Page 72 - LIN.DECEMBERWEBPDF
P. 72
COOKINGaWndITHlotHs IoSfTlOovReY
by Sandra Lee Buxton include the contribution of two survivors that live here in Naples,
Rosette Gerbosi and Sabine van Dam.
S ome people cook with flair, some cook with family, yet others
take pleasure in cooking with history, and now you can too. Joanne Caras sums it up best, "Our cookbooks not only preserve
Yes, I did mean history. I suggest that you visit the Holocaust the recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation
Museum and pick up the special cookbooks that make this possible. but they also preserve the stories of Holocaust Survivors so that they
Grab a copy for yourself of course and one for gift giving. The Holocaust will never be forgotten."
Survivor Cookbook and Volume 2, Miracles and Meals are books that
you will treasure for their delicious recipes and the touching stories of "What is unique about our cookbooks is that we show the recipes
the families who provided them. exactly as they were given to us. For example our recipe for gefilte fish
suggests that the fish should be kept in the bathtub before it is cooked.
The cookbooks themselves started as a project of sorts and definitely And some of the recipes called for "a little of this" and a "handful of
became a labor of love.Two women,Joanne Caras and Gisela Zerykier that." "Many of our recipes also have precise measurements and we
traveled to Israel to visit their children, a young married couple. felt it is was most important to preserve the history of our recipes."
Visiting various sites, their children took them to a place where they
did volunteer work. The "restaurant" in Jerusalem was Carmei Ha'ir, In Volume 2, Miracles and Meals there is a great story about Pine
which was actually a soup kitchen bustling with business. What set Ridge Middle school and their Social Studies project. This included
this apart from other endeavors which offered meals to the needy, an important educational opportunity for more than 700 students.
was the way it was structured and managed. Waiters provided menus, Students heard survivor stories, had interactive student participation,
took orders and served warm delicious meals to people at their tables. which also included tasting foods prepared from the cookbook recipes.
Dignity and respect was paramount to this service and those who
could afford to pay did so and those that could not, did not. Everyone Buying these books are a wonderful way to enrich your own home,
at the soup kitchen was greeted with warm and caring behaviors and and buying the books also blesses the lives of others. What better
served a delicious meal, more than 500 meals a day to be exact. time of year then Christmas and Chanukah to spread joy. It should be
stated that all of the profits from the sale of these two cookbooks goes
Circumstances presented themselves and the idea was born to charity and to date more than a million dollars has been raised.
to create a cookbook with recipes from the Holocaust survivors
along with personal stories. The recipes and stories found in the Stop by the Holocaust Museum and Educational Center of
two cookbooks have been gathered from around the world but also Southwest Florida at 4760 Tamiami Trail North Suite 7, 34103 or
call to reserve your copies 239.263.9200.
72 Life in Naples | December 2016
