ORGANIZATIONS
January 2024
COLLIER/LEE CHAPTER OF HADASSAH
Federation Star
7A
www.hadassah.org / 518-330-1559
Healthy Hanukah and New Year greetings to Hadassah members and associates! Joyce Toub Collier/Lee Hadassah President
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ur Collier/Lee chapter is thriving with many new members and lots of activities planned for the coming year. At last November’s “Keeping the Faith” luncheon, a new leadership was elected to serve in 2024. Our new Presidents Council includes Janett Edelberg, Diane Schwartz and me. If you are interested in sharing your talent, contact us to join a committee or attend a Board meeting at 10:30 a.m. on the first Monday of most months at JFGN.
To receive the chapter’s “Hadassah Happenings” e-bulletin and e-blasts, kindly contact collierleehadassah@ gmail.com.
Save the date
Monday, Jan. 8 will be the Installation of Officers at “Brunch and Broadway” at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center, 4630 Pine Ridge Rd., Naples. Registration information appears in “Hadassah Happenings.” On Sunday, March 3 at 11 a.m., Collier/Lee Hadassah will honor our Inspiring Women of 2024 — Gayle Dorio, Ellaine Rosen and Sunny Lubner — at the Audubon Country Club, Naples. These women epitomize leadership skills, experience and generosity of time in our community. This fundraiser benefits
the life-affirming work of Hadassah Medical Organization. Globally, Hadassah maintains two tertiary care hospitals in Jerusalem, enrichment programs for youth at risk and local efforts such as donating feminine hygiene products for women who cannot afford these basic items. Our chapter also collects ongoing essentials and donates them to The Friendship Project in support of The Shelter for Abused Women & Children in Naples. If you are new to our community and wish to join or transfer your membership, join a book group or form an interest group in Fort Myers, Estero or Bonita Springs, kindly contact: collierleehadassah@ gmail.com. Contact membership@ hadassah.org for Hadassah Magazine to follow you here.
Finally, deepest gratitude to the many who rushed extra donations to Hadassah during the crisis campaign. Both our Ein Kerem and Mt. Scopus campuses received the most severely injured since Oct. 7, 2023. In addition to the 1 million patients Hadassah treats annually, costly post-surgical treatment, pediatric patients with special needs, PTSD and physical rehabilitation will continue to require the generous resources you provide. If you are in a position to donate through a trust, donor advised fund or IRA distribution, be sure to include your Member ID# (on Hadassah Magazine label), your full name, address and project this donation supports (i.e., Keeper of the Gate, Chai Society, HMO or greatest need).
Collier/Lee Hadassah Inspiring Women brunch showcases entertainment By Diane Schwartz, Collier/Lee Hadassah past president
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adassah’s Third Annual Inspirin summer while playing in Catskill ing Women Brunch will showMountain hotel bands. In his internship case an artistic interlude by year, he performed “Rhapsody in Blue” the world-traveling noted jazz, classical with the Manhattan Doctors’ Orchesand pop pianist Arthur Topilow, M.D. tra. His chamber music performances The Inspiring Women luncheon event have included many famous classical will be held on Sunday, March 3 at a local works. Topilow has performed with the Naples country club. Garden State Orchestra and The musical interlude the Count Basie centennial joins the festivities as Hadasjazz concerts in the Jazz in sah honors outstanding the Park series and his own women who make a differjazz group continues to play ence. The Collier/Lee Chaplocally in New Jersey. ter of Hadassah has created Topilow has participated the Inspiring Women event in the 92nd Street Y’s jazz to recognize the importance, piano Master Class, as part value and impact empowof the “Jazz in July” series and ered women make in our he performed in their “Jazz in communities. July” concert series. He played Dr. Arthur Hadassah is proud for Bernadette Peters in a Topilow to honor these Inspiring concert and for Joe Piscopo, Women. The honorees are who sings the Sinatra Song Gayle Dorio, professional Book. He has made several designer and community CDs with his talented brother leader; Sonya (Sunny) Lubner, Carl, who plays the clarinet, philanthropist and comas well as a solo CD featuring munity leader; and Ellaine his virtuoso piano skills. The Rosen, educator extraordibrothers were sent by the U.S. naire and community leader. Department of State to Italy Arthur Topilow, M.D., where they performed five FACP, now retired from cliniconcerts in four days. cal practice, was the direcSetting the mood for tor of Hematology/Medical Inspiring Women will be Frannie Faith Oncology at the Jersey Shore Frannie Faith. Faith is a University Medical Center (JSUMC) singer/songwriter, actor and meditation in Neptune, New Jersey, and an ardent teacher. She has been organizing and pianist at night. performing in concerts, many to benefit He began studying the piano in his various charities, most of her life. Faith hometown of Bayonne, New Jersey, and has sung on numerous television and was soon playing professionally in his radio commercials including background high school years. Topilow studied jazz vocals for Whitney Houston. In the early piano with noted jazz musician Morris ’80s, she worked as an actor/singer on the Nanton. During Topilow’s college and “As the World Turns” soap opera where medical school years, he honed his skills she performed over 40 original songs.
You are invited to mark your calendar for March 3 at 11 a.m. to help honor Hadassah’s Inspiring Women. To receive
an invitation, contact collierleehadassah@ gmail.com.
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