

One Tomato, Two Tomatoes…
The Lipman family – its patriarch and five sons and sons-in-law – already established a thriving produce business on the East Coast of Florida. When
The Lipman family – its patriarch and five sons and sons-in-law – already established a thriving produce business on the East Coast of Florida. When
As Jewish residents of the southern parts of Southwest Florida, we are quite lucky to have our SWFL Jewish Pioneers among us. This area, being
During the rise of the fascists in Italy, Elena, had to move from her and her father’s native Pisa to the Ghetto of Rome, her
The Labodas are a unique family in many different ways. They relocated to SWFL, the Deep South, in 1965, at the tail end of segregation,
The Jewish Historical Society of SWFL is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with Bill Barnett during 2021 Florida Jewish History Month. Premiere of “Mayor With A
Starting in 2014, The Jewish Historical Society of SWFL is proud to produce its own educational documentary films. As of the end of 2020, fourteen
SWFL Jewish Pioneers Films is The Telly Awards winning production This documentary film series received a prestigious film industry recognition – The Telly Awards –
Rabbi, Abraham Shusterman (as remembered by Irv Berzon) In 1975-76 Temple Shalom was built and the first Collier County Rabbi, Abraham Shusterman, a retired Baltimore rabbi,
Willens, a native Floridian, served as Executive Director of JFCC for 15 years, retiring in 2015.
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