The Board of Directors and staff of Jewish Federation of Greater Naples wish you a very
HAPPY PASSOVER! OF GREATER NAPLES
CELEBRATING JEWISH LIFE IN GREATER NAPLES, ISRAEL AND THE WORLD
FEDERATI N STAR
Published by Jewish Federation of Greater Naples
SERVING NAPLES, MARCO ISLAND AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
www.JewishNaples.org Y April 2024 – Adar II/Nissan 5784 Y Vol. 33 #8
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April brings Power of Community Celebration and Passover
22 Community Focus
By Rosalee Bogo, 2024 Annual Community Campaign Chair
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 18 Women’s Cultural Alliance
25 Tributes 1A Jewish Interest 5A Organizations 6A Israel & The Jewish World 10A Rabbinical Reflections 12A Synagogue News 16A Focus on Youth 19A Community Directory
Final Book Festival event April 3 Don’t miss this last book “The Lioness of Boston” by Emily Franklin!
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My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy Join us for this show with actor Brad Zimmerman Monday, April 8.
“A Tree of Life” Watch this film about the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting on Monday, April 15.
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n April, we will celebrate two important events. On Sunday, April 7, we will have our annual Power of Community Celebration and at sundown on Sunday, April 22, Jews around the world will celebrate Passover. O u r Po w e r of Community event is when we celebrate the Annual Community Campaign, the fundraising arm of the Jewish Federation of Rosalee Bogo Greater Naples (JFGN) that meets the needs of local, regional, national and overseas humanitarian organizations and beneficiary agencies. We have a very generous community and are proud that we were able to raise almost $1 million for the Israel Emergency Campaign, and at this event we will hope to announce that we reached the Annual Community Campaign goal of $1,750,000. Several awards will be presented at the event. The Human Needs Award is an annual monetary award created by the JFGN’s Jewish Community Relations Council to acknowledge positive contributions of small nonprofit organizations serving severely means-limited and disadvantaged populations. The Stand Up for Justice Award is an educator grant that recognizes school educators who are innovative in bringing
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respect for other’s differences into their activities in a transformative, impactful and caring way. The Power of Community Award recognizes outstanding commitment and support demonstrated by a communal
agency, congregation, community organization or individual in strengthening community partnerships and cooperation. The Patricia J. Adkins Youth Leadership Award, which honors the achievements continued on page 2
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