News From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have devastated local communities, killing hundreds of people, destroying homes, wiping out the historic city of Lahaina and causing many to flee to safety.

Following ongoing clashes between a local militia and government forces in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, Federation overseas partner The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Israeli government last week rescued more than 200 Israeli citizens and members of the local Ethiopian community.

“This is truly l'dor v’dor [from generation to generation],” said Maxine Schwartz of her daughter, Elizabeth Schwartz, creating a Lion of Judah Endowment Fund, just as she herself had done years before.

September 28 is the deadline for applications for the third cohort of IsraelNow, an immersive travel experience acquainting eighth graders with Israel.

Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have devastated local communities, killing hundreds of people, destroying homes, wiping out the historic city of Lahaina and causing many to flee to safety.

Experience the richness of the High Holidays with your friends and neighbors at one of the dozens of synagogues located throughout our Miami Jewish community. If you have ever considered joining a congregation or wish to make a spiritual connection for the Jewish New Year, local synagogues want to welcome you home.

Shockingly, recent surveys show that one-third of Jewish college students have directly experienced antisemitic incidents on campus. The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is joining with the Jewish Federations of North America to urge Congress to sign a Bipartisan Letter to Combat Antisemitism on Campus.

The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, is now accepting applications for its Fall 2023 Docent Training Program. Docents play an important role in keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive today.

The Jerusalem College of Technology’s (JCT) Women’s Hackathon, sponsored in part by Federation’s Women’s Amutot Initiative, was a noted success, garnering considerable attention in Jewish media.

Imagine traveling through Israel with your partner and experiencing ancient Jewish traditions and history together.

“The time we spent in Yerucham was extremely special and impactful,” cited Miami Diller Teen Fellow Sara Edelstein who, along with 19 others in her cohort, visited the Federation partner city during the Diller Teen Fellowship summer Israel trip, which took place July 2-24.

Team Miami Beach, representing the Miami Beach Jewish Community Center (MBJCC), a Greater Miami Jewish Federation partner agency, scored a gold medal in soccer at the 2023 JCC Maccabi Games in Israel, which took place July 5-25.

Have you ever considered joining a synagogue? Are you looking for a spiritual connection for the Jewish New Year? There is no better way to experience the richness of the High Holidays than among a congregation of your friends and neighbors.

In response to the Knesset’s vote earlier this week on the Reasonableness Law, Jewish Federations of North America issued the following statement.

Federation grant recipient Tech-Career, a technological training center that prepares Ethiopian Israelis for employment in Israel’s burgeoning high tech sector, was honored with Israel’s prestigious 2023 Presidential Award for Volunteerism.

The beginning of the 2023-2024 school year is only a few weeks away. Have you thought about how your youngest scholars will be spending their days?

Move over Disney World — DanLand is here! Volunteers from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) volunteer center in Kharkiv, Ukraine, created an amusement park for Beit Dan JCC families.

A German citizen, Elisabeth Frank came to New York in 1960 on a two-year contract for an international firm headquartered in Hamburg, and never left.