Federation events

Reneé Bialek Program Director

Join us for any and all of these events.

Community-wide Yom HaShoah

Everyone is invited to join us Monday, April 17 at 7 p.m. for the Communitywide Yom HaShoah program. Rabbis and other clergy will participate in a brief service, along with Holocaust survivors and GenShoah members who will light candles and read some passages. This service will be followed by Gulfshore Playhouse’s “REMEMBER: The Story of Abe Price” by Jeffrey Binder. is immersive, challenging and captivating story of resilience brings us into one man’s memories and asks us to never forget. Seats are limited, so please register for this free program at www.jewishnaples.org.

Israel Friendship Caravan

The Israel Friendship Caravan is coming to Naples on June 20. The 10 Israeli teens will be performing at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center at 7 p.m. Registration for this free program will be available soon. Would you like to host one or two teens? If so, please email me at rbialek@jewishnaples.org.

Gratitude and thanks

Thank you to our wonderful community who turned out to celebrate with us at the Celebrate Israel @ 75 event! Please thank our Friends of Israel listed in this issue.

Thank you to Harvey Cohen and Myra Benedikt, co-chairs of the Israel Advocacy Committee, along with the chairs of the event, Tracy and Michael Askotzky and Cathy and Phil Zacks.

Thank you to the Jewish Book Festival sponsors and patrons for your support. And a huge thank you to Gayle Dorio, who has chaired the JBF for the last two years.

Next month, a few of us will attend the Jewish Book Council conference and start to plan next season’s Jewish Book Festival. Please visit www.jewishbookfestival.org as we update the page with information.

Registration

Please register for all events at www.jewishnaples.org. Dates and times of upcoming events are announced on our website homepage. If you aren’t receiving our weekly Monday e-blast, please email me at rbialek@jewishnaples.org. Registration is required to receive Zoom links, which are emailed two hours prior to the start of each event.

We have a variety of groups and committees at Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, such as PJ Library, Jewish Families with Young Children, Singles Social Group, Cardozo Legal Society, Catholic Jewish Dialogue, Israel Advocacy Committee and Jewish Community Relations Council. Please join the group and/or committee that best fits your interests. A taste of each one can be found on our website at www.jewishnaples.org.