News from the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation 2011 Main Event will be held on Thursday, February 24, and more than 1,200 members of Miami’s Jewish community are expected to turn out for this exciting and meaningful occasion. The event will feature a keynote address by Dan Senor, co-author of the New York Times bestseller, Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle.

As people across the country prepare to submit their taxes by the April 15 deadline, the Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) of The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation will help shed light on the implications of the new tax law that was passed in December 2010 at the next PAC Lunch & Learn, held at BNY Mellon Wealth Management on Tuesday, February 15 at noon.

The Attorneys’ Division of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation will recognize the accomplishments of Judge Lester Langer, Judge Peter R. Palermo and attorney Cesar L. Alvarez at the 27th Annual Judicial Reception, Tuesday, March 22 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Boulevard.

More than 120 of Miami’s young Jewish philanthropists turned out for the 2011 Ben-Gurion Society Event, which recognized donors ages 25 to 45 who make a gift of $1,000 or more to the Annual Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign.

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 Combating the Campaign to Delegitimize Israel.

The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation will promote greater awareness about the World War II era and its lessons for the future, as it presents the 9th Annual Holocaust Education Week, Monday, January 31 through Thursday, February 10, at venues throughout Miami-Dade County.

Dr. Isaac Prilleltensky, Dean of the University of Miami School of Education, will be the featured speaker at the next program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation 2010-2011 OLAM (Organization for Leadership Advancement in Miami) Seminar Series.

After a stellar opening pair in the fall, the 2010-2011 OLAM Seminar Series from the Greater Miami Jewish Federation rolls into 2011 with three exciting programs focused on leadership development.

Nearly 500 members of Miami’s Jewish community spent December 24 helping others as part of the Third Annual Jewish Community Volunteer Day, sponsored by Ford Motor Company and coordinated by the Jewish Volunteer Center of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

On Monday, January 17, the Jewish Volunteer Center (JVC) of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation will once again take part in the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service and Learning, honoring the civil rights leader’s legacy with a meaningful day of giving back to the community.

ParnossahWorks Miami, a job services program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, will host a session about the power of social media at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 26 with Georgianne Brown, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Big Couch Media Group, a firm focused on auditing and evaluating various companies’ digital efforts.

More than 450 of Miami’s most committed Jewish philanthropists came out in full force on Thursday, December 16 for the Greater Miami Jewish Federation 2011 Pacesetter Event at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is offering subsidies to help young Jewish adult attend TribeFest this March 6-8, when Jewish adults in their 20s and 30s from across the nation will gather in Las Vegas for an exciting three-day extravaganza that will offer an amazing mix of inspirational programming featuring music, food, arts, entertainment and a hands-on community service project.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is offering subsidies to help young Jewish adult attend TribeFest this March 6-8, when Jewish adults in their 20s and 30s from across the nation will gather in Las Vegas for an exciting three-day extravaganza that will offer an amazing mix of inspirational programming featuring music, food, arts, entertainment and a hands-on community service project.

The Major Gifts Division and Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation will lead the third annual advocacy mission to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday and Thursday, March 2 and 3, 2011.

More than 1,200 supporters of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation will come together for one important evening – The 2011 Main Event – on Thursday, February 24, 2011. This annual event is a “don’t-miss” occasion, with a delicious kosher dinner, compelling guest speakers, outstanding entertainment and a strong sense of community spirit.

As of December 6, almost all of the fires in Israel's Carmel Mountain region had been extinguished, and a few small spot fires remaining were expected to be doused shortly. The focus has now turned to assessing the human impact of the disaster.

Retirement funds can be tricky, but the Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) of The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation will try to take some of the confusion out of the equation at its next Lunch & Learn session on Thursday, December 16.