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, came down here, and he really did an awful lot with the general community to establish the Jewish presence, and recognize the Jewish presence in Naples. He was well-liked by all the ministerial association members – who were all obviously Christian; he was the one Jew on it, and he was well-recognized and well-regarded and as a result Naples Jews would often have Jewish services where some of the Gentile community would bring their children to see how the Jews conduct their services. It was a friendly atmosphere.