A Cookbook with Character, Author of "Holocaust Survivors Cookbook" to speak at local JCC

April 1, 2010 - PRLog -- Joanne Caras of Port St Lucie, Florida, who, for more than two years together with her entire family, worked tirelessly to collect recipes and stories from Holocaust Survivors, will be at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center to talk about her poignant, and remarkable book. “We asked Holocaust Survivors to send us their favorite recipe, photos, and also stories of how they were able to survive the Holocaust”, Joanne said. “We collected 129 stories from all over the world, including Europe, South America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Israel, and many US states. Each one is a miracle!”

This particular lecture is part of the larger North Dade Holocaust Films and Lectures Series and is being presented by the Michael-Ann Russell JCC, Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus, and The Foundation for Holocaust Education Projects in commemoration of Yom HaShoah – the Holocaust Remembrance Day.  Included in this series is the film “Neither Memory Nor Magic: The life and Poetry of Miklos Radnoti on April 8; “A Story of Survival and Courage” with Holocaust Survivor Anita Karl on Friday, April 9; the film “Dancing with Torah: A Young Man’s Search of a Holocaust Torah” on Sunday, April 11; and the film “Eagles Over Auschwitz: The Triumph of the Return-Israel Air Force F-15’s over Auschwitz” also on Sunday, April 11.

For more information about these intriguing and educational presentations, please call Dror gershoni at
305-932-4200 x128.

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The Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center/Sanford L. Ziff Campus is dedicated to the enrichment of Jewish life and fosters the spiritual, emotional, and physical development of its individual members through all of life’s stages and circumstances. The MAR-JCC represents a model of acceptance, understanding and diversity. As such, people look at the MAR-JCC as a center of excellence that epitomizes how shared Jewish values support a vibrant and evolving constituency. The MAR-JCC is a beneficiary agency of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the United Way of Miami-Dade County, and a member of the Jewish Community Center Association of North America.