Proverbial "interesting times" we now find ourselves in call for strange measures. It is my unsubstantiated belief that majority of...

Shortly before COVID19 descended upon us, The Society had a wonderful educational event at the Naples Daily News building when Florida's...

Last summer the world lost Richard Segalman, a humble artist, who started his artistic expression in Naples in the 1950s in the Anchor...

By Marina Berkovich, President of JHSSWF

ANU is the Museum of The Jewish People in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is a place that takes its visitors on a fascinating journey that portrays the story of the Jewish People through the generations and up to the present time. The Museum represents all parts of the Jewish people and cultural riches of a variety of communities in different periods of history. This story is about all of us and each and every one of us is part of it.

Stuart Kaye just completed his degree before returning to Florida, where he grew up on the East Coast. This time, the less explored West...

Sheldon Starman first came through Naples in 1969. There was something about this town he liked that made him return in 1971. Perhaps it...

Florence and Harold Hertzman, like so many before and after, found their winter escape in the paradise of Naples, Florida. The difference...

The Lipman family - its patriarch and five sons and sons-in-law - already established a thriving produce business on the East Coast of...

As Jewish residents of the southern parts of Southwest Florida, we are quite lucky to have our SWFL Jewish Pioneers among us. This area,...

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 mom's home...

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....

Starting in 2014, The Jewish Historical Society of SWFL is proud to produce its own educational documentary films. As of the end of 2020,...

This documentary film series received a prestigious film industry recognition - The Telly Awards - for its outstanding work.