Federation Star - December 2020

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Federation Star

December 2020

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“The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples” (JFGN) is pleased to announce the revival of its popular Golf Tournament, The Federation Cup.

This important charitable Event will be held at the challenging Lely Classics Golf Course (East Naples). SAVE THE DATE! October 19, 2021

Webinar explores the relationship between Catholics and Jews

“In Our Time,” Nostra Aetate, How Catholics and Jews Built a New Relationship By Martin Gauthier and Leslie Wasserman, co-chairs of CJD

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he Catholic Jewish Dialogue of Collier County will present a webinar on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom. The topic is "In Our Time," Nostra Aetate, How Catholics and Jews Built a New Relationship. Author James M. Barrens, who was the Executive Director of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies program at St. Leo University, will join us for this program. Copies of the book may be purchased at Barnes & Noble or on Amazon.com. The brief read gives a good summary of how far we have come over the past 55

years. To register for this free program, visit www.jewishnaples.org The mission of the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue is to engage Catholics and Jews in understanding our history and advance the cause of mutual understanding and appreciation of our differences as well as our commonalities. This program is sponsored by the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier County of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. This is a free event and is open to the entire community. Please direct questions to: cjdialogue@ naples.net.


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On your mark . . . Get set . . . Zoom!

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There’s still time to become a Patron of the Jewish Book Festival!

2min
page 38

Answers to frequently asked questions about the Jewish Book Festival

2min
page 37

The heart of it all

3min
page 34

Excitement in the air

1min
page 34

For our youth

1min
page 33

Unleash your “virtual” shackles

2min
pages 32-33

Beth Tikvah update

2min
page 32

JWV Post 202 update

1min
page 30

Jewish Historical Society upcoming events

1min
page 29

Changing History

3min
page 29

Save the dates

1min
page 28

New Hadassah group, Simcha Sisters, hosts Havdalah networking event

1min
page 28

With gratitude and thanks

2min
page 27

Out of darkness, light!

3min
page 26

Let your light shine

2min
page 25

It can pay to be a philanthropist in retirement

1min
page 24

FIDF delivers emergency packages to IDF soldiers in quarantine amid national lockdown

1min
pages 23-24

FIDF series provides behind-the-scenes insights from Israeli newsmakers

1min
page 23

Israeli latkes-levivot

4min
page 22

Making virtual Chanukah together

3min
page 21

Pass the baton

2min
page 20

Choral music during the pandemic

3min
page 18

New (ish) broadcast and streaming offerings

4min
page 16

Our heroes

1min
pages 15-16

Heroic actions in the face of atrocity

3min
page 14

Have you heard of Aldolfo Kaminsky, Gilberto Bosques Saldivar or Jose Arturo Castellanos Contreras?

3min
page 13

Many survivors say stop comparing coronavirus to the Holocaust

3min
page 12

Jewish Community Day and Evening of Learning goes virtual

2min
page 11

Use the “Zoom Highway” to connect with WCA North and WCA South

4min
pages 10-11

“Sarge” returns to Naples (virtually)

3min
page 9

Webinar explores the relationship between Catholics and Jews

1min
page 6

A conversation with Dennis Ross

1min
page 6

Supporting our new home for the Jewish Federation

1min
page 5

The naming of the new building in honor of Nina Iser

3min
page 5

A sneak peek at two books from December Jewish Book Festival events

7min
pages 3-4

Happy Chanukah!

1min
page 2

Channukah — That time of year, again

2min
page 2

2021 Annual Community Campaign Kickoff, Dec. 1!

3min
pages 1-2
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