Florida Woman Gives Back What Madoff took

REPLACING WHAT MADOFF TOOK
Florida Woman helps Jewish Charities


Among the many victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme were Jewish charities who placed their trust in Madoff to manage their assets so they could continue to provide funding for their charitable work.

The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles lost $18 million and Hadassah lost $90 million. Many others also lost huge sums by placing their trust in “one of their own”, who then betrayed them.

Madoff is in prison today, right where he belongs, but the effects of this scandal have had a devastating impact on Jewish charities throughout the world.

One woman is determined to help.

Holocaust Survivor Cookbook author Joanne Caras, of Port St Lucie, Florida, is donating all of the profits from the sale of her cookbook to charities.

Recently Joanne made a donation to the Carmei Ha’ir Soup Kitchen in Jerusalem

This is our fifth donation to the Soup Kitchen.” Joanne said. “In total we have given them $80,000.

“This past January my husband and I visited the Soup Kitchen. They told us that the lack of donations had forced other Israeli Soup Kitchens to close their doors. But they remained open only because of our cookbook!”

In 2005 Joanne visited Carmei Ha’ir for the first time. She was so impressed that she came home determined to raise money to support them. Carmei Ha’ir serves over 500 meals each day to poor and hungry Israeli’s.

For two years the Caras family worked tirelessly to collect recipes and stories from Holocaust Survivors all over the world. Joanne then compiled them into an unforgettable Holocaust Survivor Cookbook.

“We have sold close to 25,000 cookbooks in a year and a half”, Joanne said. “And we have raised almost $400,000 for Jewish charities. I realize that this is amount does not yet come close to what Madoff took away but we are just getting started!”

Jewish groups such as Hadassah chapters, ORT chapters,Temples, Synagogues, schools, JCC’s, Holocaust Museums, and Jewish Federations are purchasing the cookbook at the wholesale price to sell as a fundraiser for the important work they do.

“Many of these groups have told us that, since the Madoff scandal and now with the world economy sagging they are having a difficult time asking their members to send them money. But the cookbook is something everybody wants to have, and people are willing to pay $36.00 to get one.”

“Our goal is to raise millions for Jewish groups all over the world”, Joanne said. “In total we would like to sell 6 million cookbooks as a tribute to the memory of those Jews who did not survive the Holocaust.”

“We are giving back a tiny piece of what Madoff took.”

Holocaust Survivor Cookbooks can be purchased from their website

www.survivorcookbook.org


For more information please call Joanne Caras at 443-604-2643