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Federation Star
COMMUNITY FOCUS
January 2022
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & JANET G. AND HARVEY D. COHEN EDUCATION CENTER www.HMCEC.org / 239.263.9200
At the Museum Susan Suarez President & CEO
H
appy New Year to you and your families! We hope your holidays were safe and memorable.
Remembering one of our founders Since our last column, the Museum family lost one of the founding members of the Museum – Godfrey Levy. Godfrey was an incredible advocate for the Museum and its mission. He led the Museum administration for many years and, along with his fellow Board Members, positioned it on the path, growing to where we are today. He will be greatly missed.
Luncheon event Many thanks to all who supported our education programming on Giving Tuesday and through Amazon Smile for their holiday shopping. We had a very memorable luncheon event, with the premiere of the new classroom play “Remember – The Story of Abe Price.” Created in conjunction with Gulfshore Playhouse (GSP) Founding and Producing Artistic Director Kristen Coury and Managing Director Joel Markus, “Remember” was written by Jeffrey Binder and directed by Steven Calakos. We were honored to have Abe’s sons – Herb, Sid and Harry – and their families join us at Arthrex One for the premiere. Many thanks to GSP actors, Victor Caroli, Jim Corsica, Sue Schaffel and Luke Lachle, for bringing Abe’s extraordinary story to life. We know the students who see this play will carry his memory with them.
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Karen Cohn and Family In memory of Dr. Martin Cohn From: Gayle & Marty Dorio Diane & Bob Goldstein Toby & Herb Kosloff Jane Schiff To:
Pearl Fishman-Thall In memory of Sanford Hersh From: Jane Schiff To:
Albert Glucksman In honor of your special birthday From: Nancy & Larry Bell To:
Gail Nizin In memory of Alan Gordon From: Janet & Saul Cooperman
Teacher Holocaust Education trip The organizer of the long-delayed Teacher Holocaust Education trip to Europe has just confirmed the trip will take place this summer! The two Collier County teachers selected in March 2019 for the trip have confirmed they plan to attend. We will provide an update on this in the coming months.
2022 programming We have a lot of great programming planned for you in 2022 — exhibitions, events, Zoom and in-person speaker programs. The “Vedem Underground” traveling exhibit by the Vedem Foundation continues in the Estelle and Stuart Price Gallery through Feb. 28, 2022. More information is available on our website, www.HMCEC.org. The next exhibit in the Gallery will be, “Letters from Westerbork,” which looks at examples of correspondence from those held in the Westerbork Transit Camp to family and friends. This will run from March until September. Hank Bitterman will give a presentation on genealogy in the Museum annex on Sunday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. Bring your own laptop and learn how to research your family history. On Jan. 27, 2022, we are offering complimentary Museum admission for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. You must sign up for your complimentary admission ticket on our website. A special film about Abe Price, Holocaust survivor and Museum co-founder, will be shown throughout the afternoon. We invite you to sign up for Museum Docent Ellaine Rosen’s five-part lecture
Tributes To:
Sandy Randall & Family In memory of Jeffrey Randall From: Andrea Arnold & Mark Goetz Lea & Michael Bendes Adele Cohen Harvey Cohen Sue & Phil Dean Kathy & Ron Emanuel Nancy & Barry Glazer Barbara & Gene Goldenziel Monica & Alan Goodwin Cindy & Alan Gordon Larry Hermalyn Rolly & Adir Jacob Arnold & Barbara Karp Karen & Curt Posner Dennis Schaab Leslie & Mel Springman Carole Winograd
Hitler examining looted artworks series, “Nazi Looted Art – Unfinished Business.” With Ellaine’s background in art and Holocaust history, you will be given an in-depth look at this subject. The series will be held in person at the Museum from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 12, 19 and 26 as well as Feb. 2 and 9. The cost is $100 for the complete series or $20 per session. Museum Docent Stuart Mest, M.D. is presenting a two-part series on “Eugenics, Experiments, Ethics: Nazi Germany, Japan and the U.S.” This series will also be held in person at the Museum at 5 p.m. on Feb. 23 and March 2; $40 for the presentations and an RSVP is required. Visit www.HMCEC.org to register. Dr. Mest will offer repeat sessions of Parts One and Two at 5 p.m. on March 9 and 16 at the Museum. Our annual fundraising event, Triumph 2022, will take place on Thursday, March 3 at Arthrex One in North Naples. The location will be familiar to those who joined us for the Luncheon. Our special guest will be General Romeo Dallaire, who led the UN Special Forces during the Rwandan genocide. General Dallaire and
General Romeo Dallaire his troops tried their best, against insurmountable odds, to stop the genocide, and when their efforts failed, to render aid to the victims. Information on tickets and sponsorship packages is available on our website at www.HMCEC.org. On behalf of the Museum board, volunteers and staff members, I wish you and your families a healthy, safe and very happy New Year! Hope to see you at the Museum or on Zoom in 2022!
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Mel & Gail Ufberg In honor of your granddaughter Danielle’s wedding From: Nancy Kaplan
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Mel & Gail Ufberg In honor of your granddaughter Carly’s engagement From: Nancy Kaplan To:
Ferne Walpert In memory of Fran Bowman From: Nancy Kahn Jane Schiff
Sylvia Whitman In memory of Judge Lewis Whitman From: Carol & Norman Guttman Betty & Alan Novick Hinda Zaklos In honor of your Bat Mitzvah From: Jane Schiff To:
Shelley Zucker In honor of your birthday From: Rolly & Adir Jacob
Tributes require a minimum donation of $18.
To place a Tribute in the Federation Star in honor or memory of someone, please contact Janine Hudak at the Federation office at 239-263-4205 or jhudak@jewishnaples.org. Tributes require a minimum donation of $18. A note card acknowledging your gift will be sent to the person or loved one you designate. Tributes help further the work of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.
