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JULY | 2019
Boca National saga between city and district continues Districts asks city to spend $20 million on construction costs By: Diane Emeott Korzen Contributing Writer The city of Boca Raton has already financially helped the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District to reopen the former Ocean Breeze course by floating a bond to purchase the land. Now, the District wants more money from the city to transform the closed course into Boca National. Holocaust survivors dance and mingle during the Semi-Annual Café Europa Luncheon. Submitted photo.
Cafe Europa reunites holocaust survivors in Boca Raton By: Joanie Cox-Henry Contributing Writer “Bei Mir Bist Du Schon” and other hits from the Big Bang era blasted in the background as nearly 400 Holocaust survivors from Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and northern Broward County packed B’nai Torah Congregation for the Semi-Annual Café Europa Luncheon June 4. “We do this event in June and December,” said Danielle Hartman, president and CEO of Ruth Rales Jewish Family Services, which was also celebrating its 40th anniversary. Random reunions happen when an
The proposal involves a $20 million ask from the district to the city. Commissioner/Treasurer Craig Ehrnst of the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District served as pitch man to Boca City Council, presenting scenarios for Boca National Golf Course with price tags attached at a recent workshop meeting. The pitch, the city spend $20 million on construction costs and the district retain 55 percent ownership and the city 45 percent. A deal was not made that night. The city and the district have not agreed on much other than keeping golf in Boca. The city has plans to sell Boca Municipal, which is technically outside city limits, to GL Homes.
Norman Frajman, 90, president of the Child Survivors/Hidden Children of the Holocaust attended the Cafe Europa event for Holocaust survivors in Boca. Photo by Joanie Cox-Henry.
Delray Beach resident Sylvia Richter, 89, survived five concentration camps. Photo by Joanie Cox-Henry.
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Since agreeing to keep golf in Boca by restoring the closed Ocean Breeze course, the two board have not always shared the same vision for the new course. The city council feels the district overpaid for the property, which cost about $25 million. The [CONT. PG 2]
“The average age of our survivors is mid-90’s,” Hartman said. “And Holocaust survivors tend to be more apt to be living at or below poverty level. This event is very important to us. We’re very happy to have 60 volunteers here today celebrating and bringing people together.”
B’nai Torah Congregation hosted the the Semi-Annual Café Europa Luncheon for Holocaust Survivors. Submitted photo.
Norman Frajman, 90, president of the Child Survivors/ [CONT. PG 2] Hidden Children of
It was a packed house with standing room only at May 28 Joint Meeting on the proposed Boca National golf course. Photo by Diane Emeott Korzen.