Something for everyone this month

Reneé Bialek, Program Director

Jewish Federation of Greater Naples is the place to be in March!

Jewish Book Festival

The Jewish Book Festival continues in March with “The Golden Doves” by Martha Hall Kelly on Friday, March 1 at 10:30 a.m. (refreshments will be served at 10:10 a.m.), followed by “The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World” by Jonathan Freedland on Thursday, March 7 at 12:30 p.m. (light lunch begins at noon) and “The Jewish Deli: An Illustrated Guide to the Chosen Food” by Ben Nadler on Tuesday, March 26 at 1 p.m. Please visit www.jewishbookfestival.org for more information or to buy individual tickets.

Informative presentations

Join us for informative presentations:

• Monday, March 11 – JCRC Day of Learning with J.J. Goldberg and Steve Schreier. $18 pp.

• Monday, March 18 – The Life and Death of the Dead Sea presentation with Professor Shay Rabineau, Department of Judaic Studies, Binghamton University. Please register for this free presentation.

• Thursday, March 28 at 2:30 pm. – Haddasah Medical Organization – Hadassah Firsts with guest speaker Dr. Karen Ezrine. Please join the Israel and Overseas Committee, Hadassah and the community. Registration can be found on our website.

The Elliott Katz Lecture Winter series continues

Please register for these informative presentations that start at 10 a.m.

March 8 – The Black Experience, under the Swastika, You Will Be Surprised

March 22 – The New York Times, It Never Learns

March 29 – Saluting America and the American Soldier

New classes!

Sit and Stand With Poles and Bands is the fun way to greater strength and better balance. Join fitness instructor Shari Greenberg on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. More information can be found on our website.

Weekly free games!

Join us for Scrabble every Monday at 1 p.m. Please email Michelle at mcunningham@jewishnaples.org to let her know you will be playing with the group.

Super Samba card game on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. Please email Leslie at tennislbow5549@gmail.com.

Jewish singles in their 40s and 50s will go out Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m. Please email Michelle at mcunningham@jewishnaples.org for more information.

The Singles Social Group offers monthly events for Federation members who are 55 years old and up. Please email Michelle at mcunningham@jewishnaples.org to let her know you are an JFGN member, Jewish, single and ready to meet new friends.

Please register for all events at www.jewishnaples.org.

Dates and times of upcoming events are announced on our website homepage. If you aren’t receiving our weekly Monday e-blast, please email me at rbialek@ jewishnaples.org.

We have a variety of groups and committees at Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, such as PJ Library, Cardozo Legal Society, Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, Israel and Overseas Committee and Jewish Community Relations Council. Please join the group and/or committee that best fits your needs.