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Federation Star
JEWISH FEDERATION
December 2021
Pomegranate Society’s new season officially underway By Betty Schwartz, Pomegranate Society Chair
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ewish Federation of Baiman, who believes Greater Naples’ (JFGN) “women have the power to Pomegranate Society is impact Jewish life, not only kicking off its fifth season in their home communities with great enthusiasm, with but across the country and a brunch event on Wednesaround the globe,” was day, Dec. 8 at Ridgway Bar & Grill. The also instrumental in the creation of the brunch will be held in the beautiful garbeautiful sterling silver and ruby Pomeden setting, with tables well-spaced and granate pin proudly worn today by a varied menu offering gluten-free and women in communities throughout vegan selections. It will be wonderful to North America. When her fellow board have this chance to see one another again. member, Barbara Sussman, suggested Part of our celebration will be to the pomegranate as a motif for the pin acknowledge the 50 women who officially because of its significant symbolic meanidentify themselves as ing in Jewish tradition, Pomegranates. Women Baiman commissioned who turned in their her friend and jewelry pin to Jewish Federadesigner, Kenneth L. tion before Nov. 10 will Moyer, to design the pin. receive their pins back The 93 women in at the brunch, upgraded Greater Naples who with an additional ruby, contribute at the Pomeadded at no charge. granate level to Jewish We are delighted Federation’s Annual with the response of Community Camwomen in our commupaign, contributed nity who have moved almost $225,000 of the our Pomegranate Society $1.5 million campaign so far forward in just four last year. Their gifts to years. Their generosity is the 2022 campaign are Sybil Baiman, of Naples, a testament to their comexpected to exceed last a founder of the national mitment to our Jewish year’s record giving. Pomegranate Society community and to Jews More than just about will speak at our in need, wherever they giving, Pomegranate December brunch. live. There are many women care deeply for more women who give at the Pomegranthe Jewish people and about working to ate level ($1,800+) and we invite them to improve our community and our world. join the Pomegranate Society. In addition to social and networking We will be joined at our brunch by events, such as the December brunch, Sybil Baiman, a Naples resident who they are also active in social service helped establish the Pomegranate Society projects — examples of philanthropy in 1981 at Jewish Federation of Lehigh in action. Valley (Allentown, PA) where she served For more information on becoming as president. As a member of National a Pomegranate or on the Dec. 8 brunch Women’s Philanthropy, Baiman helped event, please contact Kirk Wisemayer at make the Pomegranate Society a national 239-263-4205 (ext. 305) or kwisemayer@ phenomenon that, today, boasts more jewishnaples.org. than 7,000 members.
