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2025 Day of Learning
Come for joy, smiles, songs and learning
By Jeff Margolis
The Southwest Florida community is invited to attend the joyful 2025 Day of Learning on Sunday, Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Jewish Community Relations Council of Jewish Federation of Greater Naples sponsors this annual event. This year’s program, “The Joys of Jewish Arts and Entertainment,” will be held at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center located at 4720 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples, FL 34119.
We are pleased to announce that the featured presenters scheduled to appear in this uplifting event include Adam Shapiro, Daniel Scheide, Alethea Perez and Dr. Tom Cimarusti with The Klezmaniacs.
Shapiro is an actor, singer and raconteur. He was recently featured in “Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish” and had a recurring role in the Amazon Prime Video original series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
Scheide and Perez of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton will present a program about the special collection of Jewish music, song and rare books kept in the Special Collections department at FAU’s library.
The program will conclude with a musical discussion and concert of klezmer music provided by Dr. Cimarusti, who is a music professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is also the founder/ director of the Center for Public Musicology in Southwest Florida. He has organized numerous world music ensembles, including a klezmer band called The Klezmaniacs. He and The Klezmaniacs enjoy engaging all audiences. Dr. Cimarusti asked that those attending bring their singing hats and dancing shoes.
The cost of the program is $18 per person and will also be available via Zoom for the same price. There are also a limited number of VIP seats that include lunch with the speakers for $54 per person.
Tickets can be purchased at www. jewishnaples.org or directly at https:// jfgn.regfox.com/day-of-learning-2025.
