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Federation Star
November 2020
It’s not too late to become a Patron of the Jewish Book Festival! Being a Patron of the Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival is certainly a winwin! The financial contributions from Patrons provide support and funding to bring you an outstanding array of authors each year. (Over the five festivals, 108 authors have spoken to our Greater Naples community.) At the same time, Patrons gain the personal satisfaction of knowing that their dollars and attendance at the JBF events are instrumental in the Festival’s ability to continue to offer these quality cultural programs. As of October 12, 157 community members have become Patrons of the Jewish Book Festival – a strong affirmation that our community considers the Festival a highly-valued component of our Federation’s cultural programming. Patron support of the Jewish Book Festival enables the Federation to bring our community together and keeps us engaged with exemplary literary programming that celebrates authors and their
significant contributions to cultural and Jewish life. There are three Patron levels: Platinum at $500, Silver at $225 and Bronze at $118. The Bronze level was added this year due to the unusual circumstances caused by the pandemic, providing a significant discount on registration. If purchased separately, the events would total $212, while the cost of being a Bronze Patron is $118. The generosity of our Patrons helps to underwrite expenses of our Jewish Book Festival. In addition, money raised helps our Federation to fulfill its mission of building a vibrant Jewish community in Greater Naples and supporting the social service needs of the Jewish people in our community, in North America, in Israel and around the world.
Benefits to being a Book Festival Patron In addition to knowing that your support
Platinum and Silver Patrons receive three additional benefits
is integral to the success of the Jewish Book Festival, you receive several other benefits to being a Patron. You will be preregistered for each event; you simply sign up once. Unlike non-Patrons, you won’t have to individually register for each event. • Patrons will have an opportunity to greet each other in an informal chat following the conclusion of one or two of the presentations. • Patrons will be acknowledged in the Federation Star as well as on the Jewish Book Festival webpage. • Patrons receive advance notification (prior to the announcement in the Federation Star) of the authors who will participate in the Festival.
• The heartwarming feeling that you are helping financially support the Jewish Book Festival above and beyond the cost of your tickets to the events • Invitations to two exclusive (virtual) Patron gatherings with Book Festival authors, following their presentations • A copy of Lori Gottlieb’s bestselling book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
How do you become a Patron? Simply check the appropriate box on the JBF Registration Form on the webpage: www.JewishBookFestival.org. A link to the Registration Form is also in the Federation’s Monday e-blasts. It’s that easy. Please consider being a Patron for the 2020-21 Jewish Book Festival. It’s going to be Zoom-tastic!
Question: How do I register for a Book Festival event? Answer: To register for an event, visit the Book Festival website: www.JewishBookFestival.org. Fine print • You will receive a confirmation email after you register. The Zoom link will be emailed one to two hours prior to each event and is good for your entire household. • Event reservations are not transferable. Please do not forward the Zoom link. • Payments are not tax-deductible. • If a start time or author needs to be changed, you will be notified via email. • If an author cancels, an attempt will be made to reschedule the author; your original reservation will be good for the rescheduled event. (No refunds unless the entire event is canceled.) • Books may be purchased at Barnes & Noble at Waterside Shops and online at barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com. If you have any questions, please email Reneé, Program Director, at rbialek@jewishnaples.org.
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Meet the 2020-21 Jewish Book Festival Committee!
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While you won’t see members of the 2020-21 Book Festival Committee this season greeting and checking in guests, ushering Patrons to their seats and selling books, please be aware that they are having a strong impact on the 2020-21 Festival. Committee members have been instrumental in reviewing the books, offering guidance in selecting the authors and providing invaluable input on other key decisions. Please be sure to thank them when you “see” them!
Book Festival Co-Chairs Robin Mintz and Susan Pittelman Carole Greene, Author Review Team • Phil Jason, Jewish Book Festival Co-Chair Emeritus Patti Boochever Steve Brazina Gayle Dorio
Judith Finer Freedman Susie Goldsmith Lenore Greenstein
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Lee Henson Carol Hirsch Bobbie Katz
Ellen Katz Ida Margolis Irene Pomerantz
Reneé Bialek, Program Director
Dina Shein Iris Shur Elaine Soffer
