More than 1,200 concerned members of Miami’s Jewish community came together on Sunday, January 16 to become educated and empowered at a Community Summit on Combating the Campaign to Delegitimize Israel.
Whether you're concerned about Israel and the Middle East, vulnerable communities, anti-Semitism, domestic policy, civil liberties — or all of these topics — the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation helps you make an impact on what matters to you.
In the last decade, there has been an intensification of a well-funded, organized worldwide campaign to delegitimize Israel. It questions Israel’s right to defend itself and challenges the very notion of Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state.
For a country the size of approximately 7.7 million and only six decades old, Israel has had many remarkable achievements. Learn about those accomplishments here.
Share what you have learned at the Community Summit in your personal advocacy efforts. Know the facts, educate and engage, frame discussions, monitor the media, build relationships and organize efforts.
The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is helping Israelis affected by the current conflict with Iran with an emergency grant to the Fund for Victims of Terror (FVOT).
Republican leadership in Miami-Dade moved quickly to engage with Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) following local news reports that the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party engaged in viscerally antisemitic and racist rhetoric in a group chat.
“The effectiveness of Federation support in the current war in Israel is actually a product of October 7,” noted Ofer Lichtig, Greater Miami Jewish Federation Representative in Israel.
Yerucham’s recently renovated Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is already being put the test as Israelis brace themselves against Iranian missiles, and thanks to Federation funding, our partner city is now better able to monitor and respond to crises.
The Mission of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is to mobilize human and financial resources to care for those in need, strengthen Jewish life and advance the unity, values and shared purpose of the Jewish people in Miami, in Israel and around the world.