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Federation Honors, Elects Leaders at Annual Meeting

More than 530 people were in attendance at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, held May 31 at Jungle Island. The dinner event, chaired by Hedy and Daniel Whitebook, featured the presentation of awards to five outstanding leaders for their service to Federation and Miami’s Jewish community. Participants also paid tribute to Barbara Black Goldfarb, Federation Board Chair for 2010-2012; and elected and installed new Officers, Board of Directors members, Trustees, and Leadership Council and Council of Jewish Organizations members. Federation’s new Board Chair is Brian L. Bilzin and the General Campaign Chair is Robert G. Berrin.

Pictured with Barbara Black Goldfarb (third from left): 2012 Robert Russell Fellowship Award honoree Jerry Sokol; 2012 Sandra C. Goldstein Young Leadership Award honorees Lisa Goldstein and Mark Kravitz; and 2012 Stanley C. Myers Presidents’ Leadership Award honorees Elise Scheck Bonwitt and Steven Scheck.

To view the complete list of 2012-2013 Federation Board members, click here.

Yom HaShoah Community Commemoration

Yom HaShoah Community Commemoration

This Sunday, May 5, come together with your Miami community to pay tribute to the 6 million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered during the Holocaust and honor the strength and courage of the Survivors.

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Don’t Miss The 86th Annual Meeting

Don’t Miss The 86th Annual Meeting

During this important event, taking place at the Jungle Island Ballroom, Federation will install our 2024-2025 Board of Directors, Trustees, Leadership Council and Council of Jewish Organizations, including incoming Chair of the Board Lily Serviansky and incoming General Campaign Chair Mojdeh Khaghan Daniel.

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Federation Helps Kibbutz Or HaNer

Federation Helps Kibbutz Or HaNer

As communities across Israel struggle to recover from Hamas’ brutal terrorist attacks of October 7, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is partnering with one affected kibbutz to provide vital financial and emotional support.

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The Last Ones: Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories

The Last Ones: Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories

The Last Ones, a multidimensional project incorporating video, podcasts, books and more, received a Federation grant to further its mission of creating a link between the last living Holocaust Survivors and younger generations

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