JEWISH FEDERATION
January 2024
Federation Star
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Jewish unity through music with the Alta Rockers By Felicia Anchor, Program Committee Member
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he Alta Rockers is a group of vintage men who find fellowship playing music from their youth. With instruments comprised of nine guitars, a harmonica and a banjitar, they come together weekly to play, sing, improvise and laugh. Over the past seven years, playing for Jewish and other nonprofits, the experience has become extremely meaningful to all involved. The Alta Rockers pride themselves on curating a growing song catalog that encompasses several musical genres.
Members include Don Belmont (Founder), Ken Anchor, Ken Brown, Harry Chertok, Buzz Cohn, Andy Ichel, Larry Israelite, Sam Miller, Rabbi Frank Muller, Randy Solomon and Alex Wertheim. Please join us for an engaging singalong for the entire family on Sunday, Jan. 14, 6:30 p.m. at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center. Words will be displayed to enhance participation. Admission is free but please register at www.jewishnaples.org so we can plan accordingly.
Book Festival Events in January and February Tuesday, January 23, 2024 • 3:30 PM
Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler,
Icon of the Jazz Age by Debby Applegate
Alta Rockers
Fun and giving with Beading for Betterment By Carol Hirsch
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or several years, the Beading for Betterment project has provided custom-made special necklaces to be given to children at the Guadalupe Center in Immokalee. They are distributed to children there so that they have a Mother’s Day gift to give to their mother, grandmother or other special woman in their life. In addition to the children at the Guadalupe Center, necklaces have been distributed to children who participate in Jewish Federation of Greater Naples’ Shop with a Sheriff event for Christmas. Whether you are an experienced “beader” or have never made a beaded necklace, please join the group for a fun beading session. All are welcome. There will be Beading for Betterment tables at the Temple Shalom Mitzvah Day on Jan. 21. There will be free sessions from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center, 4720 Pine Ridge Road. Sessions will be held on: • Wednesday, Jan. 24 • Tuesday, Feb. 20 • Wednesday, March 6 • Wednesday, March 13 • Thursday, April 4 • Monday, April 8 Come to one or come to all!
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes the compulsively readable and sometimes jaw-dropping story of the life of Polly Adler, Manhattan’s most notorious madam. Her decadent parties made the Jazz Age roar as she played hostess to every gangster, politician, writer and sports star worth knowing. Come 20 minutes early for light refreshments and a chance to socialize with others.
Thursday, February 1, 2024 • 1:00 PM
Because the World is Round by Jane Saginaw
In her lyrical memoir, Jane Saginaw presents a coming-of-age portrait of both her family and herself. Focusing on a year-long family trip through Europe and Asia in 1970 when she was a teen, Saginaw describes how, in stepping away from their lives in Texas, the family gained a new understanding of their relationship with each other.
Monday, February 12, 2024 • 1:30 PM
The Einstein Effect: How the
World’s Favorite Genius Got into Our Cars, Our Bathrooms, and Our Minds by Benyamin Cohen
Cohen embarks on a global quest to unearth Einstein’s ongoing relevance today. Along the way, he meets scientists and celebrities, speaks to dozens with the last name Einstein (including two rabbis), and even tracks down the brain of Einstein, stolen from his body during the autopsy.
If you have your own supplies, please bring them. If not, supplies will be provided and only a donation will be requested so that more supplies may be purchased. For more information, contact Carol Hirsch at chirsch1951@gmail.com. This program is sponsored by Jewish Federation of Greater Naples and Temple Shalom.
Please visit jewishbookfestival.org to learn about becoming a patron or to purchase individual tickets.
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