JEWISH FEDERATION
Federation Star
April 2022
MEN’S CULTURAL ALLIANCE
www.MCANaples.org / 516.356.2897
Let’s do lunch — MCA style
MCA – Looking Forward
By Jeff Margolis
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he final MCA luncheon for the season will take place in person on April 7, 2022 at 11 a.m. There is a new venue for April — DeRomo’s Restaurant at the Promenade, 26851 South Bay Drive, Bonita Springs. The luncheon will be held on the secondfloor banquet room (elevator accessible.) The menu choices are chicken or salmon, and the cost of the luncheon is $32. The luncheon’s featured speakers will be MCA member Phi Garon and Jim Hale. The topic of their presentation will be “The Life Cycle of the American Department Store: Birth Marriage and Life Support and the Nine Lives of the Dayton Hudson/Target Corporation.” Reservations are required and can be made through the Wild Apricot portal of the MCA website. Please note that election of six officers will also take place at this luncheon meeting.
Monthly meetings
Please note that many of the meetings are now in person and may be the concluding program for the season. Please check with program leaders for details. The final documentary film presentation for the season will be the screening of “Plan A.” Please check the MCA e-blast for specific dates and times for the showing of the film and the discussion. The Medical Discussion group continues its programming on Thursday, April 7 with a presentation on heart health. Program chair is Mel Kaplan, M.D. The Men’s Financial Health group will hold its next meeting on Friday, April 8 at 9:30 a.m. The program is moderated by Michael Feldman, and the speaker will be Naples attorney Casey Wolf, who will discuss the ins and outs of Florida Domicile. This meeting is scheduled to be presented in person in the community room at Federation as well as via conference call. The Israel Discussion Group will meet via Zoom on Monday, April 11
at 10 a.m. Contact discussion leader Harvey Cohen (hwcohen@gmail.com) for details. World traveler and MCA member Jim Sernovitz will take viewers on a journey to “Jordan – A Biblical Land in a Modern World.” This Zoom excursion will take place on Tuesday, April 12 at 2:30 p.m. If you have already registered for previous travelogues, there is no need to register again. The Lifestyle-Health Discussion Group will meet on Wednesday, April 13 at 1 p.m. via Zoom. The program topic for the month is “How to Reduce Stress.” The program chair is MCA member Jerry Kumin, M.D. There will be a tour of the wonderful glass collection of MCA member Larry Sibrak on April 13. Check our weekly (Thursday) e-blast for further details as well as how to register. The MCA book discussion group will hold it’s monthly get-together via Zoom on Thursday, April 14 at 2:30 p.m. The book for this month is “Bear’s Promise” by MCA member Doug Zipes. This thriller focuses on the legal and medical twists and turns on the use of tasers by law enforcement. The MCA monthly speaker series continues Tuesday, April 19 at 10 a.m. with a program titled, “The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk.” Szyk was a Jewish Polish American political cartoonist. The speaker for this program will be MCA member Neil Adelman. Please check the weekly e-blast to see if this program is being presented in person at Federation or via Zoom. The MCA board of directors wishes all its members a sweet and happy Passover. For those members who are leaving us for the season, we wish you safe travels and look forward to your return in the fall with a full slate of in-person events and activities.
There are 3 Ways to Join the MCA!
There are 3 Ways to Join the MCA!
April 1 - Tour of WGCU at FCGU April 5- Israel Report - 6 Month Update April 6 - Baseball Heroes at Artis Naples April 6 – Luxury Car Tour April 7 - MCA Luncheon and Meeting April 12 - Mechanical Musical Instrument Tour April 12 - MCA Travelogue Series April 12 - Tour of the Edison Ford Estate April 13 - Tour of Naples Airport April 13 - Tour of the Art/Glass Collection April 19 - Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk
MCA – Looking Back The MCA Sweethearts Dance
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Shy Wolf Sanctuary
Kayaking
Backstage at the Botanical Gardens
1. Visit the website at www.MCAnaples.org. Click on
1. Visit the website at www.MCAnaples.org. Click on the MCA membership the MCA membership form and complete it. You form and complete it. You can pay by credit card or check. can pay by credit card or check.
2. Send an email with your name, email address and phone number to 2. Send an email with your name, email address and joinMCA@MCAnaples.org. phone number to joinMCA@MCAnaples.org.
3. Mail your name, email address and phone number to Larry Israelite, 8820 Savona Court, Naples, FL 3. 34119. Mail your name, email address and phone number to Larry Israelite, 8820 Savona Court, Naples, FL 34119.
Dues for the current year are $90 and include membership in Jewish Dues for current year are $90 and include membership Federation of Greater Naples. in the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.
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