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COMMUNITY FOCUS
November 2023
What it is really like to have no home—and what can be done?
Pink Challah Bake
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 | 7PM Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center Everyone welcome! Come learn the latest in genetic testing, how it impacts men and women in your family, and why there's an increased hereditary risk for cancer in the Jewish community. We will also be braiding pink challah together.
FREE EVENT, MUST REGISTER BY 11/5 WWW.JEWISHNAPLES.ORG For more information, please contact Renee Bialek at rbialek@jewishnaples.org or Deborah Litwak at dlitwak@sharsheret.org.
SHARSHERET IS A NATIONAL JEWISH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS THOSE FACING BREAST CANCER, OVARIAN CANCER AND HEREDITARY RISK FOR CANCER. VISIT SHARSHERET.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Since April of 2020, MCA Has..
Movies that Matter offer insight at no cost to you By Jeff Margolis
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uch media attention has been given to the problem of homelessness but most people do not really know what it is like to have no place to go home to, and they do not know what homeless individuals are like. You can gain insight into this important issue by viewing the third film in this season’s Movies that Matter, Steve Brazina Memorial Film Series. “The Invisible Class” is an award-winning, groundbreaking new documentary about homelessness in America. The film explores what it truly means to be homeless in America, challenging stereotypes and examining the systemic causes of mass homelessness in the wealthiest nation in the world. The film depicts a day in the life of homeless populations across America. Because of the importance of the housing issue in our area and throughout the U.S., everyone registered for “The Invisible Class” will also receive a link to another highly acclaimed award-winning film: “Finding Hope – Beyond Homelessness.” This film not only examines the root causes of homelessness but includes possible solutions. “Finding Hope” shows that there are ways to tackle homelessness. Those who view this film find encouragement and often want to become part of the solution. These films will be available by link beginning Oct. 26.
Movies that Matter is a special film series that, in addition to presenting films at no cost, gives viewers the opportunity to hear from a panel of experts on the film’s subject and learn how it relates to our local area. The panel members scheduled to discuss homelessness include Steve Brooder, CEO of St. Matthew’s House, and Mike Overway, executive director of the Hunger and Homeless Coalition of Collier County. The panel discussion will take place via Zoom on Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. To obtain a link to the films and the panel discussions, simply visit www.hmcec.org and go to the link for events. This site will also allow you to make donations or become a sponsor of the only human rights film series in Southwest Florida. Thank you to our sponsors and donors. If you have questions, staff can be reached at info@hmcec.org. “Movies that Matter: The Steve Brazina Memorial Film Series” is a collaborative effort of the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center, GenShoah of SWFL, Temple Shalom, Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, the Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council, Interfaith Alliance of SWFL, BRIDGES and Naples United Church of Christ.
• Scheduled more than 550 events • Taken almost 19,000 event registrations • Sent over 36,500 emails • Had revenue of over $330,000 • Donated over $75,000 to the Jewish Federation Our members have heard speakers, discussed the issues of the day, read books, gone on tours and trips, played pickleball, bocce, and golf, ridden bicycles, seen rare birds, learned to cook, seen plays, watched and talked about classic and current films, eaten breakfast, lunch and dinner (sometimes on the same day), and done many, many other interesting things. MCA offers something for everyone! For additional information, go to:
mcanaples.org or scan the QR code.
Candle lighting times November 3: 6:25 p.m. November 10: 5:21 p.m. November 17: 5:18 p.m. November 24: 5:17 p.m.
