support of our Scholar-in-Residence, Naples Jewish Film Festival and All Things Jewish programs. All Beth Tikvah events are open to the Greater Naples community. Go to our website at www.bethtikvahnaples.org for all reservations. Remember that today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday. Make the most of living today to the fullest. Keep in mind that we can, and will, deal with tomorrow when it becomes today, knowing that together, we can weather any storm.

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Beth Tikvah April happenings on Zoom Saturday, April 3 at 9 a.m. – Yiskor Services Tuesdays, April 6, 13, 27 at 12:15 p.m. – Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Chorny Tuesday, April 13 at 2 p.m. – Yom Ha’atzmaut concert Wednesday, April 14 – Israeli Night. Details are on the website at www.bethtikvahnaples.org. Contact us at office@ bethtikvah.us or call 239-434-1818 for all reservations. Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. – second concert in the Jewish Jazz Series Friday, April 30 – Eat and Learn Lag B’Omer. Services at 6:15 p.m.

Religious services streaming schedule • Thursday and Sunday morning services begin at 9 a.m. • Friday services begin at 6:15 p.m. • Saturday services begin at 9:30 a.m. • We convene yahrzeit minyanim upon request. You may reach Rabbi Chorny directly at 239-537-5257.

www.marcojcmi.com / 239.642.0800

April brings new hope for JCMI By Sue Baum, President

ince March 12, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Jewish Congregation of Marco Island suspended attendance to all events at the Synagogue. This was done on the recommendation of an advisory task force that I formed in anticipation of the difficult times ahead. This task force included the advice of Dr. Gregory Poland. A friend of the Synagogue, Dr. Poland is a physician and “vaccinologist.” He is the Mary Lowell

Leary professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, as well as the director of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group. He is also the editorin-chief of the medical journal, Vaccine. Heeding the advice of our task force, we looked for new ways to present our annual events. Through Zoom and new livestream equipment, the Saul I. Stern Cultural Series and the Sidney R. Hoffman Memorial Jewish Film Festival

brought monthly programs right into the homes of our congregation and community members. Many religious events — the Holy Days, a Shabbat in Song, Purim and Passover — were also celebrated, keeping our members’ safety in the forefront. Now, we look ahead with renewed hope for JCMI. Nearly 100 of our members have received vaccinations. Our task force is being called upon once again to

determine when we can open our doors for worship, seasonal events and to initiate our membership drive, which is already in the works! We look forward to the day we can again walk through the doors of our JCMI home. If you would like more information about the Jewish Congregation of Marco Island, call the office at 239-642-0800.

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

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Chabad of Bonita Springs and Estero update By Rabbi Mendy & Luba Greenberg, Co-directors

habad of Bonita Springs and Estero welcomes Jews from all backgrounds. You do not need to be a member to join our services or programs. The following are our service offerings, which are in person, with social distancing and masks.

Daily services Every Sunday at 9 a.m. and Monday through Friday at 8 a.m.

Shabbat services Shabbat services begin at 10 a.m. with the Torah reading at 11:15 a.m. and the sermon at 11:45 a.m. Due to COVID-19, no Kiddush lunch is being offered at this time.

Adult education We are currently offering some classes in person (with social distancing) as well as via Zoom. Current classes scheduled include: • Chassidic Philosophy – Every morning, one-half hour before services • Torah class: Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • Hebrew language: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. • Zoom class: Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. • One on one classes: Study Talmud, Jewish mysticism or subject of your choice by calling or emailing.

Kosher Meals on Wheels The Kosher Meals on Wheels program

delivers nutritious, kosher meals to homebound seniors and disabled individuals in the Jewish community. If you or someone you know may benefit from this program, please call or email us.

Kosher grocery store Bonita Kosher Market features an extensive line of kosher meats, chicken, deli, dairy, groceries, bakery goods and more. Our goal is to serve the community and help make it easier to keep kosher. To that end, we are committed to keeping our prices very reasonable and our overhead as low as possible. Shoppers will also be doing a Mitzvah each time they

shop, as proceeds will go to further the programs offered by Chabad. Hours are by appointment.

Jewish Center at FGCU We operate an independent center servicing the Jewish students at FGCU, which is now led by Rabbi Mendel and Shtenie Gordon. Visit www.chabadFGCU.com for more information. Chabad of Bonita Springs and Estero is located at 24611 Production Circle in Bonita Springs. It faces U.S. 41 just north of Old 41. For more information, please call us at 239-949-6900, email chabad@jewishbonita.com or check out our website at www.Jewishbonita.com.

BBYO programs By Jessica Zimmerman, Associate Regional Director, North Florida Region

BYO has many exciting upcoming programs open to eighth- through twelfth-graders, and some that are open to sixth- and seventh-graders as well! But first, let’s reflect on the success of our Game On Laser Tag event. We had 18 eighth- through twelfth-graders who joined us for our first annual Game On event. The program included laser tag, Dutchkinz freshly made beignets via their food truck, BBYO swag, gift cards, trophies and goodie bags. We had so much fun! If you are looking to attend an event such as Game On, we are hosting Camp for a Cause on April 11 at 5 p.m. on the Veteran’s Community Park soccer field. Teens will receive community service hours for participating. We’ll be collecting canned foods to donate to those in need in Collier. We

Naples eighth- through twelfth-graders at BBYO Game On Laser Tag event will also be participating in camp-like virtual opportunities for engagement. To activities — think inflatable darts, but register for Camp for a Cause or SRC, with soccer balls, ultimate soap, water visit https://bbyo.org/bbyo-near-you/ gun tournaments and kickball. You regions/north-florida-region. do not want to miss out. And, we are To learn more about upcoming extending the invitation to sixth- and events in Naples, contact me by email at seventh-graders! jesszimmerman@bbyo.org or call/text Also in April is Spring Regional Con941-677-3018. vention (SRC), which will be a hybrid We hope to see you soon! Stay safe, convention offering both in-person and from your friends at Naples BBYO.

You Are Invited to Attend the … Annual Community-Wide Commemoration of Yom HaShoah Sunday, April 11, 2021 10:00am Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada) Via Zoom Please join us for the annual Community Remembrance of the vic�ms and Survivors of the Holocaust. The Zoom program will be hosted by the Jewish Federa�on of Greater Naples. A special project about SWFL Holocaust Survivors, created by the middle school students of Temple Shalom, will be presented. The program will also feature a Candle Ligh�ng ceremony with Holocaust Survivors, Children and Grandchildren of Survivors. Please note—reserva�ons are required to receive the Zoom link, which will be sent out shortly before the service. Register at www.jewishnaples,org. For more informa�on, contact Renee Bialek at the Jewish Federa�on of Greater Naples at 239-263-4205 or email rbialek@jewishnaples.org. We hope you will join with us for this special Day of Remembrance. S P O N S O R S

Community Synagogue Partners include Beth Tikvah, Chabad of Naples, the Jewish Congrega�on of Marco Island and the Naples Jewish Congrega�on.

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Students explore Judaism many ways By Rabbi Mendel Gordon

ebruary at Chabad of FGCU was a happening month. With Purim celebrated (always an annual highlight!) and the commencement of a new, thought-provoking course, students have engaged with and explored their Judaism in many ways.

Shabbat Twenty students came together to bake challah and experience the joys of Shabbat: its rituals, tastes and aromas. For some, it was their first time baking challah, the traditional Shabbat loaves that have graced our festive tables for centuries. For others, it was the comforting sights and scents of home.

Celebrating Purim Under the Sea: Rabbi Mendel, Sam Poisak, Julian Reed, Mel Duckson and Courtney Carrol (lower) Jake Scher, a professional challah baker in the making

Celebrating Purim We let loose on Purim, with two parties, enabling all students to participate in the cheer and good fun. Purim Under the Sea and Glow in the Dark Purim were the party’s themes, with dozens revelling in the exuberant holiday festivities. Purim gifts were distributed to students from all across campus, ensuring Evan Nevaloff, Julian Reed, Jordan Rudy and Ben Shrem that nobody would be left explore a deeper dimension. out of the fun. The megilstudy of the classic lah, the scroll of Esther that chronicles the Latest course Tanya, the key guide Purim story, was read, and its pertinent A popular new development is our to Jewish philosolessons remembered. latest course, Soul Maps, an in-depth phy and mysticism. Tanya uncovers the layers of the soul, keying us in on life’s most profound mysteries: How can I have via Zoom Noa Hechtman with Purim gifts for her roommates a real connection 7:00-7:30pm (EST) with G-d? Does he Thurs. APRIL 22 Seders March 27 and 28 for college-age really care about me and my actions? Jews. For more information, please reach Who am I? My pizza-craving, egoemail Reneé at: out through the contact details below. tistic, self-gratifying me, or my selfless, rbialek@jewishnaples.org Chabad at FGCU caters to all Jewish altruistic, spiritually inclined self? And to register students in Southwest Florida, providing why do I have these two clashing persona home away from home. Join us to learn, alities anyway? celebrate or just meet Jewish students We are on a journey to discover ourWe will meet and greet other Jewish Young your age. For more information or to get selves (and like-minded fellow Jewish involved, contact Rabbi Mendel Gordon Professionals from Ft. Myers. students!) and G-d’s world around us. at 347-452-0489 or email chabadfgcu@ gmail.com. Visit our website at www. Passover Seders This group is for 20, 30, & 40 year olds who are Jewish Chabadfgcu.com. Chabad will have in-person Passover

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A day of intergenerational fun By Ettie Zaklos, Preschool of the Arts Founder & Director

ere at Preschool of the Arts, we are a family. We share common goals and aspirations for our children and know the value in investing and fostering relationships that last a lifetime. That is why every year we host one of our most popular events — Grandparents Day! Unfortunately, last year’s event was canceled due to the onset of the pandemic. But this year, with 12 months of experience in adjusting and redesigning plans, we were determined to do whatever it takes to safely host this special event for our community. One of the many heartrending outcomes of the pandemic has been the forced distance between family members, especially grandparents, many of whom fall into a higher risk category, with their precious grandchildren. We cannot imagine the loss of missing out on a grandchild’s milestone, and we knew that we wanted to do our part to facilitate a safe environment for our families to connect. As always, safety was first. We planned an outdoor, socially distanced event that welcomed one class at time to limit exposure. Our guests and students did an outstanding job adhering to all the health protocols and our event went off without a hitch! Our theme for Grandparents Day this year was “All Aboard the POTA Express.” Using the metaphor of a train (a muchbeloved preschool obsession for many of our students), we likened grandparents as the “conductors” of their family’s train, connecting each generation to the one before. It is our grandparents who keep us chugging along, so we invited these special conductors to spend time with their favorite little “caboose” (grandchild!) for a day of intergenerational fun. A parking lot on our campus was transformed into a full-blown train station — train tracks, engineer’s workshop, gift junction, fueling station and all! A real mini train gave grandparents and grandchildren fun rides around the lot and a popular “Smile Train” photo booth captured one-of-a-kind memories. From activities to treats, every aspect of the program highlighted joy, family and connection. And even the colorful masks could not hide the glowing smiles! At POTA, we know that being a grandparent is one of the greatest gifts in life and we were honored to recognize the special role they play in their grandchildren’s lives. Throughout the day, we were

Purim fun at Preschool of the Arts included festive costumes, Mishloach Manot, Hamantaschen baking and a grand masquerade! inspired to witness the Nachat — overwhelming pride and joy — on all our grandparents’ faces, beaming as the children demonstrated their tremendous accomplishments and growth. Most wonderful of all, was the way the children burst with pride, as each one felt like a million dollars — special and loved by their beloved grandparents. Truly, only grandparents can bring so much joy! The theme of the day was making memories for a lifetime, and it is indeed these simple, but joy-filled, interactions that solidify the grandchild-grandparent bond for years to come. Thank you to all the grandparents, and friends who acted as grandparents for the day, who joined us for a special day of connection. I would also like to express a big thank you to our devoted teachers and staff for all their

hard work in pulling off such an incredible Grandparents Day!

Want to bring a smile to your child’s face? Sign him or her up for Summer of the Arts! Our summer experience is like dozens of specialty camps rolled into one. Families can sign up for all six weeks or

either of our two three-week sessions, which run from June 7 to July 16. Enrollment is almost full, with very limited availability in certain classes. Due to high demand, we encourage prospective families to enroll today. Please visit our website at NaplesPreschooloftheArts. com or call us at 239-263-2620.

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Shabbat ShaPLAY — a monthly program for young families By Rabbi Ariel Boxman, Director of Lifelong Learning

n the midst of a global pandemic, when young families have felt somewhat disconnected from one another, Temple Shalom has created a space for connection and Jewish engagement. For example, Temple Shalom’s Shabbat ShaPLAY, which was made possible thanks to the generosity of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. Shabbat ShaPLAY is a program geared to young Jewish families with children between the ages of infant to 5 years old. Families are invited to join together with Rabbi Boxman and Miss Jane one

Shabbat morning a month at a local park, where the students play on the jungle gym while parents enjoy coffee and socializing. Following arrival, Rabbi Boxman invites families to each take a Shabbat ShaPLAY bag, which includes a picnic blanket, snacks, an individual challah and musical instruments. The families each spread out their picnic blanket on a large lawn and children find their seats. For the next 30 minutes, Miss Jane and Rabbi Boxman lead the families in a musical Shabbat celebration. Children get up and dance, recite the kiddush

Miss Jane encourages everyone to get up and dance. and motzi, and hear a story. The morning ends with more playing and socially distanced socializing. The attendance at Shabbat ShaPLAY has been incredible and the feedback is always positive. Even though COVID-19 altered the original plans for the monthly program, Temple Shalom shifted to create a safe alternative.

Shabbat ShaPLAY is open to all young families regardless of membership at Temple Shalom. If you and your family have not yet had a chance to participate, we invite you to join us this month on Saturday, April 17 at 10 a.m.! Please email Rabbi Boxman for more information and a link to register at aboxman@naplestemple.org.

Candle lighting times: Rabbi Boxman and her family enjoying Shabbat ShaPLAY.

April 2: 7:26 p.m. (Eve of Seventh day Passover) April 3: 8:19 p.m. (Eve of Eighth day Passover) April 9: 7:29 p.m. April 16: 7:33 p.m. April 23: 7:36 p.m. April 30: 7:40 p.m.

Families enjoy singing along to Shabbat tunes.

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COMMUNITY DIRECTORY TEMPLE SHALOM OF NAPLES (Reform) 4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL 34119 Phone: 455.3030  Fax: 455.4361 Email: info@naplestemple.org www.naplestemple.org Rabbi Adam Miller, MAHL Cantor Donna Azu, MSM Rabbi Ariel Boxman, MAHL, MARE, Director of Lifelong Learning Rabbi James H. Perman, D.D., Rabbi Emeritus Deborah Rosen Fidel, J.D., MAJPS, Executive Director Daryl Sissman, President Jim Cochran, Music Director Shabbat Services: Shabbat Eve - Friday 7:30 p.m. Shabbat - Saturday 10 a.m.

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Federation Star - April 2021

Articles inside

Shabbat ShaPLAY — a monthly program for young families

A day of intergenerational fun

Students explore Judaism many ways

BBYO programs

Chabad of Bonita Springs and Estero update

April brings new hope for JCMI

Beth Tikvah update

Temple Shalom events open to the community

Chabad Naples update

The confluence of Passover and the pandemic

We stand for Jewish pride, identity and American Jewish military service to our nation

The shining light of Hadassah

Jewish lives matter since before the flood

“Have you asked a good question today?”

Observing sacred milestones

JNF-USA Breakfast for Israel “Fauda” style

Second “FIDF LIVE” features Shir Peled, whose IDF service inspired the only female role on Netflix’s “Fauda”

Mimouna celebration

Judge Judy’s advice to seniors

Moscow Male Jewish Cappella Choir

CNN changes, Punky fest, Shatner flick and two documentaries

Do you know about hero André Trocmé?

“Hate never disappears. It just takes a break for a while.”

Dimensions in testimony and more

Naples Senior Center helps seniors get vaccines

It takes a village . . .

“A Celebration of Women’s Philanthropy”

WCA’s virtual offerings continue to flourish

SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES: A HOMEOWNER’S WORST NIGHTMARE

MCA programming approaches 200 events

Community-wide Yom HaShoah commemoration program

Inside Israeli innovations

Rick Recht is back by popular demand

Capital campaign spotlight

JCRC awards two nonprofits

JCRC Day and Evening of Learning enlightens community

Collier County Sheriff’s Office chief to speak on hate crimes

Part-time help wanted

A twofer!

Upcoming programs and events

Let’s finish the Annual Campaign strong!

Chag Pesach Sameach!