Jewish Historical Society upcoming events

Over the past 10 years, The Jewish Historical Society of SWFL has interviewed dozens of eyewitnesses, producing 13 educational documentary films, collectively called the Southwest Florida Jewish Pioneers series. We invite you to join us to view these films and learn about the beginnings and the foundation of Jewish life of our Southwest Florida region — the obstacles, challenges and successes our pioneers had on the road to establishing our Jewish community.

10th Anniversary Celebration

We are moving the long-planned Jewish Historical Society’s 10th Anniversary Celebration with former Naples Mayor Bill Barnett from an in-person live event to a virtual live event and changing the time, now Monday, Jan. 7, 2021, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Zoom.

This event will premiere the 13th film in the Southwest Florida Jewish Pioneers documentary series, “The Mayor with a Heart,” about Bill Barnett, four-time mayor of the City of Naples.

To purchase tickets for this Annual Fundraiser and for other inquiries, email office@jhsswf.org.

Florida Jewish Pioneers

Wednesdays in December, at 3 p.m., we are Zooming Southwest Florida Jewish Pioneers documentaries, the broadcastquality films JHSSWF created from recent Jewish History eyewitness testimonies. Sign up at jhsswf.org for these December documentaries: Chief Plager, Sanibel, Dec. 2; Florence Hertzman, Naples, Dec. 9; and Irv Berzon, Collier County, Dec. 16.

Please join our email list at jhsswf.org to get each session’s login credentials in order to watch these broadcast-quality films or check your JFGN weekly emails for announcements.